Organizers: Jason Grant (Virginia Tech) and Andrew Muhammad (University of Tennessee)
The International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium gratefully acknowledges the continuing support of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the USDA Economic Research Service, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, and the USDA Office of the Chief Economist.
Due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Annual Meeting was conducted on a virtual platform. Presentation recordings are available on the meeting website. To access the recordings, enter the email you used to register for the meeting. If you did not register for the meeting and would like to have access, please email Missy Sullivan at missy@umn.edu .
Monday, December 14, 2020
Theme Day: “Economic Implications of COVID-19”
Organizers: Jason Grant (Virginia Tech) and Andrew Muhammad (University of Tennessee)
- COVID-19 and the Global Economy
Marion Jansen (OECD) - COVID-19 and Trade Policy
Simon Evenett (University of St. Gallen) - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemics on Global Trade
Tomasz Brodzinski (IHS Markit and the University of Gdansk) - Globalization and Pandemics
Pol Antras (Harvard University) - Optimal Lockdown in a Commuting Network
Pablo Fajgelbaum (Princeton University)
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Non-Theme Day
Organizer: Jonathan Coleman (U.S. International Trade Commission)
Session 01 Has COVID-19 Caused a Great Trade Collapse? A Preliminary Look Across Agricultural Sectors
Organizers: Jason Grant (Virginia Tech) and Shawn Arita (USDA Office of the Chief Economist)
- Has COVID-19 Caused a Great Trade Collapse? Some Preliminary Findings for Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Trade
Jason Grant (Virginia Tech) and Shawn Arita (USDA Office of the Chief Economist) - Grape Supply Chain, Trade, and Consumption Implications of COVID-19
Haitao Li, Hoa Hoang, and Wyatt Thompson (University of Missouri) - On the Effects of the COVID Epidemic on Global and Local Food Access and Availability of Strategic Sectors: Role of Trade and Implications
Fabio Santeramo (University of Foggia) and Ignacio Dominguez (Joint Research Centre, European Commission) - COVID-19 and Agriculture: Market Impacts over the Medium Term
Marcel Adenäuer, Annelies Deuss, Armelle Elasri, Clara Frezal, Hubertus Gay, and Claude Nenert (OECD)
Session 02 Measurement, Data Analysis, and Elasticities
Moderator: Jonathan Coleman (U.S. International Trade Commission)
- Consolidating Global Under and Over-Nourishment Data
Marcel Adenäuer and Gregoire Tallard (OECD) - Measuring Price Support under WTO Domestic Support Rules: How Much Advantage from Being an Article XII Member?
Lars Brink (Independent Advisor) - Identifying Viable Markets for Agricultural Trade: A Global Trade Index Approach
Ivan Lee, Frank Nti, and Keithly Jones (USDA Foreign Agricultural Service) - The Role of Trade Elasticities in Shaping Uncertainty in CGE Outcomes
Angel Aguiar, Maksym Chepeliev, Alla Golub, Thomas Hertel, Anson Soderbery, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (Purdue University)
Session 03 Analysis of Agriculture and the Environment
Moderator: Jayson Beckman (USDA Economic Research Service)
- Economic and Food Security Impacts of Agricultural Input Reduction Under the European Union Green Deal’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies
Jayson Beckman, Maros Ivanic, Jeremy Jelliffe, Felix Baquedano, and Sara Scott (USDA Economic Research Service) - Appraising the Potential Impacts of an Agricultural Mitigation Target on the Irish Agriculture Sector
Lucie Adenäuer, James Breen (University College Dublin), Peter Witzke, Monika Kesting (EuroCARE), and Anne Hayden (University College Dublin) - Impacts of Climate Change on Global Agri-Food Trade
Fabio Santeramo (University of Foggia), Martina Bozzola (Queens University, Belfast), and Emilia Lamonaca (University of Foggia) - Making Gravity Great Again
Will Martin (International Food Policy Research Institute)
Session 04 Analysis of Exports in Agricultural Markets
Moderator: Andrew Muhammad (University of Tennessee)
- Factors Driving Global Soybean Trade: Implications for U.S. Exports
Constanza Valdes (USDA Economic Research Service) and Andrew Muhammad (University of Tennessee) - Single Commodity Dependence and COVID-19
Adam Gerval and Jim Hansen (USDA Economic Research Service) - De-globalization? Lessons from Agricultural Sector
Anupa Sharma (North Dakota State University) - Investigating Participation Rates of the USDA’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102)
Deepayan Debnath (University of Illinois), Scott Gerlt, and Jarrett Whistance (University of Missouri)