CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS OCTOBER 9 10, 2026

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas:

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the University of Houston and the Banco de Mexico will host the Eleventh Annual Conference on International Economics Oct. 9-10, 2026, in Houston.

When

Friday, Oct. 9-Saturday, Oct. 10

Where

Day 1: Houston Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Day 2: University of Houston

Agendas and speakers

Friday, Oct. 9

San Jacinto Room

Houston Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

1801 Allen Parkway

Houston, TX 77019

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The vistor parking lot entrance is located on eastbound Allen Parkway. Pedestrian drop-offs are permitted only in the designated lane adjacent to the visitor lot entrance.

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Opening remarks

8:40 a.m. Firms' Investment and the Real Transmission of the Global Financial Cycle

Matias Moretti, University of Rochester, with Caitlin Hegarty, Pablo Ottonello, and Diego Perez

Discussant: Vivian Yue, Emory University

9:45 a.m. Break

10:05 a.m. Quantifying the Sensitivity of Quantitative Trade Models

Dave Donaldson, MIT, with Habib Ansari and Edward Wiles

Discussant: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

11:10 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. A Model of U.S. Monetary Policy and the Global Financial Cycle

Moritz Lenel, Princeton University, with Rohan Kekre

Discussant: Adrien Auclert, Stanford University

12:35 p.m. Lunch

Moderated QandA: Augustin Carstens, former Bank for International Settlements general manager and Banco de Mexico governor

2:30 p.m. Supply Chain Risk, Trade, and Economic Fragility

Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, University of Chicago, with Adry Gracio, Gaurav Khanna, and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar

Discussant: Robert Johnson, Notre Dame University

3:35 p.m. Break

3:55 p.m. The Structural Transformation of Land and the Carbon Balance

Cecile Gaubert, University of California, Berkeley; with Nicolas Coeurdacier and Emeric Henry

Discussant: Farid Farrokhi, Boston College

5:00 p.m. Cocktails

6:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, Oct. 10

7:45 a.m. Breakfast

8:15 a.m. Sudden Stops, Productivity, and the Exchange Rate

Laura Castillo-Martinez, Duke University

Discussant: Charles Engel, University of Wisconsin

9:20 a.m. Break

9:35 a.m. Tariffs and Trade Deficits

Samuel Kortum, Yale University, with Lorenzo Caliendo and Fernando Parro

Discussant: Ina Simonovska, University of California, Davis

10:40 a.m. Break

10:55 a.m. The Macroeconomics of Tariff Shocks

Matthew Rognlie, Northwestern University, with Adrien Auclert and Ludwig Straub

Discussant: Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin

Noon Conference conclusion

Box lunches available