Journal Article
Worker Diversity and Wage Growth Since 1940
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Peake, Makenzie (2020)
Since 1940 the average worker has become older, more educated, more likely to be a woman, less likely to be White, and slightly less likely to be single. How has this evolution of the average worker affected wage growth, that is, the wage of the average worker? We conduct two sets of experiments: First, we decompose wage growth between a “growth effect” and a “distribution effect.” The former measures the effect of a change in the wage function, associating wages with worker types; the latter measures the effect of the changing distribution of worker types. Both effects contribute ...
Review , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , Pages 1-18

Journal Article
Poor Countries Catching Rich Countries in Education, but Not Income
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Peake, Makenzie (2020-06-23)
Rich countries have had higher levels of education for a long time, but poor countries are catching up. However, the increased education for poor countries hasn’t translated to catching up economically.
The Regional Economist , Volume 28 , Issue 2

Journal Article
China’s Innovation and Global Technology Diffusion
Peake, Makenzie; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2019-03-08)
China's technologies are diffusing rapidly throughout the world.
Economic Synopses , Issue 7

Journal Article
The Economic Effects of the 2018 U.S. Trade Policy: A State-Level Analysis
Peake, Makenzie; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2020-10-22)
We evaluate, empirically, the effect of changes in trade policy during the 2018-19 trade war on U.S. economic activity. We begin by documenting that sectors and states across the United States are heterogeneous in their exposure to international trade. To do that, we construct a measure of exposure that combines the share of a sector’s gross output that is accounted for by trade with the pattern of comparative advantage of each state in that sector. We then exploit cross-state heterogeneity in exposure to international trade and correlate it with measures of economic activity across U.S. ...
Review , Volume 102 , Issue 4 , Pages 385-412

Protectionism and Dependence on Imports of Essential Medical Equipment
Leibovici, Fernando; Peake, Makenzie; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2020-04-10)
The COVID-19 global pandemic has led to a surge in protectionism, which poses challenges to countries dependent on imports of essential medical equipment.
On the Economy

Taking a Closer Look at Marital Status and the Earnings Gap
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Peake, Makenzie (2020-09-21)
Research suggests that married men’s higher income account for a significant portion of the U.S. gender earnings gap. Does this also hold when race is considered?
On the Economy

For Poor Countries, Gains in Education Are Not Matched in Income
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Peake, Makenzie (2020-09-15)
Poor countries are narrowing the education gap with rich countries, but not the gap in GDP per capita.
On the Economy

Journal Article
The Lost Weeks of COVID-19 Testing in the United States: Part I
Peake, Makenzie; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Ravikumar, B. (2020-04-22)
The weeks lost due to inaction in the U.S. during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in rationing of tests and a large number of confirmed cases.
Economic Synopses , Issue 24

Journal Article
The Lost Weeks of COVID-19 Testing in the United States: Part II
Peake, Makenzie; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Ravikumar, B. (2020-04-23)
In the U.S., the weeks lost due to inaction during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic helped spread the virus.
Economic Synopses , Issue 25

How Much Does the U.S. Rely on Other Countries for Essential Medical Equipment?
Leibovici, Fernando; Peake, Makenzie; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2020-04-08)
On the Economy