ROUNDTABLE “GEOGRAPHY, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT” Salón Centenario, Hotel El Panamá, Panamá September 20 – 21, 2016 Preliminary Programme DAY 1 September 20, 2016 8.00 – 9.00 OPENING CEREMONY SESSION 1: LESSONS FROM THE PAST: THE EFFECTS OF THE SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS 9.00 - 10.00 Distance, Trade, and Income: The 1967 to 1975 Closing of the Suez Canals as a Natural Experiment James FEYRER, Dartmouth College 10.00-11.00 When did 19th century economic globalization begin? Evidence from the opening of the Suez Canal Daniel BERNHOFEN, American University 11.00 - 11.30 Break 11.30 - 12.30 Who Benefited from the Suez and Panama Canals? Jules HUGOT, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Camilo UMANA, Sciences Po 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch SESSION 2: TRANSPORT AND CITIES 13.30 - 14.30 Advancements in Gravity Models of Spatial Economics Costas ARKOLAKIS, Yale University 14:30 – 15:30 To Box, or Not To Box? Determinants of Containerization Kerem COSAR, Stockholm School of Economics 15.30 - 16.00 Break SESSION 3: TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT 16.00 - 17.00 Trade and the Spatial Distribution of Transport Infrastructure Gabriel FELBERMAYR, University of Munich 17.00-18.00 The Geography of Development Klaus DESMET, Southern Methodist University, Dallas DAY 2 September 21, 2016 9.00-10:30 POLICY PANEL: THE PANAMA CHANNEL AND GLOBAL TRADE Central America: regional endeavours to reduce trade and logistic costs Jaime GRANADOS, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Towards Open Regionalism in the Americas: Geography, Growth and Volatility Samuel PIENKNAGURA, World Bank Urban Logistics: An opportunity to unleash the benefits of the Panama Canal expansion in Panama City Harvey SCORCIA, CAF The impacts of transportation infrastructure investment on economic welfare Costas ARKOLAKIS, Yale University The historic impact of the opening of the canal James FEYRER, Dartmouth College 10.30 - 11.00Break 11.00 - 12.00 Economic impact of the Panama Canal expansion Dr. Ruben LACHMAN, Intracorp. Panamá. 12.00 - 13.30 Lunch 13:30 - 14:30 The impact on the Panamanian ports, the expansion of the Panama Channel Dr. Octavio DOERR, Especialista Portuario de la CEPAL 14:30 - 15:30 La Expansión del Canal de Panamá y su impacto en la Economía Panameña Dr. Nicolas ARDITO BARLETTA, Ex presidente de la República de Panamá, ex administrador de la ARI 15:30 – 16:00 Break 16:00 - 17:00 The expansion of the Panama Channel and its economic impact Mag. Onésimo SANCHEZ, Vicepresidente de Planificación de la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá 17:00 - 18:00 National Plan for Logistics and New Business Development Lic. Ana REYES, Secretaria de Logística de la Presidencia de la República Maritime Business with the Panama Canal expansion project Ing. Rommel TROTSCH, Presidente de la Cámara Marítima de Panamá