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
Trade and Domestic Distortions: The Case of Informality
Journal Article Econometrica · March 1, 2026 We examine the effects of international trade in the presence of a set of domestic distortions giving rise to informality, a prevalent phenomenon in developing countries. In our quantitative model, the informal sector arises from burdensome taxes and regul ... Full text CiteGlobalization and inequality in Latin America
Journal Article Oxford Open Economics · January 1, 2025 We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on research emerging from the late 2000s onward, with an emphasis on empirical work considering new mechanisms, studying new dimensions of in ... Full text CiteGlobalization, 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 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
Princeton University ·
2011
Ph.D.