Research
Active Projects
“Trade Exposures in Local Retail Pricing”
Senior Honors Thesis. Advisors: Prof. Lydia Cox & Prof. Jesse Gregory
Abstract
(available soon).
Preliminary Figure
“Elasticity of Related-party Trade”
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Abstract
I explore how the import demand of multinationals (MNEs) responds to a short-term tariff shock given the heterogeneity in shares of related-party imports. In particular, I focus on estimating the trade elasticities of MNEs during the 2017-18 Trump tariff period. Building on Amiti et al. (2019) and Fajgelbaum et al. (2020), I estimated the elasticities of related-party imports to be between -1.578 and -1.955 and more elastic than their arms-length counterparts. The preliminary finding of MNE importers/industry being more responsive to tariff changes than non-MNE counterparts under complete tariff pass-through may reflect their profit shifting process in a very short run.
Research Experience
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Economics
Spring 2024 –Research assistant to Prof. Lydia CoxFall 2024 –Directed Study with Prof. Jesse Gregory & Sarah BassFall 2023Research assistant to Dr. Reka Sundaram-StukelSpring 2023Directed Study with Prof. Matteo CamboniSpring 2023 – Spring 2024Research assistant to CALL-ECL Project (Wisconsin Center for Education Research)