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

Please note: Rafael has left the "Economics" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

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
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.google.com/site/rafaeldixcarneiro/

Teaching (Fall 2025):

• ECON 824.01, INTERNATIONAL TRADE I Synopsis

  Social Sciences 113, MW 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ECON 881.02, TOPICS IN APPLIED MICROECON Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, TuTh 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ECON 901.03, APPLIED MICROECONOMICS WKSHP Synopsis

  Social Sciences 113, M 10:05 AM-11:30 AM

• ECON 951S.04, APPLIED MICRO RESEARCH Synopsis

  Social Sciences 139, M 11:45 AM-01:00 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; Pessoa, JP; Reyes-Heroles, R; Traiberman, S, Globalization, Trade Imbalances, and Labor Market Adjustment*, Q J Econ (January, 2023), pp. qjac043 [doi]  [abs]
2. Dix-Carneiro, R; Traiberman, S, Globalization, trade imbalances and inequality, Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 133 (January, 2023), pp. 48-72 [doi]  [abs]
3. Borusyak, K; Dix-Carneiro, R; Kovak, B, Understanding Migration Responses to Local Shocks (April, 2022)
4. Dix-Carneiro, R; Goldberg, PK; Meghir, C; Ulyssea, G, Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions and Regulations (April, 2021)
5. Dix-Carneiro, R; Goldberg, P; Meghir, C; Ulyssea, G, Trade and Informality in the Presence of Labor Market Frictions and Regulations, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper no. 302 (January, 2021)