China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and its consequent reduction of trade policy uncertainty have been among the main driving forces of its export expansion after 2001. This research studies the impact of the reduction in trade policy uncertainty on employment using...

China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 and its consequent reduction of trade policy uncertainty have been among the main driving forces of its export expansion after 2001. This research studies the impact of the reduction in trade policy uncertainty on employment using...

Tariff reductions have gender-specific effects on the labor market that change the relative bargaining power within households, which in turn affects child outcomes. We estimate how changes in parental labor supply due to these tariff reductions affect child schooling by focusing on young...

Many countries have adopted energy policies that promote biofuels as a substitute for gasoline in transportation. For instance, 40% of U.S. grain is now used for energy and this share is expected to rise significantly under the current Renewable Fuels Mandate. This paper examines the...

More than 40% of US grain is used for energy due to the Renewable Fuels Mandate (RFS). There are no studies of the global distributional consequences of this purely domestic policy. Using micro-level survey data, we trace the effect of the RFS on world food prices and their impact on household...