Researchers and Industry Professionals to Discuss Mega Trade Deals on April 19 in Philadelphia

April 5, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2016

CONTACT
Julia Strapp
Associate Director, Communications
[email protected]
215-238-0990 

Researchers and Industry Professionals to Discuss Mega Trade Deals on April 19 in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA –

What: The 34th Annual Monetary and Trade Conference: International Trade Agreements and Implications for Global Growth: Mega Trade Deals

Hosted by the Global Interdependence Center and Drexel’s LeBow College of Business, this year’s theme will be International Trade Agreements and Implications for Global Growth: Mega Trade Deals. Specifically, the conference will focus on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Three panels will highlight macro-level as well as sectoral impacts on the economy.

Where: Gerri C. LeBow Hall
Drexel LeBow College of Business
3220 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

When: April 19, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Who: This event will feature the following speakers:

  • Mike Dolan, Trade Policy Specialist, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Gabriel Felbermayr, Director of the IFO Center for International Economics and Chair for International Trade and International Finance at the University of Munich
  • Aaditya Mattoo, Research Head of Trade and Integration Division, The World Bank
  • Robert B. Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
  • Damien Levie, Head of Trade & Agriculture Team, Embassy of the European Union in Washington DC
  • David Salmonsen, Senior Director, International Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation
  • Serge Shikher, International Economist in the Research Division of the Office of Economics, U.S. International Trade Commission
  • George Tsetsekos, Dean Emeritus and Francis Professor of Finance at LeBow College of Business, Drexel University
  • Yoto Yotov, Professor of Economics, LeBow College of Business at Drexel University

Contact: To register for this event or for more information, please contact Julia Strapp, associate director of communications, at [email protected] or 215-238-0990.

About the Global Interdependence Center: The Global Interdependence Center is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization that seeks to stimulate thoughtful, global dialogue on a wide range of issues that affect the international community, including economics, health care and government. GIC convenes conferences and roundtable discussions, both domestically and internationally, to identify and address emerging global issues. For more information, visit GIC’s website at www.interdependence.org.

About the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University: Drexel LeBow is a comprehensive business school offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The College enrolls more than 4,000 students and offers programs in Philadelphia and Malvern, Pa., and its faculty in finance and international economics are ranked among the best in the world. (http://www.lebow.drexel.edu)

 

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