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.
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
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2024 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Economic Research Initiatives at Duke in the Department of Economics
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2021 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
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 CiteGlobalization, 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 CiteUnderstanding Migration Responses to Local Shocks
Journal Article · April 14, 2022 CiteRecent Grants
Collaborative Research: Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2016 - 2020The Impact of Labor Market Shocks on Household Financial Outcomes and Migration.
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research · 2016 - 2018Trade and Informality in The Presence of Labor Market Frictions
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research · 2015 - 2016View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Princeton University ·
2011
Ph.D.