Short
Bio
I
am an economist at the U.S. Census Bureau’s Center for
Economic Studies. My research focuses on
the behavior of U.S.
firms affected by international trade. Prior
to
beginning my graduate studies, I worked in the private
sector,
advising domestic and foreign firms involved in antidumping and
safeguard
investigations.
This is a personal website. Any results or conclusions in the
research presented on this website are my own and do not necessarily
represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Employment
2009 - Present Economist,
Center for Economic Studies,
U.S. Census Bureau
2001 - 2003 Economic Analyst, Georgetown
Economic Services, LLC
Education
2009 Ph.D., Economics, Georgetown University
2005 M.A., Economics, Georgetown University
2001 B.A., Economics, International Affairs, The George
Washington University
Working Papers
Spare the
Rod, Spoil the Firm? A Plant-Level Analysis of the Effects of Temporary
Protection (November
2009). This paper was previously circulated under the
title: "Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from
Manufacturers," CES Working Paper (
CES-WP-09-38).
A Concordance Between U.S.
Harmonized System Codes and SIC/NAICS Product Classes and Industries
(November
2009). NBER Working Paper (
WP15548), CES Working
Paper (
CES-WP-09-41).
Joint
with
Peter Schott.
Data Appendix.
Concording U.S.
Harmonized System Catogories Over Time (May 2009). NBER Working Paper (
WP14837), CES Working
Paper (
CES-WP-09-11).
Joint
with
Peter Schott.
Data Appendix.
Trade Liberalization, Productivity and Input Variety: Evidence from
Colombian Manufacturers
(May 2009).
Works in Progress
"Market Power and Trade Protection in the U.S. Steel Industry," joint
with Bruce Blonigen, Benjamin Liebman and Wesley Wilson. This
paper is a revision to "Trade Policy and Market Power: The Case of the
U.S. Steel Industry."
Applied Research
Making Sense of
Africa's Infrastructure Endowment: A Benchmarking Approach (April 2009), World Bank Policy
Research Working Paper (
WBPS4912)
. Joint with
Vivien Foster and Tito Yepes.
Productive Infrastructure
and Logistics Services for Competitiveness (October 2006). Joint with
Tito Yepes. Chapter in
Infrastrucure
Service Provision in El Salvador: Fighting Poverty, Resuming Growth.
Costa
Rica's Infrastructure: Contributor or Bottleneck to Growth? (September 2006). Joint with
Tito Yepes. Chapter in
Costa
Rica Country Economic Memorandum:
The Challenges for Sustained Growth.
Presentations by Paper
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S.
Manufacturers - Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Meetings
(10/02/2009); Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings
(06/04/2009); George Washington University/World Bank Antidumping
Conference (04/09/2009);
Georgetown University (10/20/2008); Center for Economic Studies
(10/02/2008).
Trade Liberalization, Productivity and Input Variety: Evidence from
Colombian Manufacturers - Midwest Economic Association (03/15/2008).
Referee Activities
Review of Industrial Organization, Southern Economic Journal