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Not really relevant to this article, but it reminds me of what it was like being a young international trade economist. At that time the field was dominated by Canadians and Australians 1/
Why? English as a first language was an advantage, given its dominance of the journals; but Americans didn't really believe the rest of the world existed (not sure why there weren't more Brits) 2/
And what that means is that in my memory, two things are indissolubly linked: seminars on trade theory, and lots and lots of beer. I think I was in my late 30s before I even realized that an economics conference could run on wine instead 3/
