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 (March 2010).
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 (August 2010). 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
"Are All Trade Protection Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence
for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects for Tariffs and Quotas," joint
with
Bruce Blonigen,
Benjamin Liebman
and
Wesley Wilson.
Draft coming soon.
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
Are All Trade Protection Policies Created Equal? Empirical Evidence
for Nonequivalent Market Power Effects for Tariffs and Quotas - Center
for Economic Studies (04/01/2010).
Plant-Level Responses to Antidumping Duties: Evidence from U.S.
Manufacturers - Midwest Economic Association (03/21/2010); 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
Journal of Economic Growth, Review of
Industrial Organization, Southern
Economic Journal