Research
WORK IN PROGRESS
-“Heterogeneous Trade Elasticity and Managerial Skills." (with Lionel Fontagné, Irene Iodice and Gianluca Orefice)
- "Productivity in the aftermath of a natural disaster: Evidence from the El Niño floods in Ecuador" (with Caroline Paunov)
WORKING PAPERS (Under review)
- "The effect of FDI liberalization on manufacturing firms’ technology upgrading" (with Nevine El-Mallakh)
- “Input-trade liberalization and formal employment: Evidence from Mexico." (with Pamela Bombarda)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2023
- "Lower prices or higher quality? Firms' response to increased competition following trade liberalization" (with Vanessa Strauss-Kahn), Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, (forthcoming).
- "How resilient was trade to COVID-19? " (with Ana Fernandes and Caroline Paunov), Economic Letters (forthcoming).
2022
- "Do US top executives benefit from market concentration? " (with Caroline Paunov), Oxford Economic Papers, September 2022.
2021
- “Firms’ exports, volatility and skills: Evidence from France." (with Pamela Bombarda, Sebastien Jean and Gianluca Orefice), 2021, forthcoming European Economic Review, Volume 140, November 2021.
- "Input quality and skills are complementary and increase output quality: Causal evidence from Ecuador’s trade liberalization" (with Caroline Paunov), Journal of Development Economics, Volume 151, June 2021.
- "Disentangling trade reform impacts on firm market and production decisions" (with Caroline Paunov), European Economic Review, Volume 135, June 2021.
- "Financial Development, Reallocation and Growth: Firm Heterogeneity Matters" (with Antoine Berthou), The World Economy, Volume 44, Issue 5
May 2021.
2020
- "Trade liberalization and heterogeneous firms’ adjustments: evidence from India" (with Ivan Ledezma), Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 156, 407–441, 2020.
2019
- "The effect of communication and energy services reform on manufacturing firms’ innovation", Journal of Comparative Economics, 48(2), November 2019.
2018
- “The Effect of India’s Industrial Liberalization on Firms’ Decision to Innovate: Do Business Conditions Matter?” (with Caroline Paunov) , Journal of Industrial Economics, LXVI-1, March, 2018.
2017
-“From micro to macro: Demand and supply-side determinants of trade elasticity”, (with Thierry Mayer and Mathias Thoenig), Journal of International Economics, 108: 1-19 (lead article), 2017.
- “Does Input-trade Liberalization Affect Firms' Foreign Technology Choice?”, (with Antoine Berthou), World Bank Economic Review, 31 (2): 351-384, 2017.. Online Appendix.
2016
- “The effects of input tariffs on productivity: panel data evidence for OECD countries”, (with Asa Johansson, Fabrice Murtin and Giuseppe Nicoletti), Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 152, Issue 2, pp 401-424, May 2016.
2015
- “Input-Trade Liberalization, Export Prices and Quality Upgrading”, (with Vanessa Strauss-Kahn), Journal of International Economics, Vol. 95 (2), p.p. 250–262, March 2015.
- “The Impact of Worker Bargaining Power on the Organization of Global Firms”, (with Juan Carluccio), Journal of International Economics, 96(1),162-181, 2015.
- “Trade Liberalization and Heterogeneous Technology Adoption”, (with Ivan Ledezma), Review of International Economics, Vol. 23, N° 4, pp. 738–781., 2015.
2014
- “Does Services Liberalization affect Manufacturing Firms' Export Performance? Evidence from India”, Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 42 (3), pp. 569-589, August 2014.
- “Does Importing More Inputs Raise Exports? Firm Level Evidence from France”, (with Vanessa Strauss-Kahn), Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 150 (2), pp. 241-275, May 2014.
2013
- “Trade and Product Market Policies in Upstream Sectors and Productivity in Downstream Sectors: Firm-level Evidence from China”, (with Orsetta Causa), Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 41(3), pp.843-862, August 2013.
- “Chinese Trade Reforms, Market Access and Foreign Competition: the Patterns of French Exporters”, (with Pamela Bombarda), World Bank Economic Review, vol. 27(1), pp. 80-108, January 2013.
2012
- “Input-trade Liberalization and Firm Export Decisions: Evidence from Argentina”, Journal of Development Economics, vol. 97(2), p.481-493, March 2012.
- “Technology Adoption, Export Status and Skill Upgrading: Theory and Evidence”, Review of International Economics, vol. 20(2), pp.315-331, May 2012.
- “The Decision to Import Capital Goods in India: Firms' Financial Factors Matter”, (with Antoine Berthou), World Bank Economic Review, vol. 26(3), pp. 486-513, July 2012.
2010
- Trade integration and within-plant productivity evolution in Chile”, (with Ivan Ledezma), Review of World Economics / Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 146 (1), pp. 113-146, February 2010.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
- “Trade Integration in Manufacturing: the Chilean Experience”, (with Ivan Ledezma), in Vol. 12: Gabriele Tondl (eds.), The EU and Emerging Markets, January 2009, ECSA editions, Springer.
- “Los Efectos de la Apertura Comercial Sobre el Patrón de Especialización de las Exportaciones: El Caso Argentino", (with Ivan Ledezma), in “Salida de Crisis y Estrategias Alternativas de Desarrollo: La experiencia Argentina”. R. Boyer et J. Neffa (eds.). Miño y Dávila Editores, Madrid. November 2007.
NON-ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
- “Winners and Losers from Structural Reforms in India”, (with Antoine Berthou), La Lettre du CEPII, N°329, January 2013.
- “Importing Intermediate Goods to Foster French Firms’ Productivity and Exports”, (with Vanessa Strauss-Kahn), Le Blog du CEPII, 15 October 2012.
- “Financial Development in India and Firms’ Growth” (with Antoine Berthou), Le Blog du CEPII, 21 September 2012.
- “Sous-traiter ou investir à l’étranger, selon le pouvoir de négociation salariale”, (with Juan Carluccio), Le Cercle Les Echos, 21 March 2011.