CHRISTOPHER M. MEISSNER


My research focuses on international financial crises, exchange rate policy, international trade and international finance often with a long-run perspective.  I have some recent work in the area of public health and economics. More info on me is here.  Also have a look at my pages on REPEC, Google Scholar, and at the NBER. Follow me on Twitter @cmicmeissner

WHAT'S NEW?  

My new book "One from the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850" is out soon. Click here to find out more.  Order here.  (click "Book" above for a 30% discount)

Tariffs and US Manufacturing Productivity, 1870 - 1900 (with Alex Klein) coming soon

Suez (with David Jacks and Nikolaus Wolf) coming soon 

US Trade Performance, 1866-1914: A View from New Granular Data  coming soon

International Banks:  A New View coming soon

Original Sin and The Great Depression (Journal of International Economics - with Michael Bordo) (open access!)

The French (Trade) Revolution of 1860: Intra-Industry Trade and Smooth Adjustment (Journal of Economic History - with Stephane Becuwe and Bertrand Blancheton)

A Note on Long-Run Persistence of Public Health Outcomes in Pandemics (Economics and Biology with Peter Z. Lin) 

Health vs. Wealth? Public Health Policies and the Economy During Covid-19 (with Peter Z. Lin)

Austerity and the Rise of the Nazis (Journal of Economic History with Gregori Galofré-Vilà, Martin McKee, and David Stuckler)  Press coverage from Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Vox, and Spiegel Online (the most downloaded and viewed article at the Journal of Economic History website since publication)

Contact Information:

Christopher M. Meissner, Professor of Economics

Department of Economics

University of California, Davis

One Shields Avenue

Davis, CA 95616 USA

Tel: +1 (530) 754-1538; Fax: +1 (530) 752-9382

email: cmm at ucdavis.edu

twitter: @cmicmeissner