The Global Economy Theory in Practice Conference: In Honor of David Weinstein

The Global Economy Theory in Practice Conference

The Program for Economic Research (PER) at Columbia University and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) at Columbia Business School are pleased to present The Global Economy in Theory and Practice: In Honor of David Weinstein to celebrate Professor David E. Weinstein’s contribution to the field of Economics. 

Date: April 24, 2026

Preliminary Schedule:

8:30 Breakfast
8:50 Welcome Comments

9:00 – 10:30 Spatial Economics
Chair: Jonathan Dingel (Columbia University)
Speakers: Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania), Jonathan E. Vogel (University of California, Los Angeles), David Atkin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 Macroeconomics and Trade
Chair: Ryan Kim (Seoul National University)
Speakers: Lee Branstetter (Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College), Yoon Joo Jo (Texas A&M University), Nuno Limao (Georgetown University)

12:30 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Policy Panel – Topic: “The Future of Globalization”
Moderator: Yishay Yafeh (School of Business Administration, Hebrew University)
Speakers: Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago Booth School of Business), Christian Broda (Duquesne Capital), Prachi Mishra (Ashoka University), Mary Amiti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

2:30 – 4:00 Macroeconomics and Finance
Chair: Jón Steinsson (University of California, Berkeley)
Speakers: Xavier Gabaix (Harvard University), Emi Nakamura (University of California, Berkeley), Cameron LaPoint (Yale School of Management)

4:00 – 4:30 Break

4:30 – 6:00 International Trade
Chair: Donald Davis (Columbia University)
Speakers: Andrés Rodríguez-Clare (University of California, Berkeley), Lin Tian (INSEAD), Amit Khandelwal (Yale University)

Please note that attendance to this event is by invitation only.

Thank you to our Faculty Organizers: Jonathan Dingel, Jessie Handbury, Yoon Joo Jo, and Ryan Kim