We exploit the gender-specific components of large-scale labor demand shocks stemming
from rising international manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic …

This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the
1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as a natural experiment generating exogenous shocks to …

We analyze the impact of trade-induced income shocks on the size of local government and
the provision of public services. Areas in the United States with declining labor demand and …

We study the effects of import competition on workers' mental distress, using unique
longitudinal data on mental health for British residents, coupled with measures of import …

This paper assesses the effect of import competition on the labour market and health
outcomes of US workers. We first show that import shocks affect employment and income …

Increased import competition from China has brought about a host of negative
consequences for the most exposed industries and labor markets. Do social programs …

We study how NAFTA changed the geography of violence in Mexico. We propose that this
open border policy increased trafficking profits of Mexican cartels, resulting in violent …

Recent elections in the United States and other countries have been marked by intense
political rhetoric over the appropriate degrees of globalization and the distributional benefits …

This thesis consists of four papers on technology, work, skills, and personality using novel
large-scale data and methods. The first paper (Chapter 1, with Johannes Hirvonen and …

The recent global financial crisis has vividly pointed to spatial patterns in economies'
reactions to the global economic shocks. Some countries, especially European, have …