Research
The school’s core strengths lie in international economics, macroeconomics and industrial organization. Research topics include economics of free trade agreements and bilateral trade flows, international transmission of business cycles, labor market demands, monetary policy within the open economy context, economics of entrepreneurship, and competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions. Other topics include taxation of multinational firms, economics of nonprofits, analysis of stock price movements, R&D subsidies, and the dynamics of technological change.