Philly Trade Group is a network of international trade economists from the Philadelphia region, including Bryn Mawr, Drexel, Haverford, Lehigh, Swarthmore, Temple, UPenn, and Widener University. We host monthly trade workshops, featuring an external keynote speaker alongside internal presentations. If you're interested in joining or learning more, please contact me.
Upcoming events:
May 16th, 2025
Keynote: James Anderson (Boston College)
Internal presentation: Elena Aguilar (Princeton), Yoto Yotov (Drexel)
Past events:
April 18th, 2025
Keynote: Gene Grossman (Princeton) "Optimal Tariffs with Geopolitical Alignment"
Internal presentation: Minuk Kim (Bryn Mawr), Tongyang Yang (Widener)
March 14th, 2025
Keynote: Eduardo Morales (Princeton) "Market Entry and Plant Location in Multi-Product Firms"
Internal presentation: Paul Ko (Swarthore), Blaize Giangiulio (Drexel)
February 14th, 2025
Keynote: Robert Staiger (Dartmouth) "Geopolitics and the World Trading System"
Internal presentation: Ohyun Kwon (Drexel), Jin Liu (Princeton)