My research statement is available on request.
Working Papers
(Job Market Paper)
Research Question:
What drives the rising spatial concentration of
innovation from
1990 and what are the aggregate consequences?
Methodological Contributions:
(1) Introduce
endogenous, directed, and microfounded innovation in a
dynamic
spatial model;
(2) Decompose the welfare impacts from shocks to
fundamentals into
transitory and long-run growth components
Dynamic Spatial
Equilibrium
(joint with Ivan Rudik, Gary Lyn,
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea)
R&R, Journal of
Political Economy: Macroeconomics
Research Question: What are the welfare effects
of general equilibrium adaptation via trade, migration, and capital
accumulation in response to
climate change?
Methodological Contributions:
(1)
Model-consistent estimating equations to identify climate impacts on
productivity and amenities from temperature shocks;
(2)
Quantitative decomposition of general equilibrium adaptation channels
(trade, migration, industry switching, capital accumulation) to shocks
in fundamentals in a dynamic spatial model
Work in Progress
Research Question: What drives the rising intensity of
cross-region
coinventor networks and what are the aggregate
implications?
Intended Methodological
Contribution: Introduce field-specific
expertise in a
dynamic spatial model with endogenous and directed
innovation
(joint with Bernardo Ribeiro)
Research
Question: Why are newer technology vintages concentrated
in
big cities?
Methodological Contribution:
Introduce technology vintages in a
dynamic spatial model with
endogenous and directed innovation