Political Economy (with emphasis on the relationship between politics and trade policy)

Industrial Organization (with emphasis on partnerships and theories of the firm)



Main Publications:

" Feasible Multilateralism and the Effects of Regionalism"
Journal of International Economics, forthcoming. Abstract

" Trade Liberalization, Outsourcing, and the Hold Up Problem" (with John Turner)
Journal of International Economics, forthcoming.

" Efficient Dissolution of Partnerships and the Structure of Control" (with John Turner)
Games and Economic Behavior 60(1), 187-199, July 2007.

" Exchanging Market Access at the Outsiders' Expense - the Case of Customs Unions"
Canadian Journal of Economics 40(1), 207-224, February 2007.

" Rent Destruction and the Political Viability of Free Trade Agreements"
Quarterly Journal of Economics 120(4), 1475-1506, November 2005. Appendix

" Endogenous Free Trade Agreements and the Multilateral Trading System"
Journal of International Economics 67(2), 471-497, December 2005.

" Trade Creating Free Trade Areas and the Undermining of Multilateralism"
European Economic Review 49(7), 1717-1735, October 2005.

Working Papers and Work in Progress:

" Trust-Based Trade" (with Luis Araujo)
Abstract

"Does Regionalism Affect Trade Liberalization towards Non-Members?" (with Caroline Freund and Antoni Estevadeordal)

" Unbundling Ownership and Control" (with Daniel Ferreira and John Turner)
Abstract

"Political Competition and the Strategic Adoption of Free Trade Agreements"

"Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy," with Xuepeng Liu

"Supply and Demand Shocks in Brazil" (with Carlos A. Rezende)
Abstract

Other Publications:

"Taxation in the Brazilian Construction Sector: a Redistributive Instrument?" (in Portuguese)
Brazilian Journal of Business Economics (Revista Brasileira de Economia de Empresas) 5(2), 7-19, July/December 2005. Abstract

"Lower Indirect Taxes in the Brazilian Agricultural Sector: Who Gains? Who Loses?" (in Portuguese)
Brazilian Journal of Applied Economics (Economia Aplicada) 5(3), 569-599, September 2001. Abstract

Articles on “Autarky,” “Production Possibilities,” “Trade Barriers,” “Brazil” and “European Union.”
In Syed Hussain (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Capitalism. New York: Facts On File, 2004.