In a paper published in the Journal of Development Economics, we show that investment promotion support significantly increases the probability of multinational firms establishing their first affiliate in a country. Read the paper: bit.ly/4hAWQiQ @jrcarballo.bsky.social @ignaciomarra.bsky.social

Can AI facilitate product classification in international trade? In a paper published in the Review of International Economics, we explore how LLMs can help automate classification of agricultural and food products using real-world text descriptions: bit.ly/4f0SRe6 @ignaciomarra.bsky.social

So looking forward to our Global Ecoonomic Networks Workshop next week at Lake Como! The exciting program is now availbale via: sites.google.com/site/peterep...

📢 Register now for the next Kiel Trade Talk: @ignaciomarra.bsky.social (@ulbruxelles.bsky.social) will present research on Brazil’s 1995 FDI liberalization & its labor market effects. Spoiler: A skill-biased reallocation shock 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev... @julianhi.nz

Attention PhD students, postdocs, prof. economists! We will have our first Nottingham International Trade Summer School this summer! Lecturers: Arnaud Costinot and Andres Rodriguez-Clare Dates: 30/6 to 5/7 Registration open! www.nottingham.ac.uk/gep/news-eve...