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Chau, Nancy H.
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- Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (AEM), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Research Areas
- applied economics
- international
- international development
- sustainable development
- value-added agriculture
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Research
research overview
- My research interests fall under three main areas: international trade, regional economics, and economic development, with particular emphasis on the economics of information and uncertainty. My recent research focuses on index measurement of trade restrictiveness that accounts for second-best argumentation of trade policies, market-based approaches to foster labor and environmental standards via international trade, and the impact of direct farm payments and import barriers on export promotion.
research activities
area(s) of concentration/expertise
keywords
- Development
- Environmental Standards
- Labor Standards
- Trade
submitted impact statement
- Social and Environmental Labeling in Global Trade
- Shadow pricing market access
- Investigating labor standards in developing countries in a globalized world
- Investigating labor standards in developing countries in a globalized world
- Global Labor Standards: empirics, theory and policy implications
- Eco-labeling and the greening of agriculture: Empirical evidence, theory, and policy implications
- Eco-labeling and the Governance of Global Trade
Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Trade Restrictiveness and Pollution. Journal of public economic theory. 15:25-52. 2013
- Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking. Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. X. 2011
- Harnessing the Forces of Urban Expansion: The Public Economics of Land Development Allowance. Land Economics. 87:488-507. 2011
- Shadow Pricing Market Access: A Trade Benefit Function Approach. Journal of Economic Theory. 146:1631-1663. 2011
- Turning a Blind Eye: Costly Enforcement, Credible Commitment and Minimum Wage Laws. Economic Journal. 120:244-269. 2010
- A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns. Journal of Public Economics. 93:482-497. 2009
- Combating Trafficking in Women and Children: A Review of Internatinal and National Legislation, Co-ordination Failures and Perverse Economic Incentives.. The Protection Project Journal of Human Rights and Society. 2:1-24. 2009
- Multinational Corporations and Export Quality. Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization. 65:147-155. 2008
- A risk-based rationale for two-way capital flows: why do capital flights and foreign direct investment coexist?. International Review of Economics and Finance. 16:37-59. 2007
- Guaranteed manufactured without child labor: the economics of consumer boycotts, social labeling, and trade sanctions. Review of Development Economics. 10:446-491. 2006
- Nonprofits and public good provision: a contest based on compromises. European Economics Review. 50:1909-1935. 2006
- The Race to the Bottom, from the Bottom . Economica. 73:193-228. 2006
- Disentangling the production and export consequences of direct farm income payments. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 87:1174-1181. 2005
- Exploitation of child labor and the dynamics of debt bondage. Journal of Economic Growth. 9:209-238. 2004
- On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture: the role of eco-labels. Agricultural Economics. 31:135-147. 2004
- Concessional Amnesty and the Politics of Immigration Reforms. Economics and Politics. 15:193-224. 2003
- Eco-Labeling and Stages of Development. Review of Development Economics. 7:228-247. 2003
- Economic Performance, Trade Restrictiveness and Efficiency. Review of Development Economics. 7:527-542. 2003
- Targeting Child Labor in Debt Bondage: Evidence, Theory and Policy. World Bank Economic Review. 17:255-281. 2003
- Trade Restrictiveness and Efficiency. International Economic Review. 44:1079-1095. 2003
- Optimal Urban Employment Policies: Notes on Calvo and Quibria. International Economic Review. 42:557-568. 2001
- Strategic Amnesty and Credible Immigration Reforms. Journal of Labor Economics. 19:604-634. 2001
- The Adoption of International Labor Standard Conventions: Who, When and Why?. Brookings Trade Forum. 2001:113-156. 2001
- Endogenous factor market distortion, risk aversion, and international trade under input uncertainty. Canadian Journal of Economics. 33:523-539. 2000
- North-South Investment Flows and Optimal Environmental Policies. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 40:275-296. 2000
- Migration under Asymmetric Information and Human Capital Formation. Review of International Economics. 7:455-483. 1999
- Adverse Selection, Asymmetric Information and Foreign Investment Policies. International Review of Economics and Finance. 8:239-252. 1998
- Asymmetric Country-of-Origin Effects of Intra-Industry Trade and the International Quality Race. Review of Development Economics. 2:140-166. 1998
- Dynamic Stability, International Trade under Uncertainty. Economica. 65:381-399. 1998
- Land Reform in the Presence of Monitoring Costs and International Trade. Review of International Economics. 6:564-579. 1998
- On Risk Aversion and Nonlinear Budget Constraints with Many Commodities. Canadian Journal of Economics. 31:1076-1100. 1998
- The Pattern of Migration with Variable Migration Costs. Journal of Regional Science. 37:35-54. 1997
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- Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis. Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. 691-716. 2011
- An Exploration of the Worst Forms of Child Labor: Is Redemption a Viable Option?. Buying Freedom: The Ethics and Economics of Slave Redemption. 37-77. 2007
- Eco-labeling and Strategic Rivalry in Export Markets. New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling. 111-132. 2007
- Eco-labeling and stages of development. Labelling Strategies in Environmental Policies (The International Library of Environmental Economics and Policy). 2007
- On export rivalry and the greening of agriculture: the role of eco-labels. Labelling Strategies in Environmental Policies (The International Library of Environmental Economics and Policy). 2007
- The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of India, 2005. The Oxford Companion to Economics in India. 365-367. 2007
- Eco-labeling and strategic rivalry in export markets. New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling. 111-132. 2006
- Dynamic Stability, International Trade under Uncertainty. Paul A.Samuelson: Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists, 2nd Series. 2005
- The International Debate and Economic Consequences of Eco-labeling. Trade and Environment: Recent Controversies. 2003
- Labor Standards, Social Labels and the Post-Uruguay Round of the WTO. Developing Countries in the World Trading System-The Uruguay Round and Beyond. 2002
- Migration under Asymmetric Information and Human Capital Formation. Economics of Globalization: Policy Perspectives from Public Economics. 333-370. 1999
- Contractual Dualism, Market Power and Informality 2011
- Tax Evasions, Minimum Wage Non-Compliance and Informality 2011
- The Impact of Public Work Schemes on Village Level Outmigration: Empirical Evidence from China 2011
- Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis 2010
- Middlemen, Poverty and Nonprofits 2009
- Middlemen, Poverty and Nonprofits 2009
- Sweatshop Equilibrium 2009
- Shadow Pricing Market Access: A Trade Benefit Function Approach 2008
- A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns 2007
- Turning a Blind Eye: Costly Enforcement, Credible Commitment and Minimum Wage Laws 2007
- A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns 2006
- A Risk-Based Rationale for Two-Way Capital Flows: Why do Capital Flights and Foreign Direct Investment Coexists 2003
- On Export Rivalry and the Greening of Agriculture: The Role of Eco-labels 2003
- On Footloose Industries, Asymmetric Information and Wage Bargaining 2003
- On Footloose Industries, Asymmetric Information, and Wage Bargaining 2003
- Disentangling the Consequences of Direct Payment Schemes in Agriculture on Fixed Costs, Exit Decisions and Output 2001
- Market Access Rivalry and Eco-labeling Standards: Are Eco-Labels Non-tariff Barriers in Disguise? 2001
- The Adoption of International Labor Standard Conventions: Who, When and Why? 2001
- Guaranteed Manufactured without Child Labor 2000
- The Race to the Bottom from the Bottom 2000
- The International Debate and Economic Consequences of Eco-Labeling 1999
presentations
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Teaching
teaching overview
- International Trade and Finance Development Economics Strategic Thinking
teaching activities
- AEM-4190: Strategic Thinking - Spring 2013
- AEM-4300: International Trade Policy - Spring 2013
- AEM-6320: Open Economy Analysis: Theory and Applications - Spring 2013
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Spring 2013
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- AEM-4970: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2012
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2012
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- AEM-4300: International Trade Policy - Spring 2012
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Spring 2012
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- AEM-4970: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2011
- AEM-7000: Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management - Fall 2011
- AEM-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- AEM-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- AEM-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
Service
service to the profession
- AI-SPER-0203DF692AB000108D2 Member, Scientific Committee - 2007
reviewer or editor for
- Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
- Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
- Empirical Economics
- IZA Journal of Labor and Development
- Institute of the Social Sciences, Cornell University
- International Journal of Economic Theory
- International Review of Economics and Finance
- Journal of Asian Economics
- Journal of Economic Inequality
- Journal of Economic Theory
- Journal of Globalization and Development
- Journal of Human Capital
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture
- Journal of Labor Economics
- Journal of the European Economic Association
- National Science Foundation
- New Frontiers in Environmental and Social Labeling
- Research Council of Norway
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- ZEF Discussion Paper Series
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Economics, The Johns Hopkins University 1996
- M.A. in Economics, The Johns Hopkins University 1993
- B.A. in Economics, International Christian University 1991
awards and honors
- Humboldt Research Fellowship, 2007
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Research Award, 2007
- T.W. Schultz Prize for Young Economist, 2003
- Special Research Grant, 1998
- Equipment Grant, Women's Studies Juried Competition, 1998
- Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Honorable Mention, 1997
- Fellowship, 1992
- Scholarship, 1987
- Hong Kong Youth Scholarship, 1986
Other
research keyword
- Development
- Environmental Standards
- Labor Standards
- Trade