GTAP Events: 21st Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis

21st Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis
"Framing the future through the Sustainable Development Goals"

Cartagena de Indias Convention Center
Cartagena, Colombia

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General Information
Dates:	June 13-15, 2018
Location:	Cartagena de Indias Convention Center Cl. 24 #8A-344 Cartagena, Colombia
Organizers:	Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University Universidad de Cartagena
Sponsors:	Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University Universidad de Cartagena City of Cartagena Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena Inter-American Development Bank
Program Details:	Conference Program 2018 Conference Papers ISSN 2160-2115 (online) Participant List

Distinguished Plenary Speakers

The following plenary sessions will be held during the conference and feature distinguished intellectual leaders in their respective fields whose presentations are designed to introduce participants to new topics as well as provide fresh insights into familiar ones.

	Guido Porto Professor of Economics Universidad Nacional de La Plata Presentation Title: Trading off the Income Gains and the Inequality Costs of Trade Policy
	Guillermo Perry Visiting Professor Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economia Presentation Title: How did natural resource exporters manage the recent commodity price cycle? Lessons from Latin America
	Channing Arndt Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Presentation Title: The Energy Revolution and Developing Countries.

Travel Funding Opportunities

The following funding opportunities were available to those with a paper accepted into the conference.

Ken Pearson Travel Funds

Following in his tradition, and in recognition of the many contributions made by the late Professor Ken Pearson, developer of GEMPACK, to the GTAP Network, the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS), Victoria University has graciously funded travel reimbursement, in his name, to support the participation of a promising young researcher at the annual GTAP conference and encourage their contribution to the use and further development of analytical software for CGE modelling.

Alex Meeraus / Thomas Rutherford Travel Funds

Funding for this travel reimbursement opportunity has been graciously provided by the GAMS Development Corporation, to support the participation of a promising young researcher at the annual GTAP Conference and encourage their contribution to the use and further development of analytical software for CGE modelling.

Congratulations to the following that received travel funding to attend and present at the conference.

Ken Pearson Travel Funds Alex Meeraus / Thomas Rutherford Travel Funds

Debora Freire
Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Economics Department Yue (Bonnie) Wang
Post-doctoral fellow, The University of Hong Kong

Rayan Wolf
Phd Student, Federal University of Viçosa