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	Dr Guy MICHAELS Research Associate - Labour Markets
	Tel: 020 7852 3518 Email: g.michaels@lse.ac.uk Room/Desk: 32L 2.10 Curriculum Vitae
Expertise: Labour Economics, Economic Development, Economic Geography Biography: Guy Michaels is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is also a research associate at Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the LSE, a research affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), an affiliate at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and an external research associate at the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre). He received a B.Sc. in Mathematics, magna cum laude, from Tel-Aviv University in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Current Areas of Research: Guy's current research in labor economics involves studying the changes in tasks performed in the economy over time, the role of technology and especially automation, and the implications for productivity and income distribution. His research on urbanization focuses primarily on the consequences of large urban floods, and on the evolving nature of cities, especially in Africa. Education: Ph.D., Economics, MIT, 2006 B.Sc., Mathematics, Tel-Aviv University, 2000 Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions: Economics Department, LSE - Lecturer in Economics Centre for Economic Performance - Research Associate Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) - Research Affiliate Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) - Affiliate Review of Economic Studies - Member of the Editorial Board Selected Publications: Do Giant Oilfield Discoveries Fuel Internal Armed Conflicts? Joint with Yu-Hsiang Lei Journal of Development Economics, September 2014, 110: 139-157 Has ICT Polarized Skill Demand? Evidence from Eleven Countries over 25 years Joint with Ashwini Natraj and John Van Reenen Review of Economics and Statistics, March 2014, 96(1): 60-77 Urbanization and Structural Transformation (Joint with Ferdinand Rauch and Stephen Redding), Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2012, 127(2): 535-586 (lead article) CEP Publications: Flooded Cities Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Thomas K.J. McDermott, Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, February 2016 Paper No' CEPCP463: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises ‘Flooded Cities’ by Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Guy Michaels, Thomas McDermott and Ferdinand Rauch, CEP Discussion Paper No.1398, December 2015. Flooded Cities Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Thomas K.J. McDermott, Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, December 2015 Paper No' CEPDP1398: Read Abstract \| Full paper Robots at work: the impact on productivity and jobs Georg Graetz, Guy Michaels, July 2015 Paper No' CEPCP447: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises ‘Robots at Work’ by Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1335. Robots at Work Georg Graetz, Guy Michaels, March 2015 Paper No' CEPDP1335: Read Abstract \| Full paper Can cities be trapped in bad locations? Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, February 2014 Paper No' CEPCP408: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises ‘Resetting the Urban Network: 117-2012’ by Guy Michaels and Ferdinand Rauch, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1248, November 2013. Resetting the Urban Network: 117-2012 Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, November 2013 Paper No' CEPDP1248: Read Abstract \| Full paper Task Specialization in U.S. Cities from 1880-2000 Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, Stephen J. Redding, February 2013 Paper No' CEPDP1186: Read Abstract \| Full paper Giant oilfields and civil conflict Yu-Hsiang Lei, Guy Michaels, May 2012 Paper No' CEPCP371: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises 'Do Giant Oilfield Discoveries Fuel Internal Armed Conflicts?' by Yu-Hsiang Lei and Guy Michaels, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No. 1089, November 2011 Do Giant Oilfield Discoveries Fuel Internal Armed Conflicts? Yu-Hsiang Lei, Guy Michaels, November 2011 Paper No' CEPDP1089: Read Abstract \| Full paper This paper has been published as: Do giant oilfield discoveries fuel internal armed conflicts?, Guy Michaels and Yu Hsiang Lei, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 110, September 2014 The shrinking middle Guy Michaels, Ashwini Natraj, John Van Reenen, November 2010 Paper No' CEPCP326: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises 'Has ICT Polarized Skill Demand? Evidence from Eleven Countries over 25 Years' by Guy Michaels, Ashwini Natraj and John Van Reenen, CEP Discussion Paper No. 987 (http://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/dp0987.pdf). This paper has been published as: Has ICT polarized skill demand? Evidence from eleven countries over twenty-five years, Guy Michaels, Ashwini Natraj and John Van Reenen, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 96, Issue 1, March 2014 Has ICT Polarized Skill Demand? Evidence from Eleven Countries over 25 Years Guy Michaels, Ashwini Natraj, John Van Reenen, June 2010 Paper No' CEPDP0987: Read Abstract \| Full paper Download zipped data files associated with this paper. This paper has been published as: Has ICT polarized skill demand? Evidence from eleven countries over twenty-five years, Guy Michaels, Ashwini Natraj and John Van Reenen, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 96, Issue 1, March 2014 A Resource Curse? The impact of oil windfalls on living standards in Brazil Francesco Caselli, Guy Michaels, February 2010 Paper No' CEPCP302: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article summarises Do Oil Windfalls Improve Living Standards? Evidence from Brazil by Francesco Caselli and Guy Michaels, CEP Discussion Paper No. 960 Do Oil Windfalls Improve Living Standards? Evidence from Brazil Francesco Caselli, Guy Michaels, December 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0960: Read Abstract \| Full paper Urbanisation and Structural Transformation Guy Michaels, Ferdinand Rauch, Stephen Redding, October 2008 Paper No' CEPDP0892: Read Abstract \| Full paper In brief: Freedom fries: When International Relations Damage International Trade Guy Michaels, Xiaojia Zhi, February 2008 Paper No' CEPCP242: Read Abstract \| Full paper This articles summarises Freedom Fries by Guy Michaels and Xiaojia Zhi, CEP Discussion Paper No.815 Freedom Fries Guy Michaels, Xiaojia Zhi, July 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0815: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Division of Labor, Coordination, and the Demand for Information Processing Guy Michaels, July 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0811: Read Abstract \| Full paper In brief: Sharing the Fruits of Trade Andrew B. Bernard, Guy Michaels, Stephen Redding, Peter K. Schott, June 2007 Paper No' CEPCP225: Read Abstract \| Full paper This article draws on research described in The Effect of Trade on the Demand for Skill: Evidence from the Interstate Highway System, CEP Discussion Paper No. 772 The Effect of Marital Breakup on the Income Distribution of Women with Children Elizabeth O. Ananat, Guy Michaels, April 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0787: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Effect of Trade on the Demand for Skill - Evidence from the Interstate Highway System Guy Michaels, December 2006 Paper No' CEPDP0772: Read Abstract \| Full paper The Long-Term Consequences of Regional Specialization Guy Michaels, December 2006 Paper No' CEPDP0766: Read Abstract \| Full paper

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