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Workplace:	Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Local Labor Market Dynamics and Export Shocks: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)

2023

2. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry: Comparisons between immigrants and US-born workers
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science
3. Exports to Improve Women's Economic Opportunities in Morocco
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Exports to Jobs: Morocco’s Trade Patterns and Local Labor Market Outcomes
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
5. Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Foreign Demand Shocks
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (3)
6. Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
7. Trade Liberalization and Local Labor Markets in Morocco
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2022

8. Exports and Labor Demand: Evidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022)
9. Is International Trade Always Beneficial to Labor Markets ? A Case Study from Egypt
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
10. Mending the Gap: Apparel Export Prices and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2021

11. Deep Integration in Trade Agreements: Labor Clauses, Tariffs, and Trade Flows
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
12. International Trade and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (3)

2020

13. Pioneering a New Approach to Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries: Better Factories Cambodia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Chapter Pioneering a new approach to improving working conditions in developing countries: Better Factories Cambodia, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2022) (2022)
14. Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports: Evidence from Bangladesh
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (6)
15. The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (2)

2019

16. Working Conditions, Transparency, and Compliance in Global Value Chains: Evidence from Better Work Jordan
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2018

17. Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
18. Labor Market Adjustment to Third Party Competition: Evidence from Mexico
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
    See also Journal Article Labour market adjustment to third‐party competition: Evidence from Mexico, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
19. The Impact of Better Work: Firm Performance in Vietnam, Indonesia and Jordan
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University View citations (1)

2016

20. An Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Adult Program in Minnesota: Lessons from the Financial Crisis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
21. Economic integration across Latin America: evidence from labor markets, 1990-2013
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
22. Globalization and the gender earnings gap: evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
23. Laws, Costs, Norms, and Learning: Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
24. Stitches to Riches? Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (24)
25. Tracking Wage Inequality Trends with Prices and Different Trade Models: Evidence from Mexico
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Tracking wage inequality trends with prices and different trade models: evidence from Mexico, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
26. Working Conditions and Factory Survival: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Working conditions and factory survival: Evidence from better factories Cambodia, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
27. Working Conditions, Work Outcomes, and Policy in Asian Developing Countries
    ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank View citations (2)

2015

28. Trade, FDI, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Trade, FDI, migration, and the place premium: Mexico and the United States, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2017) (2017)

2014

29. Globalization and Wage Convergence: Mexico and the United States
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (1)
30. Trade, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

2012

31. The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    See also Journal Article The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2012) (2012)
32. What drives short-run labor market volatility in offshoring industries ? evidence from northern Mexico during 2007-2009
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2011

33. Better Factories Cambodia: An Instrument for Improving Industrial Relations in a Transnational Context - Working Paper 256
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (4)
34. Globalization, Wages, and Working Conditions: A Case Study of Cambodian Garment Factories
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (4)

2008

35. China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    See also Chapter China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (40) (2010)

2007

36. Mexican employment dynamics: evidence from matched firm-worker data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2005

37. A Note on the Empirical Implementation of the Lens Condition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
38. A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth: Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument
    Working Papers, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument, Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan (2010) View citations (10) (2010)
39. What Happens to Wages After Displacement?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (18)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article What Happens to Wages after Displacement?, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2005) View citations (15) (2005)

2004

40. DEFINING NORTH AMERICAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
    North American Agrifood Integration: Situation and Perspectives, May 2004, Cancun, Mexico, Farm Foundation View citations (7)
    Also in 2004 NAAMIC Workshop I: North American Agrifood Market Integration: Current Situation and Perspectives, North American Agrifood Market Integration Consortium (NAAMIC) (2004) View citations (6)
41. Is Mexico A Lumpy Country?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Is Mexico a Lumpy Country?, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2010) View citations (19) (2010)

1999

42. Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1999) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers From Illegal Immigration?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2002) View citations (56) (2002)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Heterogeneous trade agreements and adverse implications of restrictive rules of origin: Evidence from apparel trade
   The World Economy, 2023, 46, (12), 3482-3510
2. Labor compliance programs in developing countries and trade flows: Evidence from Better Work
   Economics Letters, 2023, 228, (C)

2021

3. Working conditions and factory survival: Evidence from better factories Cambodia
   Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (1), 228-254 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Working Conditions and Factory Survival: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2020

4. Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (2), 295-313 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Globalization and the gender earnings gap: evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) (2016)
5. Labour market adjustment to third‐party competition: Evidence from Mexico
   The World Economy, 2020, 43, (7), 1977-2006 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Labor Market Adjustment to Third Party Competition: Evidence from Mexico, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
6. Lights On: How Transparency Increases Compliance in Cambodian Global Value Chains
   ILR Review, 2020, 73, (4), 939-968 View citations (6)

2018

7. Economic integration across Latin America: Evidence from labour markets, 1990–2013
   The World Economy, 2018, 41, (5), 1269-1287
8. Effects of regulating international trade on firms and workers
   IZA World of Labor, 2018, 439
9. Tracking wage inequality trends with prices and different trade models: evidence from Mexico
   Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2018, 154, (1), 47-73 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Tracking Wage Inequality Trends with Prices and Different Trade Models: Evidence from Mexico, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (6) (2016)

2017

10. Do Factory Managers Know What Workers Want? Manager–Worker Information Asymmetries and Pareto Optimal Human Resource Management Policies
    Asian Development Review, 2017, 34, (1), 65-87 View citations (1)
11. Trade, FDI, migration, and the place premium: Mexico and the United States
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2017, 153, (1), 1-37
    See also Working Paper Trade, FDI, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2014

12. Weak-form and strong-form purchasing power parity between the US and Mexico: A panel cointegration investigation
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2014, 42, (C), 241-262 View citations (6)

2012

13. Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from B etter F actories C ambodia
    Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16, (4), 594-607 View citations (7)
14. The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2012, (84), 1-4
    See also Working Paper The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production, World Bank Publications - Reports (2012) (2012)

2010

15. A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2010, 36, (1), 120-137 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth: Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument, Working Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
16. Is Mexico a Lumpy Country?
    Review of International Economics, 2010, 18, (5), 937-950 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Is Mexico A Lumpy Country?, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (10) (2004)

2009

17. Gravity, Bilateral Agreements, and Trade Diversion in the Americas
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2009, 46, (133), 3-33 View citations (3)
18. Purchasing Power Parity and aggregation bias for a developing country: The case of Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 90, (2), 237-243 View citations (18)

2007

19. Trade and Wages: Two Puzzles from Mexico
    The World Economy, 2007, 30, (9), 1378-1398 View citations (37)

2006

20. Globalization and Mexican labor markets
    Proceedings, 2006, 61-80 View citations (2)

2005

21. Has
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (3), 425-448
22. What Happens to Wages after Displacement?
    Economía Journal, 2005, Volume 5 Number 2, (Spring 2005), 197-242 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper What Happens to Wages After Displacement?, MPRA Paper (2005) View citations (18) (2005)

2004

23. Exposure to foreign markets and plant-level innovation: evidence from Chile and Mexico
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2004, 13, (1), 57-87 View citations (51)
24. Relative prices and wage inequality: evidence from Mexico
    Journal of International Economics, 2004, 64, (2), 387-409 View citations (158)

2003

25. Exchange rates and relative wages: evidence from Mexico
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2003, 14, (1), 25-48 View citations (20)

2002

26. Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers From Illegal Immigration?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (1), 73-92 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (19) (1999)
27. Labor adjustment costs in a destination country: the case of Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 67, (1), 29-54 View citations (19)

2000

28. Trade Liberalisation and Wage Inequality: Lessons from the Mexican Experience
    The World Economy, 2000, 23, (6), 827-849 View citations (52)
29. Wage Shocks and North American Labor-Market Integration
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 742-764 View citations (57)

Books

2021

1. Employment in Crisis
   (El Empleo en Crisis)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2019

2. Exports to Jobs
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (9)

2017

3. Better Neighbors
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2016

4. Stitches to Riches?
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (14)

2012

5. Sewing Success? Employment, Wages, and Poverty following the End of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (34)

2009

6. China's and India's Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat?
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
7. Globalization, Wages, and the Quality of Jobs: Five Country Studies
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (22)

Chapters

2022

1. Pioneering a new approach to improving working conditions in developing countries: Better Factories Cambodia
   Chapter 20 in Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards, 2022, pp 359-381
   See also Working Paper Pioneering a New Approach to Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries: Better Factories Cambodia, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) (2020)

2011

2. Teaching International Trade by Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
   Chapter 56 in International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, 2011

2010

3. China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries
   A chapter in China's Growing Role in World Trade, 2010, pp 137-159 View citations (40)
   See also Working Paper China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (38) (2008)
4. Comment on "Please Pass the Catch-Up: The Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports"
   A chapter in China's Growing Role in World Trade, 2010, pp 509-512