Research interests

Recent decades' increased globalization and international trade has led to significant and visible shifts in the competitive environment faced by businesses, and consequently in how the production of goods is organized across countries and markets. The implications from these shifts on local economies and individual lives have been a highly visible topic of debate, both in the broader public and in academia. Globalization places the businesses of many industries in a new competitive environment, from which some emerge stronger, more productive, and in which others perish.

The overarching theme of my research is the way international trade and macroeconomic environment affect firms, industries and labor.

My current research projects include:

• Globalization and firms' adjustment in high-income regions
• Globalization and evolution of industries in developing countries
• Gender and Globalization
• Workers' adjustment to low-wage import competition in high income regions
• Learning and knowledge transfer between firms in international trade
• International trade and employment polarization in advanced countries
• Macroeconomic volatility and reallocation patterns between firms