Research

Publications

Estimating the Gains from Trade in Frictional Local Labor Markets
with Jeanne Tschopp and Benjamin Sand
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 128, Issue 1, 2026, pp. 152–200.
[paper] · [online appendix]

Performance Pay, Trade and Inequality
Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 172, November 2017, pp. 478–504.
[paper] · [online appendix]

Unobservable Skill Dispersion and Comparative Advantage
with Matilde Bombardini and Giovanni Gallipoli
Journal of International Economics, Vol. 92, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 317–329.
[paper] · [online appendix]

Skill Dispersion and Trade Flows
with Matilde Bombardini and Giovanni Gallipoli
American Economic Review, Vol. 102, Issue 5, 2012, pp. 2327–2348.
[paper] · [online appendix] · [data and code]

Innovation and Productivity in Developing Countries
with Daniel Chudnovsky and Andrés López
Research Policy, Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2006, pp. 266–288.

Working Papers

Spatial Trade with Transportation Markets
with Busra Ariduru

Identifying Sources of Comparative Advantage
with Myung Seong Kim

How Robust is the Skill-Dispersion–Complementarity Hypothesis?
with Matilde Bombardini and Giovanni Gallipoli

Work in Progress

Informality and Labor Market Outcomes
with Carlos Henrique Corseuil

Non-Market Interactions and Entry into Export Markets: An Empirical Analysis