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	Dr Swati DHINGRA Associate - Trade
	Tel: 0207 955 7804 Email: S.Dhingra@lse.ac.uk Room/Desk: 32L 2.31 Personal WebSite
Expertise: International Trade, Industrial Development, Trade Policy Biography: Swati Dhingra is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics at LSE. Before joining LSE, she completed a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a fellow at Princeton University. Her research interests are international economics, globalization and industrial policy. Current Areas of Research: The impact of trade agreements Firms in international trade Industrial development in India Education: PhD in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison MS Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison MA Economics, Delhi School of Economics BA (Hons) Economics, Delhi University Awards: FIW Young Economist Award and ETSG Chair Jacquemin Prize, with John Morrow for “Monopolistic Competition and Optimum Product Diversity under Firm Heterogeneity”, 2012. Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions: CEPR - Member Royal Economic Society - Programme Committee, 2013-2016 International Growth Commission - Trade Group Member Selected Publications: Trading Away Wide Brands for Cheap Brands, 2013. The American Economic Review, 103(6), 2554-84. Reconciling Observed Tariffs and the Median Voter Model Review of Bhagwati, Jagdish and Arvind Panagariya, 2012, “Reforms and Economic Transformation in India”. The Journal of Economic Literature, 1203-05, December 2013. CEP Publications CEP Discussion Paper The Rise of Agribusiness and the Distributional Consequences of Policies on Intermediated Trade Swati Dhingra and Silvana Tenreyro February 2020 Paper No' CEPDP1677: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F1; F6; Q1; O1 Tags: agribusiness; market power; intermediated trade; middlemen; oligopsony CEP Election Analysis Brexit Economics Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson November 2019 Paper No' CEPEA048: Read Abstract \| \| Press Release Full Paper Tags: brexit; trade; customs union; uk-eu border; 2019 general election Download Press Release CentrePiece Article Trade and deskilling: how the post-referendum sterling depreciation hurt workers Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin July 2019 Paper No' CEPCP551: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 24 (2) Summer 2019 JEL Classification: F14; F31; F66; J24; J31 Tags: international trade; worker outcomes; wages; productivity; skills; real wage stagnation This article summarises 'Trade and Worker Deskilling' by Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1622 CEP Discussion Paper Trade and Worker Deskilling Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin May 2019 Paper No' CEPDP1622: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F14; F31; F66; J24; J31 Tags: exchange rate depreciation; trade; wages; training; deskilling; brexit CEP BREXIT Analysis Trade and Worker Deskilling: How the post-Brexit pound has hurt Britain’s workers Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin May 2019 Paper No' CEPBREXIT15: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; eu; trade; wages; jobs; skills CEP Discussion Paper The Comparative Advantage of Firms Johannes Boehm, Swati Dhingra and John Morrow April 2019 Paper No' CEPDP1614: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F11; L25; M2; O3 Tags: multiproduct firms; firm capabilities; vertical input linkages; comparative advantage; economies of scope; size-based policies CEP BREXIT Analysis Economic Performance since the EU Referendum Josh De Lyon and Swati Dhingra March 2019 Paper No' CEPBREXIT14: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; #cepbrexit; productivity; growth; fdi Journal Article The impact of trade agreements on consumerwelfare-evidence from the EU common external trade policy Giuseppe Berlingieri, Holger Breinlich and Swati Dhingra December 2018 Paper No' : Read Abstract \| CEP Industrial Strategy Local Economic Effects of Brexit: Factsheet Nikhil Datta and Swati Dhingra September 2018 Paper No' CEPIS04: Full Paper Tags: brexit; local; productivity CEP Discussion Paper Firm-to-Firm Connections in Colombian Imports Andrew B. Bernard, Esther Ann Bøler and Swati Dhingra April 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1543: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F14 Tags: exporters; importers; gravity; export growth; margins of trade; heterogeneous firms CEP Discussion Paper Beyond Tariff Reductions: What Extra Boost From Trade Agreement Provisions? Swati Dhingra, Rebecca Freeman and Eleonora Mavroeidi March 2018 Paper No' CEPDP1532: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10; F13; F14; F15 Tags: trade agreements; integration agreements; eias; trade policy; provisions; non-tariff barriers CEP Discussion Paper Product Diversification in Indian Manufacturing Johannes Boehm, Swati Dhingra and John Morrow November 2017 Paper No' CEPDP1509: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: L1; L2; M2; O3 Tags: multiproduct firms; product adoption; product diversity CEP Discussion Paper Efficiency in Large markets with Firm Heterogeneity Swati Dhingra and John Morrow October 2017 Paper No' CEPDP1502: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F1; L1; D6 Tags: efficiency; productivity; limit theorem; market expansion; competition CentrePiece Article In brief ... Brexit: the impact on prices Josh De Lyon, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin October 2017 Paper No' CEPCP518: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 22 (3) Autumn 2017 Tags: brexit; food prices; wages CEP BREXIT Analysis The Local Economic Effects of Brexit Swati Dhingra, Stephen Machin and Henry G. Overman July 2017 Paper No' CEPBREXIT10: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; trade; uk economy; uk politics; north and south divide; uk living standards; local authorities CEP Discussion Paper UK Trade and FDI: A Post-Brexit Perspective Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Veronica Rappoport, Thomas Sampson and Catherine Thomas June 2017 Paper No' CEPDP1487: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F02; F13 Tags: brexit; uk trade; uk fdi; negotiations CEP Election Analysis Brexit and the UK Economy Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson May 2017 Paper No' CEPEA040: Read Abstract \| \| Press Release Full Paper Tags: brexit; economy; eu; single market Download Press Release CEP Discussion Paper The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU: Trade Effects Swati Dhingra, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Joao Paulo Pessoa, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2017 Paper No' CEPDP1478: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F13;F15;F17 Tags: trade; brexit; general equilibrium CentrePiece Article Why immigration is no reason to leave the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth June 2016 Paper No' CEPCP471: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016 Tags: immigration; eu referendum; jobs; wages; uk economy; brexit This article summarises ‘Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 5 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth, May 2016. CentrePiece Article Foreign investors love Britain - but Brexit would end the affair Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016 Paper No' CEPCP470: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016 Tags: brexit; productivity; foreign direct investment; uk economy; eu referendum This article summarises ‘The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Investment in the UK’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 3 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, April 2016. CentrePiece Article Brexit: the impact on UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016 Paper No' CEPCP469: Read Abstract \| Full Paper CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016 Tags: trade; brexit; living standards; uk economy; eu referendum This article summarises ‘The Consequences of Brexit for UK Trade and Living Standards’, CEP Brexit Analysis No. 2 by Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen, March 2016. CEP BREXIT Analysis BREXIT 2016: Policy Analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Saul Estrin, Hanwei Huang, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth June 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT08: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; eu referendum; uk economy; uk politics; trade; foreign investment; growth; productivity; immigration; wages; labour CEP BREXIT Analysis Who Bears the Pain? How the costs of Brexit would be distributed across income groups Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen June 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT07: Press Release \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; referendum CEP BREXIT Analysis ‘ECONOMISTS FOR BREXIT’: A critique Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen May 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT06: Press Release \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; referendum CEP BREXIT Analysis Brexit and the Impact of Immigration on the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, John Van Reenen and Jonathan Wadsworth May 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT05: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper \| Technical Paper Tags: brexit; immigration; uk government policy; uk economy; wages; employment; eu referendum CEP BREXIT Analysis The UK Treasury analysis of 'The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives': CEP Commentary Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT04: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; hm treasury; eu referendum; uk politics; uk economy; europe; trade; canada CEP BREXIT Analysis The impact of Brexit on foreign investment in the UK Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen April 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT03: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper \| Technical Paper Tags: #cepbrexit; foreign direct investment; manufacturing; european single market; brexit; eu; trade CEP Discussion Paper How have EU's Trade Agreements Impacted Consumers? Holger Breinlich, Swati Dhingra and Gianmarco Ottaviano March 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1417: Read Abstract \| Full Paper Tags: trade agreements; eu; consumers CEP BREXIT Analysis The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Thomas Sampson and John Van Reenen March 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT02: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper \| Technical Paper Data Files associated with this paper. Tags: #cepbrexit; trade; brexit; eu; european union; welfare CEP Discussion Paper Swimming Upstream: Input-output Linkages and the Direction of Product Adoption Johannes Boehm, Swati Dhingra and John Morrow February 2016 Paper No' CEPDP1407: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: L1; L2; M2; O3 Tags: multiproduct firms; product adoption; vertical linkages; horizontal linkages CEP BREXIT Analysis Life after Brexit : What are the UK’s options outside the European Union? Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson February 2016 Paper No' CEPBREXIT01: Read Abstract \| Press Release \| Full Paper Tags: brexit; trade; european union; welfare; eu; #cepbrexit CEP Discussion Paper Contracting and the Division of the Gains from Trade Andrew B. Bernard and Swati Dhingra October 2015 Paper No' CEPDP1381: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10; F12; F14 Tags: heterogeneous firms; exporters; importers; vertical integration; contracts; consumer welfare CEP Election Analysis #ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco Ottaviano, Henry Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness and Gabriel Zucman April 2015 Paper No' CEPEA034: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| Executive Summary Tags: 2015 uk general election; government policy; austerity; productivity; health; nhs; education; higher education; immigration; brexit; eu; inequality; real wages; unemployment; gender; management; productivity; uk housing; environment; climate change; uk cities; infrastructure; taxation CEP Election Analysis Should We Stay or Should We Go? The economic consequences of leaving the EU Swati Dhingra, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano and Thomas Sampson March 2015 Paper No' CEPEA022: Read Abstract \| Full Paper \| View Video JEL Classification: F13;F17;F60 Tags: trade; european union; welfare; brexit; #electioneconomics; government policy; 2015 general election CEP Discussion Paper Reconciling Observed Tariffs and the Median Voter Model Swati Dhingra July 2014 Paper No' CEPDP1285: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F11; F13; F59 Tags: median voter; trade policy; heckscher ohlin; terms of trade; wto This paper has been published as: Reconciling observed tariffs and the median voter model, Swati Dhingra, Economics & Politics, Volume 26, Issue3, November 2014 CEP Discussion Paper The Impact of Integration on Productivity and Welfare Distortions Under Monopolistic Competition Swati Dhingra and John Morrow February 2012 Paper No' CEPDP1130: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F1; L1; D6 Tags: selection; monopolistic competition; efficiency; productivity; social welfare; demand elasticity CEP Discussion Paper Trading Away Wide Brands for Cheap Brands Swati Dhingra December 2011 Paper No' CEPDP1103: Read Abstract \| Full Paper JEL Classification: F10; F14; M37; N80 Tags: brands; trade; manufacturing; heterogeneous firms; thailand

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