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

The Global Economy in Theory and 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 Conference: In Honor of David Weinstein to celebrate Professor David E. Weinstein’s contribution to the field of Economics. 

Date: April 24, 2026
Venue: Faculty House, Columbia University

Preliminary Schedule:

8:30 Breakfast
8:50 Welcome Remarks, Jonathan Dingel (Columbia University)

9:00 – 10:30 Urban, Housing, and Spatial Adjustment
Chair: Don Davis (Columbia University)
“Segmentation and Returns in Rental Housing” (with Sam Hughes and Ben Keys) — Jessie Handbury (University of Pennsylvania)
“Housing Is the Financial Cycle: Evidence from 100 Years of Local Building Permits” (with Gustavo Cortes) — Cameron LaPoint (Yale School of Management)
“Urban Structure and Climate Adaptation“ — David Atkin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 International Trade and Labor Markets
Chair: Ryan Kim (Seoul National University)
“The Commoditization of Labor” (with Masao Fukui and Emi Nakamura) — Jón Steinsson (University of California, Berkeley)
“Field Choice, Skill Specificity, and Labor Market Disruptions” (with Valerie Smeets and Sharon Traiberman) — Lin Tian (INSEAD)
“Trade and Welfare (Across Local Labor Markets)” (with Ryan Kim and Moises Yi)— Jonathan E. Vogel (University of California, Los Angeles)

12:30 –  Lunch is served

1:15 – 2:15 Lunch Policy Panel – Topic: “The Future of Globalization”
Moderator: Yishay Yafeh (School of Business Administration, Hebrew University)
Christian Broda (Duquesne Capital)
Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago Booth School of Business)
Prachi Mishra (Ashoka University)
Dennis Novy (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and University of Warwick)

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30 – 4:00 Macro Dynamics and Networks
Chair: Emi Nakamura (University of California, Berkeley)
“Propagation of shocks in networks: identification and applications” (with Gabriel Chodorow-Reich and Davide Viviano) — Xavier Gabaix (Harvard University)
“Global R&D Networks as Innovation Engines:  Evidence from Leading U.S. Multinationals” — Lee Branstetter (Carnegie Mellon University Heinz College)
“Carbon Taxes in the Global Economy: A Quantitative Analysis” — Andrés Rodríguez-Clare (University of California, Berkeley) 

4:00 – 4:30 Break

4:30 – 6:00 Globalization, Trade, and Policy
Chair: Peter Debaere (Darden Business School, University of Virginia)
“Economic Analysis of Recent U.S. Tariffs” — Amit Khandelwal (Yale University)
“The Economic Costs of National (In)security” — Nuno Limao (Georgetown University)
“How Partisanship Shapes Economic Expectations: Evidence from the 2025 U.S. Tariff Announcement” — Yoon Joo Jo (Texas A&M 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