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	Dr Emanuel ORNELAS Associate - Trade
	Sao Paulo School of Economics Tel: +551137993237 Email: eaornelas@gmail.com Curriculum Vitae Personal WebSite
Expertise: International trade agreements; Trade policy Biography: Emanuel Ornelas, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison), is an Associate Professor in the Managerial Economics and Strategy Group, Department of Management, London School of Economics, and a Professor at Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV. Ornelas is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of International Economics, a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Affiliate of the International Growth Centre. Prior to joining LSE, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and at Ibmec-Rio. Ornelas’ research interests include international trade, political economy, and theories of the firm. In recent work he has examined the political economy of the formation and the consequences of regional trade agreements; the strategies of exporting firms; the impact of trade liberalization on firms’ investment incentives; the implications of the separation of ownership from control for the efficient restructuring of firms. Ornelas has presented his work in numerous professional conferences and academic institutions. He has published in several academic journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of International Economics, the Economic Journal, Games and Economic Behavior, and the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. Current Areas of Research: Emanuel’s current research focuses on the impact of trade shocks on firms’ behaviour, the incentives to offshore under free trade agreements, and the effects of political competition and constraints on the public debt on economic policies. His research interests include international trade, political economy and theories of the firm. Education: PhD, University of Wisconsin, 2002 MSc, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 1997 BSc, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1993 Awards: Discussant of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2011 at its official launching, July 2011 Chair Jacquemin award for “best paper on Heterogeneous Firms and Trade Policy” (ETSG), 2009 Haralambos Simeonidis Award for Best Paper by an Economist Affiliated to a Brazilian Institution, 2005 Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions: Managerial Economics and Strategy Group, London School of Economics - Associate Professor (on leave) Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV - Professor Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) - Research Fellow International Growth Centre (IGC) - Research Affiliate Selected Publications: “Does Regionalism Affect Trade Liberalization towards Non-Members?” (with Antoni Estevadeordal and Caroline Freund), Quarterly Journal of Economics 123(4), 1531-1575, 2008 “Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy”, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 6(2), 29-70, 2014 “Rent Destruction and the Political Viability of Free Trade Agreements”, Quarterly Journal of Economics 120(4), 1475-1506, 2005 CEP Publications CEP Discussion Paper Reopening Pandora's Box in Search of a WTO-Compatible Industrial Policy? The Brazil-Taxation Dispute Emanuel Ornelas and Laura Puccio October 2019 Paper No' CEPDP1652: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F53; F51 Tags: trade policy; dispute settlement; industry subsidies; international trade rules; national treatment; local content requirements CEP Discussion Paper Preferential Trade Agreements and Global Sourcing Grant Bickwit, Emanuel Ornelas and John L. Turner October 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1581: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F15; D23; D83; L22 Tags: regionalism; hold-up problem; sourcing; trade diversion; matching; incomplete contracts CEP Discussion Paper The Not-So-Generalized Effects of the Generalized System of Preferences Emanuel Ornelas and Marcos Ritel October 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1578: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F14; F15; F55; F63; O19; O24 Tags: trade preferences; gravity equation; trade policy; nonreciprocity; gsp Journal Article The limits of political compromise: Debt ceilings and political turnover Alexandre B. Cunha and Emanuel Ornelas June 2018 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| CEP Discussion Paper Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries Emanuel Ornelas March 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1415: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F55; F63; F68; O19; O24 Tags: generalized system of preferences; preferential tariffs; trade policy; world trade organization; terms of trade; firm delocation; export-led growth CEP Discussion Paper Political Competition and the Limits of Political Compromise Alexandre B. Cunha and Emanuel Ornelas March 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1263: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: E61; E62; H30; H63 Tags: political turnover; efficient policies; public debt CEP Discussion Paper Free Trade Aggreements and the Consolidation of Democracy Xuepeng Liu and Emanuel Ornelas January 2013 Paper No' CEPDP1184: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; D72; F53; F15 Tags: regionalism; rent destruction; political regimes; trade liberalization CentrePiece Article Sequential exporting: how firms break into foreign markets Facundo Albornoz, Hector Calvo-Pardo, Gregory Corcos and Emanuel Ornelas February 2012 Paper No' CEPCP364: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 16 (3) Winter 2012 Tags: sequential exporting; international business CEP Discussion Paper Institutions and Export Dynamics Luis Araujo, Giordano Mion and Emanuel Ornelas January 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1118: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10; F12; L14 Tags: firm exports; contract enforcement; contracting institutions; firm dynamics CEP Discussion Paper Preferential Trade Agreements and the Labor Market Emanuel Ornelas January 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1117: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F16; F15; F13 Tags: trade liberalization; unemployment; trade diversion; labor frictions Parliamentary Inquiry or Consultation BIS - Trade White Paper: Call for Evidence Emanuel Ornelas November 2010 Paper No' : Full Paper Tags: bis; trade CentrePiece Article Regional trade agreements: blessing or burden? Caroline Freund and Emanuel Ornelas July 2010 Paper No' CEPCP313: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010 Tags: regional trade; trade negotiations; regionalism CEP Discussion Paper Sequential Exporting Facundo Albornoz, Hector Calvo-Pardo, Gregory Corcos and Emanuel Ornelas March 2010 Paper No' CEPDP0974: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10; D21; F13 Tags: export dynamics; trade liberalization; experimentation; uncertainty CEP Discussion Paper Regional Trade Agreements Caroline Freund and Emanuel Ornelas December 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0961: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F15 Tags: regionalism; trade creation; trade diversion; external tariffs; trade liberalization CEP Discussion Paper The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact on Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers Hector Calvo-Pardo, Caroline Freund and Emanuel Ornelas May 2009 Paper No' CEPDP0930: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F15 Tags: regionalism; external tariffs; trade liberalization; preferential trade agreements; asia CEP Discussion Paper Protection and International Sourcing Emanuel Ornelas and John L. Turner December 2008 Paper No' CEPDP0900: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; L23; D23 Tags: international trade; tariffs; hold-up problem; sourcing; organizational form CEP Discussion Paper Does Regionalism Affect Trade Liberalization Towards Non-Members? Antoni Estevadeordal, Caroline Freund and Emanuel Ornelas May 2008 Paper No' CEPDP0868: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13; F15 Tags: regionalism; external tariffs; trade liberalization CEP Discussion Paper Trust-Based Trade Luis Araujo and Emanuel Ornelas August 2007 Paper No' CEPDP0820: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10;F13;L14 Tags: international trade; export dynamics; contract enforcement

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