June 10, Wednesday
Welcome Reception
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6:00 - 8:00 PM
TBA
June 11, thrusday
Welcome and keynote: lucian cernat
9:00-11:00 AM
Lucian Cernat is Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations at the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission. He previously served for over a decade as the Commission’s Chief Trade Economist, providing economic analysis informing policies that govern more than €4.5 trillion in annual EU trade flows. Before joining the Commission, Dr. Cernat worked at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva and served as a trade negotiator for the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, contributing to bilateral free-trade agreements ahead of Romania’s EU accession. He holds a PhD from the University of Manchester and a postgraduate diploma from the University of Oxford, and is the author of more than 20 publications on trade policy, global supply chains, services trade, and corporate governance. He is also a regular contributor to VoxEU and other leading policy platforms.
coffee break
11:00-11:30 AM
parallel sessions a, b
11:30 - 1:00
Session Chair: Dr. Bednarz, University of Gdansk
A Game Theoretic Analysis of Geoeconomic Competition in Critical Minerals: U.S.–China Policy Interaction and the Emergence of Friend shoring; Nandita Dasgupta, UMBC
Strategic Corporate Responses to Geopolitical Risk: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions; Yan Zheng, University of International Business and Economics, Xiaoming Li, University of International Business and Economics, Yi Xue, University of International Business and Economics
How do Geopolitical Tensions and Digitalization influence globalization process? Insights from Empirical Data and Senior Management of TNCs; Marceli Hązła, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Geopolitical Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment in the Baltic Sea Region; Joanna Bednarz, University of Gdansk, Marta Czarnecka-Gallas, University of Gdansk
Session Chair: Janhavi Shankar Tripathi, St. Bonaventure University
Dissecting Trade Uncertainty; Juan M. Londono, Federal Reserve Board, Sai Ma, Federal Reserve Board, Sophia Qin, Stanford University
The Impact of Tariffs on Inflation and Household Budgets Across Income Levels and Regions in the US; Janhavi Shankar Tripathi, St. Bonaventure University, Erick W Rengifo, Fordham University
Who Gains from EU–Mercosur Trade Deal? Evidence from a GTAP Model; Jakub Rybacki, Kozminski University, Mateusz Mierzejewski, Cracow University of Economics
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 PM
parallel sessions c, d, e
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Session Chair: Oscar Lemmers, Hasselt University
Applying Digital Technologies to Improve Environmental Product Declarations: An Exploratory Study; Maria Kubala, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Zakaria Talouni, Poznan University of Economics and Business
Using Granular Product-Level Mapping of Global Value Chains to Identify Risks; Oscar Lemmers, Hasselt University
Supply Chain Reorientation in Southeast Asia: Evidence from Post-2018 US-China Trade Tensions; Ghazi Al-Assaf, Joaan Bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies
Session Chair: Czarny Elżbieta, Warsaw School of Economics
Cultural Determinants of Digital Trade Technologies: Augmented Reality Adoption across Poland, the United States, and South Korea; Malgorzata Bartosik-Purgat, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Tomasz Grzegorczyk, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Wiktoria Rakowska, Poznan University of Economics and Business
Digital Trade and Its Impact on Microeconomic Theory; Czarny Elżbieta, Warsaw School of Economics
Inclusivity as a Market Signal and Its Impact on Video Game Sales; Marcin Wieczerzycki, Poznań University of Economics and Business
The Role of Digitally Deliverable Services in Shaping Inclusive Global Trade; Zuzanna Puweł, Poznan University of Economics and Business
Session Chair: Glory Okereke, Florida International University
When do Markets Penalize ESG Controversies with Higher Cost of Capital? The role of industry environmental sensitivity; Łukasz Bryl, Poznań University of Economics and Business
From Extraction to Financialization: A Historiography of Cash and Capital Flows Between Africa and the Global Economy, 1500-2024; Glory Okereke, Florida International University
Foreign Direct Investments and the Development of International Trade in Services; Wyszkowska-Kuna Joanna, University of Lodz
China’s Growing Influence and Export-Platform FDI in Europe; Alena Dorakh, Trier University
coffee break
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Sessions f, g, h
4:00-5:30 pm
Session Chair: Narendra Regmi, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Job Displacement and Electoral Backlash: How Offshoring Reshapes Voting Behavior in the United Kingdom; Marta Bengoa, City University of New York; Sara Maioli, Newcastle University Business School
Leadership in the Era of Severed Linkages: Communication and Strategic Competencies of Knowledge Leaders Vis-à-vis the Deglobalization of Value Chains; Rafał Śliwiński, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Constructing a LinkedIn-Based Dataset to Study Skilled Migration; Narendra Regmi, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Deglobalization, Inequality, and the Case for Enlightened Globalization; Pompeo Della Posta, Beijing Normal Univesity, Zhuhai Campus; Kunling Zhang, Beijing Normal University
Session Chair: Nurlan Turdaliev, University of Windsor
On Optimal Cap for Deposit Insurance; Nurlan Turdaliev, University of Windsor; David Ristovski, The Conference Board of Canada
Bank Size and Systemic Risk: Evidence from Dual Banking Systems; Houcem Eddine Smaoui, Qatar University; Wahyu Jatmiko, Southampton Business School; Héla Miniaoui, Lusail University
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Financial Stability: Implications for the Western Balkans; Hrisitna Balkanov, Law Faculty University of Belgrade
Impact of Monetary Policy on Macro Aggregates (Inflation, Economic Growth, and Exchange Rates): Implications for Financial Stability; Lethabo Maponya, University of Mpumalanga; Ogujiuba Kanayo, School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga; Maponya Lethabo, School of Development Studies, University of Mpumalanga
Session Chair: Kudret Topyan, Manhattan University
Reassessing Rigid Pegs: The Case of Hong Kong
Xiaofen Chen, Truman State University
Risk Structure of Captive Finance Companies in U.S. Automotive Industry
Kudret Topyan, Manhattan University
Natalia Boliari, Manhattan University
From Dominance to Diversification: Global Reserve Currencies in an Era of Fragmentation
Niveditha P S, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation
The Relationship among Inflation, Exchange Rate and Economic Growth in Ethiopia
Gaera Gudeta Negassa, Mizan Tepi University
Effects of a Money-financed Fiscal Stimulus Without Irredeemability of Money
Eiji Okano, Nagoya City University
Masataka Eguchi, Nagoya City University
Roberto Billi, Sveriges Riksbank
june 12, friday
Parallel Sessions i, j, k
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Session Chair: Maia Linask, University of Richmond
Behind the TCA: The Impact of Non-Tariff Measures on UK Exports to the EU after Brexit; Yexiang Wang, Newcastle University, Sara Maioli, Newcastle University
Negotiating Broken Routes to Markets; Jesse Mora, Occidental College, Michael Olabisi, Michigan State University
Exchange-Traded Commodities: Empirical Evidence on the Global and Country Markets; Adam Marszk, Gdansk University of Technology
WTO Trade Disputes: Reading Between the Lines; Maia Linask, University of Richmond
Session Chair: Deeparghya Mukherjee, IIM Nagpur
The Competitiveness of Poland’s Digital Exports; Ewa Minska-Struzik, Poznan University of Economics and Business; Adam Struzik, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Inter-modal Substitution in Services Exports: Sectoral and Regional Trends; Deeparghya Mukherjee, IIM Nagpur
Technological Realignment and Intra-Family Power Shifts; Hanna Lobejko, Poznan University of Economics and Business
Social Science Research on International R&D Collaboration in Global Disruptions: Network and Themes; Marzenna Weresa, Warsaw School of Economics; Artur Tomeczek, Warsaw School of Economics
Session Chair: Manish Chauhan, IIT Kanpur
Dispersed Hybrid Markets as a Tool of Introducing Sustainability in International Trade; Magdalena Śliwińska, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Trade and Emissions: Analysing CO2 Emissions in Bilateral Trade Flows; Bhuvan Arora, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Anwesha Aditya, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Rehana Tehazeen, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
A New Generation of International Investment Agreements as Instruments of Fostering the Sustainable Development; Janina Witkowska, University of Lodz
Energy, Environment, Productivity, Growth and Welfare Interrelationship Across India, MENA and South & Southeast Asia: A General Equilibrium Analysis with Spatial Econometric Investigation; Manish Chauhan, IIT Kanpur; Somesh Kumar Mathur, IIT Kanpur; Praveen Kulshrestha, IIT Kanpur
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 PM
PLENARY: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMIES TODAY
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dariusz Rosati is a Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics, where he first joined the faculty in 1990. From 1991-95, he worked at the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva as head of the Section for East-Central European Countries. He has consulted for UNIDO, the World Bank, the UN World Institute for Development Economic Research, the International Labour Organization, and the Commission of the European Communities. Dr. Rosati served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Polish Republic from December 1995 to October 1997 and was a member of the Monetary Policy Council from 1998-2004. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004-2009 and 2014-2019. He holds a PhD from the Warsaw School of Economics (formerly the Central School of Planning and Statistics) and is the author of over 200 academic publications and press articles including four books. He has on three occasions been decorated for his academic achievements by the Minister of Science and Higher Education.
Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 PM
WORKSHOPS AND NETWORKING
1:30-3:00 PM
Session Chair: TBD
Research Workshop: Mentorship and Career Development
This session is targeted for PhD students and early-career scholars.
This session provides participants time to continue discussions and to develop research ideas and collaborations.
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Parallel Sessions L, M, N
3:30-5:00 PM
Session Chair: Sarah K Bryant, Newberry College
Endogenous Growth Theory Revisited: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects with Double Machine Learning; Aleksandar Stojkov, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje; Thierry Warin, HEC Montreal; Marko Veljanovski, University of Michigan
The Belt and Road Initiative as a Geopolitical Leverage Tool in Central and Eastern Europe: Infrastructure, De-risking, and the Fragmentation of EU Cohesion; Paula Tomaszewska-Kłos, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Personalistic Rule: Institutional Erosion and Global Fragmentation Under the Trump Administration; Sarah K Bryant, Newberry College; Gerald Seals, Newberry College
Double Power: Governance and Business Join Forces – Examples of Inclusive Practices by Institutions in Rwanda; Barbara Jankowska, Poznań University of Economics and Business; Maria Kubala, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Session Chair: Scheherazade Rehman, George Washington University
A Systematic Review of Remittance Flows Between Africa and the Global World; Glory Okereke, Florida International University
Bridging the Usage Gap: Behavioral Constraints in Mobile Financial Inclusion — Evidence from Kenya, Philippines, Maldives, and Sri Lanka; Scheherazade Rehman, George Washington University; Anoma Kulathunga, George Washington University
External Debt and Economic Growth: Nonlinear Effects Across the East African Community; John Paul Okello, PayMac Consult LTD
Session Chair: Gordon Newlove Asamoah, Bangor University International College
Export Promotion on Free Trade Between Developing Countries: The Case of Morocco-Turkey; Belhaj Youssef, Moulay Ismail University; Ilyass Dahmouni, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Discreet Ties: Regional Trade Agreements and Their Trade Impact on Member and Non-Member Nations; Supriyo Mondal, JNU; Manish Chauhan, IIT Kanpur
Impact of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Ghana: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach; Gordon Newlove Asamoah, Bangor University International College