Research Highlight
Recent Publications
Deep Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Global Value Chain Integration
This paper examines the impact of deep trade agreements on agri-food global value chains (GVCs). Our theory-consistent gravity estimates underscore that those trade deals benefit forward more than backward agri-food GVC integration.
Food Policy (2024) Accepted
The Linder Hypothesis for Foreign Direct Investment Revisited
This article revisits the Linder hypothesis for foreign direct investment. We relate to the theoretical work of Fajgelbaum, Grossman, and Helpman (2015) to explain industry differences in the relationship between income similarity and foreign direct investment.
Review of International Economics (2024) http://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12758
The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Grain and Oilseed Trade
This paper provides an ex-post impact assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on international grain and oilseed trade. We use a commodity-level empirical model to assess the counterfactual trade effects and evaluate the region-specific global trade reallocation effects.
Agribusiness (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.21794
Working Papers
New Insights from a Structural Gravity Analysis and Machine Learning
Assessing the Role of Trade Deal Provisions using Machine Learning
Rising Protectionism and Foreign Direct Investment
This paper assesses the impact of rising protectionism in international investment agreements (IIA) on foreign direct investment (FDI). We show that the number of terminated and reformed IIAs increased markedly during the last two decades.
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Measuring the Impact of Foreign Trade Shocks on Agriculture in the United States
This research project will measure how foreign trade shocks affect agriculture in the United States.
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Regional Trade Agreements and Virtual Water Trade
The virtual water trade (VWT) implies quantifying water usage generally embedded in the production process and subsequently exchanged on the global market. The paper analyzes the impact of RTAs on virtual water trade using a gravity framework.