Research

 
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Macroeconomic Policy:

 

Exchange rates and monetary stabilization of tariff shocks (formerly Monetary Stabilization of Sectoral Tariffs)

2026 working paper (with Giancarlo Corsetti)

 

The Macroeconomic Stabilization of Tariff Shocks: What is the Optimal Monetary Response?

2023 Journal of International Economics (with Giancarlo Corsetti)

JIE: main replication files

Historical version of OPDSGE toolbox

Historical version of Utilities toolbox

Additional files for replication not posted to JIE website

 

Fear of Appreciation and Current Account Adjustment

2025 Journal of International Economics (with Kyunghun Kim and Ju H. Pyun )

 

Catching Up by Deglobalizing : Capital Account Policy and Economic Growth

2023 Journal of International Money and Finance (with Woo Jin Choi and Ju H. Pyun )

 

Beyond Competitive Devaluations: The Monetary Dimensions of Comparative Advantage

2020, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (with Giancarlo Corsetti)

 

Firm Entry and Financial Shocks

2018, Economic Journal (joint with Ching-Yi Lin and Ling Feng)

 

 

Trade and Macroeconomics:

 

Currency Undervaluation and Comparative Advantage

2022 European Economic Review

 

Trade and Firm Financing

2021 Journal of International Economics (with Ching-Yi Lin and Ling Feng)

 

Financial Frictions and Trade Dynamics

2018, IMF Economic Review (with Ching-Yi Lin and Ling Feng)

 

The Dynamic Effects of Currency Union on Trade

2012, Journal of International Economics (with Ching-Yi Lin)