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Working Papers

2021

1. Social and Financial Incentives for Overcoming a Collective Action Problem
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2016

2. Individual Migration and Household Incomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2011

3. Fifteen Years On: Household Incomes in South Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Chapter Fifteen Years On: Household Incomes in South Africa, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
4. HIV Status and Labor Market Participation in South Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
5. Prospective Analysis of a Wage Subsidy for Cape Town Youth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2007

6. Why Has Unemployment Risen in the New South Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (59)

2006

7. When Knowledge Is Not Enough: HIV/AIDS Information and Risky Behavior In Botswana
   Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (10)

2005

8. Does Food Aid Harm the Poor? Household Evidence from Ethiopia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
   See also Chapter Does Food Aid Harm the Poor? Household Evidence from Ethiopia, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (24) (2007)
9. Incomes in South Africa Since the Fall of Apartheid
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
   Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (2005) View citations (46)
10. Measuring Aggregate Productivity Growth Using Plant-Level Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (2005) View citations (18)
11. Measuring and Mismeasuring Industry Productivity Growth Using Plant-Level Data
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2004

12. Computational Analysis of the U.S FTAs with Central America, Australia, And Morocco
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (1)
13. Fooling Ourselves: Evaluating the Globalization and Growth Debate
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (29)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (33)
14. Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (21) (2007)
15. Savings, Insurance and Debt over the Post-Apartheid Period: A Review of Recent Research
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article SAVINGS, INSURANCE AND DEBT OVER THE POST‐APARTHEID PERIOD: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH, South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa (2004) View citations (10) (2004)

2003

16. THE WORLD BANK’S POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER APPROACH: GOOD MARKETING OR GOOD POLICY?
    G-24 Discussion Papers, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development View citations (4)

2001

17. Creative Destruction or Just Plain Destruction?: The U.S. Textile and Apparel Industries since 1972
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
18. Differentiated Products Demand Systems from a Combination of Micro and Macro Data: The New Car Market
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (30)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Differentiated Products Demand Systems from a Combination of Micro and Macro Data: The New Car Market, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (341) (2004)
19. The Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare: "A Rapid Response Methodology"
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (59)
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (2001) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare: A "Rapid Response" Methodology, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2002) View citations (118) (2002)

2000

20. Estimating Production Functions Using Inputs to Control for Unobservables
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
21. Merger Policies And Trade Liberalization
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (35)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Merger Policies and Trade Liberalisation, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2001) View citations (87) (2001)

1999

22. Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis: Price Changes and the Poor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    See also Chapter Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis.Price Changes and the Poor, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (12) (2003)
23. When Industries Become More Productive, Do Firms?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
24. When Industries Become More Productive, Do Firms?: Investigating Productivity Dynamics
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (71)

1997

25. Productivity in the U.S. Auto Industry: Evidence from Multiple Perspectives
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan

1996

26. Carwars: Trying to Make Sense of U.S.-Japan Trade Frictions in the Automobile and Automobile Parts Markets
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Carwars: Trying to Make Sense of U.S.-Japan Trade Frictions in the Automobile and Automobile Parts Markets, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (9) (1997)
27. Firm Heterogeneity, Jobs, and International Trade: Evidence from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1996) View citations (1)

1995

28. Voluntary Export Restraints on Automobiles: Evaluating a Strategic TradePolicy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

1994

29. Competition Policy and International Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1994) View citations (10)
30. International Trade Theory: The Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (82)
    See also Chapter International trade theory: The evidence, Handbook of International Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (490) (1995)

1993

31. Automobile Prices in Market Equilibrium: Part I and II
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Automobile Prices in Market Equilibrium, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1995) View citations (2754) (1995)
32. International Trade and the U.S. Automobile Industry: Current Research, Issues, and Questions
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan
    See also Journal Article International trade and the U.S. automobile industry: Current research, issues, and questions, Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier (1994) View citations (5) (1994)
33. Monopolistic Competition and International Trade: Reconsidering the Evidence
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (9)
34. Product Differentiation as a Source of Comparative Advantage?
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (19)

1991

35. Testing the Imports-As-Market-Discipline Hypothesis
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Testing the imports-as-market-discipline hypothesis, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1993) View citations (342) (1993)

1990

36. Taxes, Tariffs, and Globale Corporation
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990)
    See also Journal Article Taxes, tariffs, and the global corporation, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1993) View citations (8) (1993)

1989

37. A SIMPLE, CONSISTENT ESTIMATE FOR DISTURBANCE COMPONENTS IN FINANCIAL MODELS
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan
    Also in NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989)
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1989)
    Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies (1989)
    See also Journal Article A Simple, Consistent Estimator for Disturbance Components in Financial Models, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1990) View citations (3) (1990)
38. DISTANCE, DEMAND AND OLIGOPOLY PRICING
    Working Papers, California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1989) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1989) View citations (4)
39. ESTIMATING DEMAND AND OLIGOPOLY PRICING FOR DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS WITH MULTIPLE CARACTERISTICS
    Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies
40. IDENTIFYING THE COMPETITION
    Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1988) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Identifying the competition, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1990) View citations (6) (1990)

1988

41. WHICH TOOL IS RIGHT FOR THE JOB? AGRICULTUAL PRICING POLICIES FOR LARGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan

1987

42. Import Competition and the Stock Market Return to Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Import Competition and the Stock Market Return to Capital, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1989) View citations (38) (1989)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Incomes in South Africa after the Fall of Apartheid
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2010, 1, (1), 62 View citations (8)

2004

2. Differentiated Products Demand Systems from a Combination of Micro and Macro Data: The New Car Market
   Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (1), 68-105 View citations (341)
   See also Working Paper Differentiated Products Demand Systems from a Combination of Micro and Macro Data: The New Car Market, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (30) (2001)
3. Production function estimation in Stata using inputs to control for unobservables
   Stata Journal, 2004, 4, (2), 113-123 View citations (289)
4. SAVINGS, INSURANCE AND DEBT OVER THE POST‐APARTHEID PERIOD: A REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH
   South African Journal of Economics, 2004, 72, (3), 604-640 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Savings, Insurance and Debt over the Post-Apartheid Period: A Review of Recent Research, SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2002

5. The Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare: A "Rapid Response" Methodology
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2002, 16, (3), 397-423 View citations (118)
   See also Working Paper The Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare: "A Rapid Response Methodology", William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series (2001) View citations (13) (2001)

2001

6. Merger Policies and Trade Liberalisation
   Economic Journal, 2001, 111, (470), 244-76 View citations (87)
   See also Working Paper Merger Policies And Trade Liberalization, CEPR Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (35) (2000)

1999

7. Employment responses to international liberalization in Chile
   Journal of International Economics, 1999, 47, (2), 321-344 View citations (148)
8. Voluntary Export Restraints on Automobiles: Evaluating a Trade Policy
   American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (3), 400-430 View citations (184)

1995

9. Automobile Prices in Market Equilibrium
   Econometrica, 1995, 63, (4), 841-90 View citations (2754)
   See also Working Paper Automobile Prices in Market Equilibrium: Part I and II, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (10) (1993)

1994

10. Comments on 'trade policies in the U.S. automobile industry", by Penny Koujianou Goldberg
    Japan and the World Economy, 1994, 6, (2), 211-215
11. International trade and the U.S. automobile industry: Current research, issues, and questions
    Japan and the World Economy, 1994, 6, (4), 335-357 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper International Trade and the U.S. Automobile Industry: Current Research, Issues, and Questions, Working Papers (1993) (1993)

1993

12. A general equilibrium analysis of U.S. foreign trade policy: Jaime de Melo and David Tarr (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1992) pp. xvii, 289, $40.00
    Journal of International Economics, 1993, 34, (1-2), 193-195
13. Applications and Limitations of Some Recent Advances in Empirical Industrial Organization: Price Indexes and the Analysis of Environmental Change
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 241-46 View citations (61)
14. Product Differentiation as a
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 445-49 View citations (24)
15. Taxes, tariffs, and the global corporation
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 51, (1), 97-116 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Taxes, Tariffs, and Globale Corporation, Working Papers (1990) (1990)
16. Testing the imports-as-market-discipline hypothesis
    Journal of International Economics, 1993, 35, (1-2), 1-22 View citations (342)
    See also Working Paper Testing the Imports-As-Market-Discipline Hypothesis, Working Papers (1991) View citations (7) (1991)

1990

17. A Simple, Consistent Estimator for Disturbance Components in Financial Models
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (3), 516-20 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper A SIMPLE, CONSISTENT ESTIMATE FOR DISTURBANCE COMPONENTS IN FINANCIAL MODELS, Working Papers (1989) (1989)
18. Identifying the competition
    Journal of International Economics, 1990, 28, (3-4), 199-215 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper IDENTIFYING THE COMPETITION, Working Papers (1989) View citations (1) (1989)

1989

19. Import Competition and the Stock Market Return to Capital
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (5), 1065-87 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Import Competition and the Stock Market Return to Capital, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (3) (1987)
20. Strategic trade policy when firms can invest abroad: When are tariffs and quotas equivalent?
    Journal of International Economics, 1989, 27, (1-2), 129-146 View citations (24)

1988

21. LDC savings rates and debt crises
    World Development, 1988, 16, (7), 779-786 View citations (4)

Chapters

2014

1. Fifteen Years On: Household Incomes in South Africa
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2014, pp 333-355
   See also Working Paper Fifteen Years On: Household Incomes in South Africa, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2007

2. Does Food Aid Harm the Poor? Household Evidence from Ethiopia
   A chapter in Globalization and Poverty, 2007, pp 561-598 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Does Food Aid Harm the Poor? Household Evidence from Ethiopia, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (36) (2005)
3. Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa
   A chapter in Globalization and Poverty, 2007, pp 629-646 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Globalization and the Returns to Speaking English in South Africa, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

2003

4. Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis.Price Changes and the Poor
   A chapter in Managing Currency Crises in Emerging Markets, 2003, pp 393-428 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis: Price Changes and the Poor, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (50) (1999)

1997

5. Carwars: Trying to Make Sense of U.S.-Japan Trade Frictions in the Automobile and Automobile Parts Markets
   A chapter in The Effects of US Trade Protection and Promotion Policies, 1997, pp 11-32 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Carwars: Trying to Make Sense of U.S.-Japan Trade Frictions in the Automobile and Automobile Parts Markets, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan (1996) View citations (2) (1996)

1995

6. International trade theory: The evidence
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of International Economics, 1995, vol. 3, pp 1339-1394 View citations (490)
   See also Working Paper International Trade Theory: The Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (82) (1994)

1990

7. The Linkage between Domestic Taxes and Border Taxes
   A chapter in Taxation in the Global Economy, 1990, pp 357-396 View citations (15)

1988

8. Empirics of Taxes on Differentiated Products: The Case of Tariffs in the U.S. Automobile Industry
   A chapter in Trade Policy Issues and Empirical Analysis, 1988, pp 9-44 View citations (17)