CHRISTOPHER M. MEISSNER
Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis
Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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. Used to be on X /Twitter @cmicmeissner - now on Bluesky @chris-meissner.bsky.social
WHAT'S NEW?
Did Tariffs Make American Manufacturing Great? New Evidence from the Gilded Age with Alex Klein
In case you were wondering: the answer is no, they did not.
Coverage by: Peter Coy/New York Times, NPR news (3'43"), All things Considered on NPR (1/2/2025), Marketwatch, UC Davis L&S magazine, Cato Institute, Macro Roundup
Suez with David Jacks and Nikolaus Wolf
Coverage by: Macro Round Up
My new BOOK "One from the Many: The Global Economy Since 1850" is out now! Click here to find out more. Order here. (click "Book" above for a 30% discount)
Chosen as one the "Best Economics Books of 2024" by Jason Furman at Five Books.
Capsule review by Barry Eichengreen in Foreign Affairs.
US Trade Performance, 1866-1914: A View from New Granular Data coming soon
International Banks: A New View coming soon
OLDER RESEARCH
Austerity and the Rise of the Nazis (open access in the Journal of Economic History with Gregori Galofré-Vilà, Martin McKee, and David Stuckler) Press coverage from Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Vox, and Spiegel Online
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)
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