Dr. Wanyu Chung
W.Chung@bham.ac.uk
On maternity leave after January 2024

I am Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

I have been appointed ONS Fellow since January 2023, offering expert advice to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the measurement of the economy and the collection and presentation of economic data for the UK. 

I am also an Expert Volunteer for RES Women's Committee, contributing to the establishment of the new UK Women in Economics (UK WEN) Network.  

My research interests are in the fields of international trade, international economics, and international macroeconomics.

You can find my CV here.

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Publications 

“Vehicle currency pricing and exchange rate pass-through” Journal of the European Economic Association 20-1, January 2022 (with Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy). The online appendix is available here. Also featured in VOXEU videoExchange rates and inflation” and Faculti video "Vehicle currency pricing" 

“Imported inputs and invoicing currency choice: Theory and evidence from UK transaction data” Journal of International Economics 99, March 2016.  Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2015 Spring Meeting of Young Economists

Work in Progress

Regional content requirements and market power: Lessons from CUSFTA” (with Carlo Perroni), previously circulated as "Rules of origin and market power" CEPR Discussion Paper 15897, R&R Journal of International Economics

"Measuring Brexit uncertainty: A machine learning and textual analysis approach" (with Duiyi Dai and Robert Elliott) CEPR Discussion Paper 17410 ; Latest Version; Project Webpage

“Authorised economic operator, intermediaries, and international trade” (with Robert Elliott, Yangjun Han and Antonio Navas)

“What drives firms' forecast errors and how do they affect operational decisions?” (with Christoph Gortz and Plutarchos Sakellaris)

“Currency of invoicing choices and aggregate shocks.” (With Natalie Chen and Dennis Novy)

“Asymmetry in exporters’ pricing behaviour” (with Robert Elliott, Loretta Fung, Jin-Tan Liu and Chun-yenWu) 

“Causal effects of export and import intensities on firm-level productivity” (with Sourafel Girma and Sandra Lancheros)

Other Writing

Authorised Economic Operators in policy report  UK Regulation After Brexit Revisited, UK in a Changing Europe, Centre for Competition Policy, and Brexit & Environment, Oct. 2022 (with Robert J R Elliott, Yangjun Han and Antonio Navas)

“Authorised economic operators (AEO) and trade” in policy report UK Regulation After Brexit, UK in a Changing Europe, Centre for Competition Policy, and Brexit & Environment, February 2021 (with Antonio Navas)

“Can facilitators in international supply chains help to alleviate post Brexit trade disruption?” UK in a Changing Europe, November 2020 (with Antonio Navas)