Advising

• Chan Kim, University of Maryland

• Luis Jaramillo, University of Maryland

• Phillip Ludwig, KU Leuven

• Jaehong Park, University of Maryland

• Xue Song, University of Maryland

Student information listed in the order: Year of Defense, Initial Job, Dissertation Title

• Heehyun Lim, 2022, Korean Development Institute, "Essays on International Trade and the Environment"

• Shihangyin Zhang, 2022, Capital One, “Essays on Global Supply Chains and Trade Policies” 

• Alejandro Graziano, 2020, University of Nottingham, “Essays on Trade Policy  and Industrial Concentration” 

• Lerong Li, 2020, UIBE University, “Essays on Trade Policy Shocks, U.S. Imports and Consumer Prices” 

• Edith Laget 2019, World Bank, “Essays on Preferential Trade Agreements”

• Jingting Fan, 2017, Penn State University, “Talent, Geography, and Offshore R&D” 

• Yang Xu, 2017, Xiamen University, “Structural Change, Skill Premium and Trade”  

• Marisol Chatruc, 2016, IDB Research Group, “Trade Shocks and Local Labor Market Linkages” 

• Jeronimo Carballo, 2015, University of Colorado Boulder, “Global Sourcing Under Uncertainty”  

• Lixin Tang, 2015, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, “Top Income Inequality and the Gains from Trade” 

• Lauren Deason, 2014, IFPRI, “Modeling International Trade Under the Threat of Tariff Hikes in General Equilibrium” 

• Teresa Fort, 2012, Dartmouth College, “Firms’ Organization of Global Production,” winner of the University of Maryland Best Social Sciences Dissertation award 

• Kyle Handley, 2011, Stanford SIEPR post-doc, University of Michigan, “Policy Uncertainty and Export Decisions,” winner of the World Trade Organization Best Young Economist prize

• Antoine Gervais, 2010, Notre Dame University, “Product Differentiation in International Trade” 

• Lourenco Paz, 2009, Syracuse University, “Essays on International Trade and Inequality” 

• Utsav Kumar, 2007, Conference Board, “Essays on Inequality and Reforms: Evidence from India”  

• Piyush Chandra, 2007, Colgate University, “WTO Accession as Commitment: Theory and Evidence”

• Baybars Karacaovali, 2006, Fordham University NY, “The Three Faces of Trade Liberalization: Unilateral, Preferential and Multilateral” 

• Patricia Rodriguez, 2005, Brandeis University, “The Effects of Loss Aversion on Trade Policy: Theory and Evidence” 

Professor Limão has co-authored 14 articles with current or former students.
Find the list of papers coauthored with students here.

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