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http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/rlawrence/

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National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC) Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC) Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE), (more information at EDIRC) Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Climate action: Implications for factor market reallocation
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
2. Is the United States undergoing a manufacturing renaissance that will boost the middle class?
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
3. Populist opposition is threatening progress on climate change
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2022

4. Have trade agreements been bad for America?
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
5. How to save the WTO with more flexible trading rules
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
6. Macroeconomic, sectoral and distributional effects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the United States
   Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2021

7. The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)

2020

8. Trade surplus or deficit? Neither matters for changes in manufacturing employment shares
   Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2019

9. China, Like the US, Faces Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth Through Manufacturing
   Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article China, Like the US, Faces Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth through Manufacturing, China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2018

10. Five Reasons Why the Focus on Trade Deficits Is Misleading
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)
11. How the United States Should Confront China Without Threatening the Global Trading System
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics
12. Recent US Manufacturing Employment: The Exception that Proves the Rule
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2017) View citations (9)
13. Sector Gains Are Uneven under 2017 Tax Law
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2017

14. Recent Manufacturing Employment Growth: The Exception That Proves the Rule
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
15. Why is the Employment Share in Manufacturing Declining? Perspectives from Advanced and Developing Countries
    2017: Globalization Adrift, December 3-5, 2017, Washington, D.C., International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium

2016

16. Adjustment and Income Distribution Impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (2)
17. Making US Trade and Investment Policies Work for Global Development
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2015

18. Recent Declines in Labor's Share in U.S. Income: A Preliminary Neoclassical Account
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (106)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2015) View citations (133)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (111)

2013

19. AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2011) View citations (2)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (11)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
20. Association of Southeast Asian Nations, People's Republic of China, and India Growth and the Rest of the World: The Role of Trade
    Trade Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
    Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2013)
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2013)
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute (2013)
21. US Employment Deindustrialization: Insights from History and the International Experience
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (17)

2012

22. How Can Trade Policy Help America Compete?
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)

2010

23. Do Developed and Developing Countries Compete Head to Head in High Tech?
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (8)
24. How Good Politics Results in Bad Policy: The Case of Biofuel Mandates
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (1)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (5)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (5)
25. US Trade and Wages: The Misleading Implications of Conventional Trade Theory
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (31)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (29)

2008

26. Examining Beneficiation
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (10)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2008)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008) View citations (8)
27. SACU Tariff Policies: Where Should They Go From Here?
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (2)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008) View citations (2)

2006

28. A New Compensation Mechanism for Preference Erosion in the Doha Round
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (2)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2006)
29. Can America Still Compete or Does It Need a New Trade Paradigm?
    Policy Briefs, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (5)
30. China and the Multilateral Trading System
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2006) View citations (3)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2006) View citations (1)
31. Recent US Free Trade Initiatives in the Middle East: Opportunities but No Guarantees
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (1)
32. South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance & Trade Policy
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2006) View citations (26)
33. South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article South African trade policy matters Trade performance and trade policy*, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2008) View citations (27) (2008)

2001

34. Do We Have A New E-Conomy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article Do We Have a New E-conomy?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (85) (2001)

1999

35. Search and Deliberation in International Exchange: Learning from Multinational Trade About Lags, Distance Effects, and Home Bias
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
36. Trade and Growth: Import-Led or Export-Led? Evidence From Japan and Korea
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (84)

1996

37. Trade and Wages: Insights from the Crystal Ball
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1994

38. Trade, Multinationals, & Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)

1993

39. Trade, Jobs, and Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (127)

1991

40. An Analysis of Japanese Trade with developing Countries
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers View citations (1)
41. Scenarios for the World Trading System and Their Implications for Developing Countries
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (4)

1990

42. U.S. TRADE POLICY IN THE 1990S: THE CASE FOR RULES-BASED MULTILATERALISM
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers

1988

43. AMERICAN LIVING STANDARDS: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers

Journal Articles

2020

1. China, Like the US, Faces Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth through Manufacturing
   China & World Economy, 2020, 28, (2), 3-17 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper China, Like the US, Faces Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth Through Manufacturing, Policy Briefs (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2018

2. Can the Trading System Survive US–China Trade Friction?
   China & World Economy, 2018, 26, (5), 62-82 View citations (8)

2012

3. Globalization and U.S. Wages: Modifying Classic Theory to Explain Recent Facts
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (2), 119-40 View citations (88)

2008

4. International Organisations: The Challenge of Aligning Mission, Means and Legitimacy
   The World Economy, 2008, 31, (11), 1455-1470 View citations (8)
5. South African trade policy matters Trade performance and trade policy*
   The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (4), 585-608 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper South African Trade Policy Matters: Trade Performance and Trade Policy, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (35) (2006)

2007

6. A True Development Round? A Review of Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton's Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (4), 1001-1010 View citations (2)

2006

7. Rulemaking Amidst Growing Diversity: A Club-of-Clubs Approach to WTO Reform and New Issue Selection
   Journal of International Economic Law, 2006, 9, (4), 823-835 View citations (30)

2005

8. Should a U.S.-India FTA Be Part of India's Trade Strategy?
   India Policy Forum, 2005, 1, (1), 69-134
   Also in India Policy Forum, 2004, 1, (1), 69-134 (2004) View citations (3)

2004

9. What Happened to the Great U.S. Job Machine? The Role of Trade and Electronic Offshoring
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2004, 35, (2), 211-284 View citations (36)

2001

10. Do We Have a New E-conomy?
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 308-312 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Do We Have A New E-Conomy?, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (76) (2001)

1998

11. Commentary: causes of changing earnings inequality
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1998, 135-141

1996

12. Book Review: Labor Economics: North-South Trade, Employment, and Inequality: Changing Fortunes in a Skill-Driven World
    ILR Review, 1996, 49, (3), 567-569 View citations (1)

1995

13. U.S. wage trends in the 1980s: the role of international factors
    Economic Policy Review, 1995, (Jan), 18-25 View citations (1)

1994

14. Regionalism: An Overview
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1994, 8, (4), 365-387 View citations (1)

1993

15. Comentario a Drusilla K. Brown
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 1993, II, (Special), 98-102
16. International Trade and American Wages in the 1980s: Giant Sucking Sound or Small Hiccup?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1993, 24, (2 Microeconomics), 161-226 View citations (290)
17. Introducción
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 1993, II, (Special), 7-37
18. Japan's Different Trade Regime: An Analysis with Particular Reference to Seiretsu
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (3), 3-19 View citations (37)
19. The Responses of U.S. Firms to Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Piercing the Corporate Veil
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1993, 24, (2), 341-379 View citations (40)

1991

20. Efficient or Exclusionist: The Import Behavior of Japanese Corporate Groups
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (1), 311-341 View citations (53)

1990

21. U.S. Current Account Adjustment: An Appraisal
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1990, 21, (2), 343-392 View citations (30)

1989

22. Protection: Is There a Better Way?
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 118-22 View citations (2)

1988

23. Managing Macroeconomic Imbalances
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1988, 70, (5), 1006-1012

1987

24. Imports in Japan: Closed Markets or Minds?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (2), 517-554 View citations (38)
25. The Protectionist Prescription: Errors in Diagnosis and Cure
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (1), 289-310 View citations (1)

1985

26. Manufacturing Wage Dispersion: An End Game Interpretation
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1985, 16, (1), 47-116 View citations (58)

1983

27. Changes in U.S. industrial structure: the role of global forces, secular trends, and transitory cycles
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1983, 29-83
28. Is Trade Deindustrializing America? A Medium-Term Perspective
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1983, 14, (1), 129-172 View citations (11)
29. The Myth of U. S. Deindustrialization
    Challenge, 1983, 26, (5), 12-21 View citations (2)

1982

30. The study on US competitiveness: Office of Foreign Economic Research, US Department of Labor, (published jointly with the report of the President on US competitiveness, and also in committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, US Senate, Export Promotion, Export Disincentives, and US Competitiveness, both by the Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1980) pp. 232
    Journal of International Economics, 1982, 13, (1-2), 198-200

1979

31. Toward a Better Understanding of Trade Balance Trends: The Cost-Price Puzzle
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1979, 10, (1), 191-212
32. Within and between-country variances in inflation rates: Are they similar?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1979, 5, (1), 145-152 View citations (3)

1978

33. An Analysis of the 1977 U.S. Trade Deficit
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1978, 9, (1), 159-190 View citations (2)

1977

34. THERE IS A POSTWAR GROWTH CYCLE*
    Kyklos, 1977, 30, (3), 503-506

1975

35. The 1972-75 Commodity Boom
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1975, 6, (3), 671-724 View citations (30)

Books

2024

1. Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2016

2. China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Motives, Scope, and Challenges
   PIIE Briefings, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (1)

2015

3. China's Economic Transformation: Lessons, Impact, and the Path Forward
   PIIE Briefings, Peterson Institute for International Economics

2013

4. Rising Tide: Is Growth in Emerging Economies Good for the United States?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (36)

2008

5. Blue-Collar Blues: Is Trade to Blame for Rising US Income Inequality?
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (49)

2006

6. Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the Rules, Vol. 1
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (4)
7. Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Resolving Disputes, Vol. 2
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (2)
8. US-Middle East Trade Agreement: A Circle of Opportunity?, A
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (4)

2005

9. Anchoring Reform with a US-Egypt Free Trade Agreement
   Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (4)

2004

10. Has Globalization Gone Far Enough: The Costs of Fragmented Markets
    Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (37)

2003

11. Crimes and Punishments?: Retaliation under the WTO
    Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics View citations (43)

Chapters

2014

1. AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2014, pp 343-393
   See also Working Paper AGOA Rules: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Special Fabric Provisions, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2013) (2013)

2000

2. Does a Kick in the Pants Get You Going or Does It Just Hurt? The Impact of International Competition on Technological Change in US Manufacturing
   A chapter in The Impact of International Trade on Wages, 2000, pp 197-224 View citations (14)

1994

3. Trade, Multinationals and Labour
   A chapter in International Intergration of the Australian Economy, 1994 View citations (16)

1993

4. Japan's Low Levels of Inward Investment: The Role of Inhibitions on Acquisitions
   A chapter in Foreign Direct Investment, 1993, pp 85-112 View citations (12)

1991

5. How Open is Japan?
   A chapter in Trade with Japan: Has the Door Opened Wider?, 1991, pp 9-50 View citations (13)
6. Issues in Measurement and International Comparison of Output Growth in Manufacturing
   A chapter in International Economic Transactions: Issues in Measurement and Empirical Research, 1991, pp 357-387 View citations (1)