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Working Papers

2007

1. A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations
2. Turning a Blind Eye: Costly Enforcement, Credible Commitment and Minimum Wage Laws
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)

2004

3. A Risk-Based Rationale for Two-way Capital Flows: Why Do Capital Flights and Inward Foreign Direct Investments Co-exist?
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary
   Also in
   Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2003)
   See Also Journal Article in International Review of Economics & Finance (2007)

2003

4. On Footloose Industries, Asymmetric Information and Wage Bargaining
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2001

5. The Adoption of Labour Standards Conventions: Who, When and Why?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
6. The Race To the Bottom, From the Bottom
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See Also Journal Article in Economica (2006)

1998

7. Human Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration
   Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies
   Also in
   Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998) View citations

1995

8. The Pattern of Migration with Variable Migration Cost
   Urban/Regional, EconWPA

Journal Articles

2008

1. Multinational corporations and export quality
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 65, (1), 147-155

2007

2. A risk-based rationale for two-way capital flows: Why do capital flights and inward foreign direct investments co-exist?
   International Review of Economics & Finance, 2007, 16, (1), 37-59
   See Also Working Paper (2004)

2006

3. Guaranteed Manufactured without Child Labor: The Economics of Consumer Boycotts, Social Labeling and Trade Sanctions
   Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (3), 466-491 View citations
4. Nonprofits and public good provision: A contest based on compromises
   European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (8), 1909-1935 View citations
5. The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom
   Economica, 2006, 73, (290), 193-228 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2001)

2004

6. Exploitation of Child Labor and the Dynamics of Debt Bondage
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (2), 209-238 View citations
7. On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture--the role of eco-labels
   Agricultural Economics, 2004, 31, (2-3), 135-147

2003

8. Concessional Amnesty and the Politics of Immigration Reforms
   Economics and Politics, 2003, 15, (2), 193-224 View citations
9. Eco-Labeling and Stages of Development
   Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (2), 228-247 View citations
10. Economic Performance, Trade Restrictiveness, and Efficiency
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (4), 527-542
11. Targeting Child Labor in Debt Bondage: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (2), 255-281 View citations
12. Trade restrictiveness and efficiency
    International Economic Review, 2003, 44, (3), 1079-1095 View citations

2001

13. Optimal Urban Employment Policies: Notes on Calvo and Quibria
    International Economic Review, 2001, 42, (2), 557-68 View citations
14. Strategic Amnesty and Credible Immigration Reform
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2001, 19, (3), 604-34 View citations

2000

15. Endogenous factor market distortion, risk aversion, and international trade under input uncertainty
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33, (2), 523-539 View citations
16. North-South Investment Flows and Optimal Environmental Policies
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2000, 40, (3), 275-296

1999

17. Adverse selection, asymmetric information, and foreign investment policies
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 1999, 8, (3), 239-252
18. Migration under Asymmetric Information and Human Capital Formation
    Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (3), 455-83 View citations

1998

19. Asymmetric Country-of-Origin Effects on Intraindustry Trade and the International Quality
    Review of Development Economics, 1998, 2, (2), 140-66
20. Dynamic Stability and International Trade under Uncertainty
    Economica, 1998, 65, (259), 381-99 View citations
21. Land Reforms in the Presence of Monitoring Costs and International Trade
    Review of International Economics, 1998, 6, (4), 564-79 View citations
22. On Risk Aversion with Many Commodities and Nonlinear Budget Constraints
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1998, 31, (5), 1076-1100