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Rafael Dix-Carneiro

Professor of Economics
Economics
Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
201B Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Professor Dix-Carneiro works on topics related to international trade, labor markets and economic development. 

His research focuses on the labor market adjustment process in response to globalization and trade liberalization, including i) the dynamics of adjustment to trade and ii) the margins of adjustment to trade. Additional research includes how trade-oriented firms respond to exchange rate fluctuations and the impact of economic shocks on crime.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Economics · 2024 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Economic Research Initiatives at Duke in the Department of Economics · 2021 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published February 3, 2025
Celebrating Duke’s New Full Professors

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Recent Publications


Globalization, Trade Imbalances, and Labor Market Adjustment*

Journal Article Q J Econ · January 2, 2023 Featured Publication We argue that modeling trade imbalances is crucial for understanding transitional dynamics in response to globalization shocks. We build and estimate a general equilibrium, multicountry, multisector model of trade with two key ingredients: (i) endogenous t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Globalization, trade imbalances and inequality

Journal Article Journal of Monetary Economics · January 1, 2023 Featured Publication What is the role of trade imbalances for the distributional consequences of globalization? We answer this question through the lens of a quantitative, general equilibrium, multi-country, multi-sector model of trade with four key ingredients: (a) workers wi ... Full text Cite

Understanding Migration Responses to Local Shocks

Journal Article · April 14, 2022 Cite
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Recent Grants


Collaborative Research: Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020

The Impact of Labor Market Shocks on Household Financial Outcomes and Migration.

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research · 2016 - 2018

Trade and Informality in The Presence of Labor Market Frictions

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research · 2015 - 2016

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Education, Training & Certifications


Princeton University · 2011 Ph.D.

External Links


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