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Raymond Robertson

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https://bush.tamu.edu/faculty/rrobertson/
4220 TAMU College Station, Texas 77843
Terminal Degree:1997 Department of Economics; University of Texas-Austin (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(90%) Bush School of Government and Public Service
Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (United States)
http://bush.tamu.edu/
RePEc:edi:sgtamus (more details at EDIRC)

(10%) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany
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Working papers

  1. Roche Rodriguez,Jaime Alfonso & Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. & Robertson,Raymond & Zárate,Daniela Ruiz, 2023. "Exports to Jobs : Morocco’s Trade Patterns and Local Labor Market Outcomes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10595, The World Bank.
  2. Góes, Carlos & Segnana, Juan & Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2023. "Local Labor Markets Dynamics and Export Shocks: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia," IZA Discussion Papers 16473, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  3. Amaral, Ernesto F. L. & Pham, Huyen & Robertson, Raymond & Wang, Suojin & Osejo, Nereyda Ortiz, 2023. "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry: Comparisons between immigrants and US-born workers," OSF Preprints d5bc6, Center for Open Science.
  4. Carlos G'oes & Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Raymond Robertson, 2023. "Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Foreign Demand Shocks," Papers 2301.09252, arXiv.org, revised Dec 2023.
  5. Roche Rodriguez, Jaime Alfonso & Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Zárate, Daniela Ruiz, 2023. "Exports to Improve Women's Economic Opportunities in Morocco," IZA Discussion Papers 16546, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  6. Roche Rodriguez, Jaime Alfonso & Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Zárate, Daniela Ruiz, 2023. "Trade Liberalization and Local Labor Markets in Morocco," IZA Discussion Papers 16213, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  7. Góes, Carlos & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Robertson, Raymond, 2023. "Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks," IZA Discussion Papers 15892, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  8. Robertson, Raymond & Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2022. "Is International Trade Always Beneficial to Labor Markets? A Case Study from Egypt," IZA Discussion Papers 15626, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  9. Robertson, Raymond & Kokas, Deeksha & Cardozo Medeiros, Diego & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2022. "Mending the Gap: Apparel Export Prices and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh," IZA Discussion Papers 15411, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  10. Berg, Claudia N. & Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2022. "Exports and Labor Demand: Evidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Data," IZA Discussion Papers 15627, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  11. Robertson,Raymond, 2021. "Deep Integration in Trade Agreements : Labor Clauses, Tariffs, and Trade Flows," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9599, The World Bank.
  12. Robertson, Raymond & Vergara Bahena, Mexico Alberto & Kokas, Deeksha & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2021. "International Trade and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt," IZA Discussion Papers 14413, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  13. Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Morales, Matias, 2020. "The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia," IZA Discussion Papers 12955, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  14. Robertson, Raymond & Kokas, Deeksha & Cardozo Medeiros, Diego & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, 2020. "Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports: Evidence from Bangladesh," IZA Discussion Papers 13041, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  15. Robertson, Raymond, 2020. "Pioneering a New Approach to Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries: Better Factories Cambodia," IZA Discussion Papers 13095, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  16. Robertson, Raymond, 2019. "Working Conditions, Transparency, and Compliance in Global Value Chains: Evidence from Better Work Jordan," IZA Discussion Papers 12794, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  17. Robertson, Raymond & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Savchenko, Yevgeniya, 2018. "Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015," IZA Discussion Papers 11821, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  18. Drusilla Brown & Rajeev Dehejia & Raymond Robertson, 2018. "The Impact of Better Work: Firm Performance in Vietnam, Indonesia and Jordan," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0823, Department of Economics, Tufts University.
  19. Raymond Robertson & Timothy J Halliday & Sindhu Vasireddy, 2018. "Labor Market Adjustment to Third Party Competition: Evidence from Mexico," Working Papers 201801, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  20. Lederman,Daniel & Robertson,Raymond, 2016. "Economic integration across Latin America : evidence from labor markets, 1990-2013," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7847, The World Bank.
  21. Brown, Drusilla & Dehejia, Rajeev & Robertson, Raymond, 2016. "Laws, Costs, Norms, and Learning: Improving Working Conditions in Developing Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 10025, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  22. Halliday, Timothy J. & Lederman, Daniel & Robertson, Raymond, 2016. "Tracking Wage Inequality Trends with Prices and Different Trade Models: Evidence from Mexico," IZA Discussion Papers 10156, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  23. Savchenko,Yevgeniya & Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. & Robertson,Raymond, 2016. "Globalization and the gender earnings gap : evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7930, The World Bank.
  24. Gladys Lopez Acevedo & Raymond Robertson, 2016. "Stitches to Riches? Apparel Employment, Trade, and Economic Development in South Asia," Working Papers id:10650, eSocialSciences.
  25. Robertson, Raymond & Di, Hongyang & Brown, Drusilla & Dehejia, Rajeev, 2016. "Working Conditions, Work Outcomes, and Policy in Asian Developing Countries," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 497, Asian Development Bank.
  26. Robertson, Raymond & Brown, Drusilla & Dehejia, Rajeev, 2016. "Working Conditions and Factory Survival: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia," IZA Discussion Papers 10026, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  27. Bendewald, Ellen & Maryns, Nicholas & Robertson, Raymond, 2016. "An Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Adult Program in Minnesota: Lessons from the Financial Crisis," IZA Discussion Papers 10107, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  28. Gandolfi, Davide & Halliday, Timothy J. & Robertson, Raymond, 2015. "Trade, FDI, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States," IZA Discussion Papers 9215, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  29. Davide Gandolfi & Timothy Halliday & Raymond Robertson, 2014. "Trade, Migration, and the Place Premium: Mexico and the United States," Working Papers 201425, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  30. Davide Gandolfi & Timothy Halliday & Raymond Robertson, 2014. "Globalization and Wage Convergence: Mexico and the United States," Working Papers 201405, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  31. Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Raymond Robertson, 2012. "The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production," World Bank Publications - Reports 10043, The World Bank Group.
  32. Kaplan, David S. & Lederman, Daniel & Robertson, Raymond, 2012. "What drives short-run labor market volatility in offshoring industries ? evidence from northern Mexico during 2007-2009," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6268, The World Bank.
  33. Cael Warren & Raymond Robertson, 2011. "Globalization, Wages, and Working Conditions: A Case Study of Cambodian Garment Factories," Working Papers id:4505, eSocialSciences.
  34. Arianna Rossi and Raymond Robertson, 2011. "Better Factories Cambodia: An Instrument for Improving Industrial Relations in a Transnational Context - Working Paper 256," Working Papers 256, Center for Global Development.
  35. Gordon H. Hanson & Raymond Robertson, 2008. "China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries," NBER Working Papers 14497, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  36. Kaplan, David S. & Gonzalez, Gabriel Martinez & Robertson, Raymond, 2007. "Mexican employment dynamics : evidence from matched firm-worker data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4433, The World Bank.
  37. Andrew B. Bernard & Raymond Robertson & Peter K. Schott, 2005. "A Note on the Empirical Implementation of the Lens Condition," NBER Working Papers 11448, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  38. Kaplan, David Scott & González, Gabriel Martínez & Robertson, Raymond, 2005. "What happens to wages after displacement?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 123107, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  39. Raymond Robertson & Mark Skidmore & Hideki Toya, 2005. "A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth: Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument," Working Papers 05-08, UW-Whitewater, Department of Economics.
  40. Robertson, Raymond, 2004. "Defining North American Economic Integration," North American Agrifood Integration: Situation and Perspectives, May 2004, Cancun, Mexico 16732, Farm Foundation.
  41. Andrew B. Bernard & Raymond Robertson & Peter K. Schott, 2004. "Is Mexico A Lumpy Country?," NBER Working Papers 10898, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  42. Hanson, G.H. & Robertson, R. & Spilimbergo, A., 1999. "Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?," Working Papers 438, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan.

Articles

  1. Kaleb Abreha & Raymond Robertson, 2023. "Heterogeneous trade agreements and adverse implications of restrictive rules of origin: Evidence from apparel trade," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(12), pages 3482-3510, December.
  2. Robertson, Raymond, 2023. "Labor compliance programs in developing countries and trade flows: Evidence from Better Work," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
  3. Raymond Robertson & Drusilla Brown & Rajeev Dehejia, 2021. "Working conditions and factory survival: Evidence from better factories Cambodia," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(1), pages 228-254, February.
  4. Raymond Robertson & Timothy J. Halliday & Sindhu Vasireddy, 2020. "Labour market adjustment to third‐party competition: Evidence from Mexico," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(7), pages 1977-2006, July.
  5. Raymond Robertson, 2020. "Lights On: How Transparency Increases Compliance in Cambodian Global Value Chains," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 73(4), pages 939-968, August.
  6. Raymond Robertson & Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Yevgeniya Savchenko, 2020. "Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(2), pages 295-313, February.
  7. Daniel Lederman & Raymond Robertson, 2018. "Economic integration across Latin America: Evidence from labour markets, 1990–2013," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(5), pages 1269-1287, May.
  8. Raymond Robertson, 2018. "Effects of regulating international trade on firms and workers," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 439-439, June.
  9. Timothy Halliday & Daniel Lederman & Raymond Robertson, 2018. "Tracking wage inequality trends with prices and different trade models: evidence from Mexico," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 154(1), pages 47-73, February.
  10. Davide Gandolfi & Timothy Halliday & Raymond Robertson, 2017. "Trade, FDI, migration, and the place premium: Mexico and the United States," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 153(1), pages 1-37, February.
  11. Paris Adler & Drusilla Brown & Rajeev Dehejia & George Domat & Raymond Robertson, 2017. "Do Factory Managers Know What Workers Want? Manager–Worker Information Asymmetries and Pareto Optimal Human Resource Management Policies," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 34(1), pages 65-87, March.
  12. Robertson, Raymond & Kumar, Anil & Dutkowsky, Donald H., 2014. "Weak-form and strong-form purchasing power parity between the US and Mexico: A panel cointegration investigation," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 241-262.
  13. Debra Ang & Drusilla Brown & Rajeev Dehejia & Raymond Robertson, 2012. "Public Disclosure, Reputation Sensitivity, and Labor Law Compliance: Evidence from B etter F actories C ambodia," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 16(4), pages 594-607, November.
  14. Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Robertson, Raymond, 2012. "The Promise and Peril of Post-MFA Apparel Production," World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank, issue 84, pages 1-4, May.
  15. Andrew B. Bernard & Raymond Robertson & Peter K. Schott, 2010. "Is Mexico a Lumpy Country?," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 18(5), pages 937-950, November.
  16. Hideki Toya & Mark Skidmore & Raymond Robertson, 2010. "A Reevaluation of the Effect of Human Capital Accumulation on Economic Growth Using Natural Disasters as an Instrument," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 36(1), pages 120-137.
  17. Robertson, Raymond & Kumar, Anil & Dutkowsky, Donald H., 2009. "Purchasing Power Parity and aggregation bias for a developing country: The case of Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(2), pages 237-243, November.
  18. Raymond Robertson & Antoni Estevadeordal., 2009. "Gravity, Bilateral Agreements, and Trade Diversion in the Americas," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 46(133), pages 3-33.
  19. Raymond Robertson, 2007. "Trade and Wages: Two Puzzles from Mexico," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(9), pages 1378-1398, September.
  20. Raymond Robertson, 2006. "Globalization and Mexican labor markets," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, pages 61-80.
  21. David S. Kaplan & Raymond Robertson & Gabriel Martínez González, 2005. "What Happens to Wages after Displacement?," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 197-242, January.
  22. Raymond Robertson, 2005. "Has," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 19(3), pages 425-448.
  23. Roberto Alvarez & Raymond Robertson, 2004. "Exposure to foreign markets and plant-level innovation: evidence from Chile and Mexico," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(1), pages 57-87.
  24. Robertson, Raymond, 2004. "Relative prices and wage inequality: evidence from Mexico," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 387-409, December.
  25. Robertson, Raymond, 2003. "Exchange rates and relative wages: evidence from Mexico," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 25-48, March.
  26. Robertson, Raymond & Dutkowsky, Donald H., 2002. "Labor adjustment costs in a destination country: the case of Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 67(1), pages 29-54, February.
  27. Gordon H. Hanson & Raymond Robertson & Antonio Spilimbergo, 2002. "Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers From Illegal Immigration?," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 84(1), pages 73-92, February.
  28. Raymond Robertson, 2000. "Trade Liberalisation and Wage Inequality: Lessons from the Mexican Experience," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(6), pages 827-849, June.
  29. Raymond Robertson, 2000. "Wage Shocks and North American Labor-Market Integration," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(4), pages 742-764, September.

Chapters

  1. Raymond Robertson, 2022. "Pioneering a new approach to improving working conditions in developing countries: Better Factories Cambodia," Chapters, in: Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards, chapter 20, pages 359-381, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Raymond Robertson, 2011. "Teaching International Trade by Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice," Chapters, in: Gail M. Hoyt & KimMarie McGoldrick (ed.), International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, chapter 56, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  3. Raymond Robertson, 2010. "Comment on "Please Pass the Catch-Up: The Relative Performance of Chinese and Foreign Firms in Chinese Exports"," NBER Chapters, in: China's Growing Role in World Trade, pages 509-512, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Gordon H. Hanson & Raymond Robertson, 2010. "China and the Manufacturing Exports of Other Developing Countries," NBER Chapters, in: China's Growing Role in World Trade, pages 137-159, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Books

  1. Joana Silva & Liliana D. Sousa & Truman G. Packard & Raymond Robertson, 2021. "Employment in Crisis [El Empleo en Crisis]," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 35549.
  2. Erhan Artuc & Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Raymond Robertson & Daniel Samaan, 2019. "Exports to Jobs," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 31274.
  3. Chad P. Bown & Daniel Lederman & Samuel Pienknagura & Raymond Robertson, 2017. "Better Neighbors," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 25736.
  4. Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Raymond Robertson, 2016. "Stitches to Riches?," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 23961.
  5. Gladys Lopez-Acevedo & Raymond Robertson, 2012. "Sewing Success? Employment, Wages, and Poverty following the End of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 13137.
  6. Raymond Robertson & Drusilla Brown & Gaëlle Pierre & María Laura Sanchez-Puerta, 2009. "Globalization, Wages, and the Quality of Jobs : Five Country Studies," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2654.
  7. Calderón, César & Casacuberta, Carlos & Castro, Lucio & Cravino, Javier & Feenstra, Robert C. & Freund, Caroline & Gandelman, Néstor & Hanson, Gordon H. & Kee, Hiau Looi & Lederman, Daniel & Olarreaga, 2009. "China's and India's Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat?," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 357, December.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 33 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-INT: International Trade (22) 2008-11-25 2014-03-22 2014-07-13 2014-10-22 2015-08-19 2015-11-15 2016-09-04 2019-12-16 2020-03-30 2020-04-06 2020-04-27 2021-06-14 2022-08-15 2022-11-07 2022-11-07 2022-11-07 2022-11-14 2023-02-20 2023-03-06 2023-07-17 2023-10-30 2023-11-20. Author is listed
  2. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (13) 2007-12-19 2014-03-22 2014-07-13 2014-10-22 2016-07-09 2016-07-09 2016-10-30 2018-04-09 2020-04-27 2022-11-07 2023-03-06 2023-07-17 2023-10-30. Author is listed
  3. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (13) 2014-10-22 2015-08-19 2016-08-07 2016-09-04 2018-11-05 2019-01-28 2019-12-16 2020-03-23 2020-04-06 2021-06-14 2022-08-15 2022-11-07 2023-11-20. Author is listed
  4. NEP-ARA: MENA - Middle East and North Africa (9) 2019-12-16 2021-06-14 2022-11-07 2022-11-07 2022-11-07 2023-02-20 2023-03-06 2023-07-17 2023-11-20. Author is listed
  5. NEP-DEV: Development (9) 2005-12-20 2007-12-19 2008-11-25 2016-07-09 2016-07-09 2018-11-05 2020-04-06 2021-06-14 2023-11-20. Author is listed
  6. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (8) 2008-11-25 2016-07-09 2016-07-09 2016-10-30 2018-04-09 2018-11-05 2020-04-27 2023-10-30. Author is listed
  7. NEP-GEN: Gender (4) 2018-11-05 2020-04-06 2022-08-15 2023-02-20
  8. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (4) 2014-03-22 2014-07-13 2014-10-22 2015-08-19
  9. NEP-AFR: Africa (2) 2005-12-20 2023-07-17
  10. NEP-CNA: China (2) 2008-11-25 2019-01-28
  11. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (2) 2005-12-20 2018-04-09
  12. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (2) 2018-04-09 2020-03-30
  13. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (2) 2023-07-17 2023-10-30
  14. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2018-04-09
  15. NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (1) 2016-08-07
  16. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2008-11-25
  17. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 2018-04-09
  18. NEP-ISF: Islamic Finance (1) 2021-06-14
  19. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2022-11-14
  20. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2005-12-20
  21. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2020-04-27

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