Excited for the opportunity to contribute with new evidence on the potential and risks of multinational linkages for development through an ERC Starting Grant @erc.europa.eu! More soon!

The @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social Junior Trade Workshop will take place on Sept 22 @cep-lse.bsky.social. Come meet and provide feedback to six promising JMCs! UK-based trade/urban/spatial aficionados are welcome to register here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

📥 PEDL will hold a 1-day workshop for young researchers on Oct 23, 2025, as part of the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center “Firms, Trade, and Development” conference on Oct 24-25. All events will take place in person @yaleeconomics.bsky.social. More details: www.theigc.org/call-papers-...

The CEP/LSE/Warwick Junior Trade Workshop is back on Sept 22! Accepts papers from PhD students and postdocs on the job market in Jan 2026. Submit by July 27 at [email protected]. It's an excellent chance to get feedback towards the market and it's funded! cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

On June 10, Roman David Zarate from World Bank will present his research on the gains from foreign multinationals in distorted economies at the Inter American Development Bank’s Trade Policy Research Seminar Series. Register here: bit.ly/45bEIYu #FDI #MNEs @imanelici.bsky.social‬

We had a fantastic GEP/CEPR PhD Conference with a great keynote speech by @imanelici.bsky.social! Congratulations to @hubertmassoni.bsky.social and Cristian Espinosa for sharing the Best Paper Award! The international trade field has a bright future ahead! www.nottingham.ac.uk/gep/news-eve...

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📢 Join @imanelici.bsky.social (LSE) at our next #LunchSeminar to explore the local and aggregate welfare effects of foreign multinationals in an economy with distortions. 🗓️ March 28 | 12pm (CET) 📍 @pse.bsky.social & online 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Are you a PhD student working on topics related to globalization? Come hang out with us at Dartmouth for a term as a Globalization Ph.D. Fellow! We're now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year: globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...

Check out Issue 2 of the VoxDevLit on International Trade! VoxDevLits adjust to new evidence, so there's lots new to uncover in this new issue. I've practically rewritten the chapter on externalities and spillovers from trade & FDI, and I'm excited to do it all over again as new evidence comes in!🎯🔥

New VoxDevLit on FDI and Development is out 🔥👇

The LSE Geography & Environment Department is hosting a Workshop for Early Career Women in Economic Geography & Spatial Economics on 12–13 May 2025. 🌍 The workshop is open to advanced PhD students, fellows & postdoctoral scholars. Apply here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

Brand new VoxDevLit (dynamic literature review) on Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development. So excited to read the final product and to have been part of a dream team!

@jesseschreger.bsky.social and I are organizing the International Economics and Geopolitics meeting at NBER Summer Institute See call for submission below submit at: www.nber.org/confsubmit/b... by 11:59 pm (EST) on March 20, 2025.

I enjoyed discussing with Amit Khandelwal, Arvind Subramanian, and the YaleEGC + @voxdev.bsky.social team on the opportunities and challenges emerging economies face in the evolving global trade landscape.🎧 Listen to the resulting "Development Dialogues" episode here: egc.yale.edu/news/241217/...

🔊 How can emerging economies break free from the sidelines of global trade? New episode of Development Dialogues, a collab w/ Yale Economic Growth Center, @catherinecheney.bsky.social is joined by Amit Khandelwal Yale, @imanelici.bsky.social LSE & Arvind Subramanian PIIE: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...

Submit by Feb 9, 2025, to the Annual GEP/CEPR Conference on Globalisation and Economic Policy! The event offers PhD students and postdocs opportunities for exposure and feedback. I’m also excited to give my first keynote talk at this event. Join me in Nottingham! @cepr.org mailchi.mp/cepr/the-23r...

The Yale EGC/IGC Program for the October 24-25 "Firms, Trade and Development" Conference is up & 🥳! Join us in person or online. For in-person, see: lse.tfaforms.net/f/IGC-EGC-FT.... Funds are limited but worth trying For online, see: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi... egc.yale.edu/events/firms...

Timely 2024 WTO report on "Trade and Inclusiveness": wto.org/english/news.... Excited to write an opinion piece with co-authors Alonso Alfaro-Urena, Ben Faber, Cecile Gaubert and Jose P. Vasquez on the promise and pitfalls of responsible sourcing in global value chains (see page 133)! 🤩

"Journal of International Economics now allows Short Paper submissions. Manuscripts should be at most 6,000 words, with at most 5 exhibits. The first decision will be accept, accept conditional on expositional changes, reject, or desk reject." www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour...