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

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

Journal Article
Observing the Earnings Gap through Marital Status, Race and Gender
Vandenbroucke, Guillaume; Peake, Makenzie (2019)
In addition to race and gender, marital status appears to play a role in the earnings gap.
The Regional Economist , Volume 27 , Issue 2

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

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

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

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

Journal Article
A Closer Look at China’s Supposed Misappropriation of U.S. Intellectual Property
Peake, Makenzie; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2019-02-08)
China has significantly increased its payments for the use of U.S. intellectual property.
Economic Synopses , Issue 5

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

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