Economics
Ph.D. 2001, University of Washington
Fields: Macroeconomic Theory, Economic Growth, International Economics
Selected Publications
- "Microfinance and Missing Markets," Canadian Journal of Economics, (with Shahe Emran and Joseph Stiglitz)
- "On Cross-country Differences in the Contribution of Nontraded Goods to Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations,” Open Economies Review, (with Erick Kitenge)
- "Unconditional Convergence of Labor Productivity in the Service Sector,” Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol. 59, pp. 217-229, 2019, (with Bisrat Kinfemichael)
- "Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy with Cross-Border Labor Mobility,” Journal of Macroeconomics 52 pp. 147-174, 2017 (with Sokchea Lim).
- "Real Exchange Rate Dynamics: The Role of Elastic Labor Supply," Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol 30 (7), pp. 1303-1322, 2011 (with Stephen J. Turnovsky)
- "Infrastructure Provision and Macroeconomic Performance," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 35, pp. 1288-1306, 2011 (with Santanu Chatterjee).
- "Is There Really A 'Border Effect'?" Journal of International Money and Finance, 26 (7), 1229-1238, 2007.
- "Sectoral Adjustment Costs and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in a Two-Sector Dependent Economy." Journal of International Economics, 63, 147-177, 2004 (with Stephen J. Turnovsky).
- "What Can We Learn from a Large Border Effect in Developing Countries?" Journal of Development Economics, 72, 353-369, 2003.