Joel Rodrigue

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Joel Rodrigue Department of Economics phone: (615) 322-2871 Vanderbilt University fax: (615) 343-8495 310 Calhoun Hall [email protected] Nashville, TN 37240 https://my.vanderbilt.edu/joelrodrigue/

Research Fields International economics, ﬁrm dynamics, applied econometrics.

Positions and Appointments

Vanderbilt University Assistant Professor 2008 - present World Bank Short Term Consultant Fall 2011 Queen’s University Teaching Fellow 2004 - 2007 Queen’s University Research Assistant 2005 - 2006 Queen’s University Teaching Assistant 2001 - 2006 Bank of Canada Summer Internship 2004 - 2005

Education

Ph.D. Economics Queen’s University 2008 M.A. Economics Queen’s University 2002 B.A. (Hons) Economics University of Manitoba 2001

Articles Published in Refereed Journals “Misallocation and Productivity Eﬀects of the Hawley-Smoot Tariﬀ of 1930," Review of Economic Dynamics with Rick Bond, Mario Crucini and Tristan Potter, forthcoming.

“Does the Use of Imported Intermediates Increase Productivity? Plant-Level Evidence,” Journal of Development Economics with Hiroyuki Kasahara, 87(1), 2008, 106-118.

Working Papers “Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Aggregate Productivity,” under review.

“Deforestation, Foreign Demand and Export Dynamics in Indonesia,” with Omolola Soumonni, under review.

“Firm-Level Investment and Export Dynamics," with Youngwoo Rho, under review.

“Growing into Export Markets: The Impact of Exporting on Firm-Level Investment in Indonesia," with Youngwoo Rho, under review. Work in Progress “Selection and Sorting Across International Markets: Evidence from Chinese Exporters,” with Zhongzhong Hu, Yong Tan, and Chunhai Yu

“Skill Demand and International Trade: Plant-level Evidence," with Hiro Kasahara and Yawen Liang.

Teaching Courses Taught

Vanderbilt University Graduate Topics in International Trade: Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2013. Microeconomic Theory (Graduate Program in Economic Development), Fall 2009, Fall 2010. Intermediate Microeconomics: Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013. Independent Study Graduate Courses: Spring 2009, Fall 2009 (2 Students), Summer 2010 (2 Stu- dents), Summer 2011, Summer 2012

Queen’s University Fourth Year Honours International Trade Theory: Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2004. Intermediate Microeconomics: Summer 2004, Summer 2005. Principles of Macroeconomics: Winter 2005.

University of Calgary A Short Course in New Trade Theory and Empirics (Graduate): January 2012.

Invited Seminar Presentations “Selection and Sorting Across International Markets: Evidence from Chinese Exporters” Vanderbilt University (September 2012), University of Manitoba (November 2012).

“Firm-Level Investment and Export Dynamics" Vanderbilt University (April 2011).

“Deforestation, Foreign Demand and Export Dynamics in Indonesia” University of Calgary (January 2012), World Bank (September 2011), University of British Columbia (May 2010).

“Skill Demand and International Trade: Plant-level Evidence" Vanderbilt University (January 2010).

“Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Aggregate Productivity" Duke University (April 2008), Iowa State University (February 2008), Vanderbilt University (January 2008), Purdue University (January 2008), Arizona State University (January 2008), HEC Montreal (January 2008), The University of Victoria (January 2008), The University of Ottawa (January 2008), Carleton University (December 2007), McMaster University (December 2007), The Pennsylvania State University (November 2007), The University of Western Ontario (November 2007),

2 Queen’s University (October 2007).

“Does the Use of Imported Intermediates Increase Productivity? Plant-Level Evidence" Queen’s University (January 2004), Bank of Canada (June 2004).

“The role of rhetoric in the public discourse of economic policy,Ó Aquinas College (February 2012), Public Lecture.

Conference Presentations “Selection and Sorting Across International Markets: Evidence from Chinese Exporters” Midwest Trade and Theory Meetings, St. Louis (October 2012).

“Misallocation and Productivity Eﬀects of the Hawley-Smoot Tariﬀ of 1930," Society for Economic Dynamics, Ghent, Belgium, (July 2011).

“Firm-Level Investment and Export Dynamics," Econometric Society World Congress, Shanghai, China (August 2010), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Ottawa, Canada (June 2011), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Calgary, Canada (June 2012).

“Skill Demand and International Trade: Plant-level Evidence" Georgia Institute of Technology, Empirical Trade Conference, Atlanta (November 2010).

“Deforestation, Foreign Demand and Export Dynamics in Indonesia" Midwest Trade and Theory Meetings, Nashville (November 2011), Rocky Mountain Empirical Trade Conference, Banﬀ, Canada (May 2010), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Quebec, Canada (May 2010), Southern Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta (November 2010).

“External Finance and Trade Liberalization" Third Southeastern International/Development Workshop, Atlanta (December 2009).

“Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Aggregate Productivity" International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Manila (November 2008), Empirical Investigations in International Trade, Purdue University (October 2007), North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society, Duke University (July 2007), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Dalhousie University (June 2007), Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (April 2007), Midwest Trade and Theory Meetings, University of Minnesota (April 2007), Numerically Intensive Economic Policy Analysis, Queen’s University (May 2006).

“Does the Use of Imported Intermediates Increase Productivity? Plant-Level Evidence" North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society, Brown University (July 2004), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Ryerson University (June 2004), Numerically Intensive Economic Policy Analysis, Queen’s University (May 2004).

3 Thesis Supervision Graduate

Yong Tan, Co-Supervisor, 2010-present Young-Woo Rho, Co-Supervisor, 2009-present Tomasso Tempesti, Secondary Supervisor, 2008-2011 Omolola Soumonni, Co-Supervisor, 2009-2011

Undergraduate

Mallory Mahan, Primary Supervisor, 2008-2010 William Johnson, Primary Supervisor, 2009-2011

Awards C.A. Curtis Prize, Queen’s University 2009 (The best doctoral thesis in economics defended in the past two years) Winner of the Empirical Investigations in International Trade Conference Graduate Student 2007 Competition National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation Scholarship 2007 Thesis Completion Bursary, Queen’s University 2007 Skelton Clark Award, Department of Economics, Queen’s University 2006 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2006 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Doctoral Scholarship (2 years) 2004 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2 years) 2003 Queen’s University Graduate Scholarship (6 years) 2001 Adalsteinn Kristjansson Scholarship, University of Manitoba (2 years) 2001 (Travelling Scholarship for Graduate Studies) Rubin Simkin Award in Economics, University of Manitoba 2000 (Best Paper on Economic Growth and the Quality of Life) Isbister Scholarship, University of Manitoba 2000 (For highest standing in the Faculty of Arts in any non-graduating year) Faculty of Arts Award, University of Manitoba 2000 University of Manitoba Students Union Bursary 2000 Board of Governors Scholarship, Brandon University 1997

Refereeing and Service Referee

American Economic Review, Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Inquiry, International Economic Review, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Productivity Anal- ysis, World Development, World Economy.

4 Paper Discussant

Empirical Investigations in International Trade, Purdue University (October 2007), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Dalhousie University (June 2007), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Ryerson University (June 2004), Eleventh International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Manila (November 2008), T2LEAP Conference on Firm Dynamics, Statistics Canada (December 2008), American Economic Association Meetings, San Francisco (January 2009), Rocky Mountain Empirical Trade Conference, Banﬀ, Canada (May 2010), Southern Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta (November 2010), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Ottawa, Canada (June 2011), Canadian Economic Association Meetings, Calgary, Canada (June 2012).

Administrative Experience Departmental Recruiting Committee (Senior Development Position) 2008-2010 Departmental Committee on the Graduate Program in Economic Development 2009-2010 Assisted with Interviews at AEA meetings (Health Economist Position) 2010 Advisory Committee for the Graduate Program in Economic Development 2010-2011 Departmental Recruiting Committee (Junior Development Position) 2010-2011