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John Romalis
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John Romalis

Associate Professor of Economics

John Romalis studies international trade and foreign direct investment. Romalis coauthored a report for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and has assisted with research for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Articles by Romalis have appeared in the American Economic Review and the Economic Record. Romalis also works as a referee for numerous journals, including the Review of Economic Studies, the World Bank Economic Review, and the American Economic Review.

A former senior research graduate for the Reserve Bank of Australia, Romalis also has been a resident scholar for the International Monetary Fund and an instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to his work at the Chicago Booth, he is also a faculty research fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Sydney in Australia in 1992. Two years later, he earned a bachelor of law from the same institution. In 2001, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a PhD in economics. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2001.
Selected Publications

"Factor Proportions and the Structure of Commodity Trade," American Economic Review (March, 2004).

"The Value of Foreign Ownership" (working paper).

"Market Access, Openness and Growth" (working paper).

"NAFTA's and CUSFTA's Impact on International Trade" (working paper).

"Identifying the Relationship Between Trade and Exchange-Rate Volatility" (working paper).

 
   

Courses
33503 Managing the Firm in the Global Economy 2009(Fall)

Other Interests
Travel, good food and good wine.