Current Research Topics

Multinational firms and international trade and investment policy; globalization's impact on the distribution of skills and income; distribution networks, firms, and market access; U.S trade policy

Selected Publications

With G. Willmann, "Escaping a Protectionist Rut: Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform in a Democracy," Journal of International Economics, 85(1), 2011; “Reevaluating the Role of Trade Agreements: Does Investment Globalization Make the WTO Obsolete?” Journal of International Economics, 82(1), 2010; "Trade Taxes and International Investment," Canadian Journal of Economics, 42(3), 2009; "Foreign Direct Investment, Endogenous Tariffs, and Preferential Trade Agreements," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 7(1), 2007; with J. Andreoni, "Testing Subgame Perfection Apart From Fairness in Ultimatum Games," Experimental Economics, 9(4), 2006

Awards

All-University Teaching Award, University of Virginia, 2007; UVa Department of Economics Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2006; Bankard Fund for Political Economy Research Grants (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 2011–present; Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, 2004–11

Nonacademic positions: Analyst/Senior Analyst, The Economics Resource Group, Inc., 1997–99

Editorial positions: Referee for American Economic Review, International Economic Review, Journal of International Economics, National Science Foundation, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies and more than a dozen other journals