Rafael Dix-Carneiro, Associate Professor and Director of Economic Research Initiatives at Duke

Professor Dix-Carneiro works on topics related to international trade, labor markets and economic development. 

His research focuses on the labor market adjustment process in response to globalization and trade liberalization, including i) the dynamics of adjustment to trade and ii) the margins of adjustment to trade. Additional research includes how trade-oriented firms respond to exchange rate fluctuations and the impact of economic shocks on crime.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	201B Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	919-660-1820
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.google.com/site/rafaeldixcarneiro/

Teaching (Fall 2021):

• ECON 355.01, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Synopsis

  Social Sciences 119, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

  (also cross-listed as PUBPOL 288.01)

• ECON 624.01, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, TuTh 03:30 PM-04:45 PM

• ECON 824.01, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, TuTh 03:30 PM-04:45 PM

Office Hours:

Available upon request.

Education:

Ph.D.	Princeton University	2011
MS	Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada	2005
BS	Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro	2002

Specialties:

International Economics and Finance
Labor Economics / Economics of the Household

Research Interests:

Professor Dix-Carneiro's research focuses in understanding the transition of economies following trade liberalization or other major sector-specific shocks. He has also studied export behavior following exchange rate shocks and the relationship between industry-level skill premia and exports.

Keywords:

Adjustment costs

Curriculum Vitae  Bio

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Dix-Carneiro, R; Kovak, BK, Margins of labor market adjustment to trade, Journal of International Economics, vol. 117 (March, 2019), pp. 125-142 [doi]  [abs]
2. Dix-Carneiro, R; Soares, RR; Ulyssea, G, Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalization, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 10 no. 4 (October, 2018), pp. 158-195, American Economic Association [doi]  [abs]
3. Dix-Carneiro, R; Kovak, BK, Trade Liberalization and Regional Dynamics, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) Working Paper, vol. 107 no. 241 (August, 2016), pp. 2908-2946, American Economic Association [doi]
4. Dix-Carneiro, R; Kovak, BK, Trade Liberalization and the Skill Premium: A Local Labor Markets Approach, American Economic Review, vol. 105 no. 5 (May, 2015), pp. 551-557, American Economic Association [doi]
5. Dix-Carneiro, R, Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Dynamics, vol. 82 no. 3 (2014), pp. 825-885, The Econometric Society [doi]  [abs]