Research

Working Papers

A Global Foreign Direct Investment Stocks Database

Conference papers 333293, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project. Joint with Eddy Bekkers, Csilla Lakatos and Yu, Roger So.

Description: We construct a three-dimensional (bilateral, by sector) global FDI stock database for the baseline year of 2014 and 2017 which is compatible with the GTAP version 10 and version 11 database...

FDI Statistics Comparison for the United States

Research in Progress

Automation, Trade, and Political Outcomes: Evidence from the United States

Description: This chapter explores the relationship between industrial automation, international trade, and political outcomes in the United States.

Automation and Trade Shocks in the United States

The Political Economy of Autocratic Transitions: The Role of Delegation of Violence

Description: Joint work with Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier. This chapter explores how delegation of violence shapes transitions to autocracy. Full draft available at the link above.

Transition from Democracy to Autocracy

Trade Diversion and the Rise of Türkiye: The Impact of the Iranian Revolution

Description: This chapter examines how the Iranian Revolution led to trade diversion and the subsequent diplomatic shifts that involved all the three Cold War blocks: NATO, Warsaw Pact and MNA.

Trade Diversion and the Rise of Türkiye