Call for Papers

The call for papers for Industrial Policies in a Globalized and Financialized World invited theoretical and empirical contributions at the intersection of industrial policy, international finance, and trade.

Industrial policy has returned to the forefront of economic policymaking. From semiconductor subsidies and green energy incentives to reshoring initiatives and strategic trade measures, governments worldwide are actively shaping their economies’ productive structures.

The conference focuses on how these policies operate in a deeply interconnected global economy where international finance and trade flows respond to, and shape, policy outcomes.

Topics

• The role of financial frictions in shaping industrial policy effectiveness
• How industrial policies affect international capital flows and exchange rates
• Financial constraints and firm participation in global value chains
• Trade finance, export credit, and the financial infrastructure of international trade
• Strategic trade policy in the presence of financial market imperfections
• The international spillovers of domestic industrial policies
• Historical perspectives on industrial policy and financial development
• The political economy of industrial policy in open economies
• Subsidies, tariffs, and their interaction with multinational firm financing

The conference is hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and co-organized by Adrien Matray, Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, and Chenzi Xu.