Refereed Articles
Consumption Zones (with Andrea Batch, Abe Dunn, and Mahsa Gholizadeh), Journal of Economic Geography, accepted.
The Delayed Impact of Containers on U.S. International Trade Growth, The World Economy, accepted.
The Economic Impact of Social Distancing: Evidence from State-Collected Data During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy) Explorations in Economic History vol. 90, October 2023, article 101531.
Public Enterprise and the Rise and Fall of Labor Share (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy), Economic Inquiry vol. 60(1), January 2022, pp. 320-350.
Is Productivity on Vacation? The Impact of the Digital Economy on the Value of Leisure, Macroeconomic Dynamics vol.26(1), January 2022, pp. 127-148.
Is Labor's Loss Capital's Gain? Gross versus Net Labor Share, Macroeconomic Dynamics vol. 22(8), December 2018, pp. 2070-2087.
Media mentions: Vox, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Washington Post
Structural Transformation, Marketization, and Household Production around the World (with Georg Duernecker and Berthold Herrendorf), Journal of Development Economics vol. 113, July 2018, pp. 102-126.
The Fall (and Rise) of Labour Share in New Zealand (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy) New Zealand Economic Papers vol. 52(2), 2018, pp. 109-130.
Market Entry Mode: Evidence from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Economic Inquiry vol. 55(2), April 2017, pp. 778-793.
Home Productivity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 71, October 2016, pp. 60-76.
Media mentions: Bloomberg
Competition, Work Rules and Productivity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 52, March 2015, pp. 136-149.
Do Intangible Assets Explain High U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Returns? Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 40, June 2014, pp. 159-171.
International Supply Chains and the Volatility of Trade, Economic Inquiry, vol. 51(4), October 2013, pp. 2110-2124.
Market Entry and Trade Weighted Import Costs, Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 46(3), August 2013, pp. 982-1013.
The Rise of Vertical Specialization Trade, Journal of International Economics, vol. 86(1), January 2012, pp. 133-140.
Threatening to Increase Productivity: Evidence from Brazil's Oil Industry (with Victor Gomes and Arilton Teixeira), World Development, vol. 39(8), August 2011, pp. 1372–1385.
Heterogeneous Car Buyers: A Stylized Fact (joint with Ana Aizcorbe and Jeremy Nalewaik), Economic Letters, vol. 109(1), October 2010, pp. 50-53.
Energy Prices and the Expansion of World Trade, Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 11(4), October 2008, pp. 904-916.
What Does the Atlas Narodov Mira Measure?, Economics Bulletin, vol. 10(6), April 2008, pp. 1-8.
Why are ethnically divided countries poor?, Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 30(1), March 2008, pp. 1-18.
Vested interests and technology adoption (with Igor Livshits and James MacGee), Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 54(3), April 2007, pp. 649-666.
A supplementary working paper: For Sale: Barriers to Riches
The Delayed Impact of Containers on U.S. International Trade Growth, The World Economy, accepted.
The Economic Impact of Social Distancing: Evidence from State-Collected Data During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy) Explorations in Economic History vol. 90, October 2023, article 101531.
Public Enterprise and the Rise and Fall of Labor Share (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy), Economic Inquiry vol. 60(1), January 2022, pp. 320-350.
Is Productivity on Vacation? The Impact of the Digital Economy on the Value of Leisure, Macroeconomic Dynamics vol.26(1), January 2022, pp. 127-148.
Is Labor's Loss Capital's Gain? Gross versus Net Labor Share, Macroeconomic Dynamics vol. 22(8), December 2018, pp. 2070-2087.
Media mentions: Vox, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Washington Post
Structural Transformation, Marketization, and Household Production around the World (with Georg Duernecker and Berthold Herrendorf), Journal of Development Economics vol. 113, July 2018, pp. 102-126.
The Fall (and Rise) of Labour Share in New Zealand (with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy) New Zealand Economic Papers vol. 52(2), 2018, pp. 109-130.
Market Entry Mode: Evidence from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Economic Inquiry vol. 55(2), April 2017, pp. 778-793.
Home Productivity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 71, October 2016, pp. 60-76.
Media mentions: Bloomberg
Competition, Work Rules and Productivity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 52, March 2015, pp. 136-149.
Do Intangible Assets Explain High U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Returns? Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 40, June 2014, pp. 159-171.
International Supply Chains and the Volatility of Trade, Economic Inquiry, vol. 51(4), October 2013, pp. 2110-2124.
Market Entry and Trade Weighted Import Costs, Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 46(3), August 2013, pp. 982-1013.
The Rise of Vertical Specialization Trade, Journal of International Economics, vol. 86(1), January 2012, pp. 133-140.
Threatening to Increase Productivity: Evidence from Brazil's Oil Industry (with Victor Gomes and Arilton Teixeira), World Development, vol. 39(8), August 2011, pp. 1372–1385.
Heterogeneous Car Buyers: A Stylized Fact (joint with Ana Aizcorbe and Jeremy Nalewaik), Economic Letters, vol. 109(1), October 2010, pp. 50-53.
Energy Prices and the Expansion of World Trade, Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 11(4), October 2008, pp. 904-916.
What Does the Atlas Narodov Mira Measure?, Economics Bulletin, vol. 10(6), April 2008, pp. 1-8.
Why are ethnically divided countries poor?, Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 30(1), March 2008, pp. 1-18.
Vested interests and technology adoption (with Igor Livshits and James MacGee), Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 54(3), April 2007, pp. 649-666.
A supplementary working paper: For Sale: Barriers to Riches
Chapters in Edited Volumes
Specific Trade Costs, Quality and Import Prices Measuring the Effects of Globalization: Better Statistics for Better Policy Vol. 1, S.N. Houseman and M.J. Mandel eds. Upjohn Institute Press 2015, pp. 121-147.
Non-Refereed Articles
Introducing Consumer Durable Digital Services into the BEA Digital Economy Satellite Account (with Tina Highfill and Jon Samuels) Telecommunications Policy Vol 48(1), February 2024, article 102618.
A Disaggregated View of Household Production Trends, AEA Papers and Proceedings Vol. 113, May 2023, pp. 619-22.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts: An Update, 1965–2020 (with Andrew Craig and Danit Kanal) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 102(2), February 2022, pp. 1-13.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts: An Update, 1965–2014 Survey of Current Business, Vol. 96(2), February 2016, pp. 1-5.
BEA Statistics and New Indicators of Economic Condition (with Bruce Grimm) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 95(5), May 2015, pp. 1-9.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts, 1965–2010 (with Andrew Dugan, Mikhael Lal, Matthew Osborne, and Shaunda Villones) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 92(5), May 2012, pp. 23-36.
Media mentions: Economist, New York Times Economix blog, Conversable Economist blog
What do wages tell us about future inflation? (with Bharat Trehan) FRBSF Economic Letter 96-03, January 19, 1996.
Photo: Tempe AZ.
A Disaggregated View of Household Production Trends, AEA Papers and Proceedings Vol. 113, May 2023, pp. 619-22.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts: An Update, 1965–2020 (with Andrew Craig and Danit Kanal) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 102(2), February 2022, pp. 1-13.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts: An Update, 1965–2014 Survey of Current Business, Vol. 96(2), February 2016, pp. 1-5.
BEA Statistics and New Indicators of Economic Condition (with Bruce Grimm) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 95(5), May 2015, pp. 1-9.
Accounting for Household Production in the National Accounts, 1965–2010 (with Andrew Dugan, Mikhael Lal, Matthew Osborne, and Shaunda Villones) Survey of Current Business, Vol. 92(5), May 2012, pp. 23-36.
Media mentions: Economist, New York Times Economix blog, Conversable Economist blog
What do wages tell us about future inflation? (with Bharat Trehan) FRBSF Economic Letter 96-03, January 19, 1996.
Photo: Tempe AZ.