Pol Antràs Puchal (born June 30, 1975, in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish economist. He is Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 2003.[2]
He received his BA and MSc in economics in 1998 and 1999, respectively, from Pompeu Fabra UniversityBarcelona and his PhD in economics from MIT in 2003.[3] He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), where he served as director of the International Trade and Organization (ITO) Working Group. He is also a research affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and is a member of CESifo’s Research Network. Since 2015, he has served as editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the peer-reviewed journal with the highest impact factor in the field of economics.
A citizen of Spain, Antràs grew up in Barcelona attending Aula Escola Europea from 1978 until 1993. After a year in New Mexico as a foreign exchange student at the Albuquerque Academy, he attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, receiving his BA in 1998 and MSc in Economics in 1999, in both cases graduating with honors. He was awarded a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003.
Research
Antràs is a renowned international trade economist, particularly known for his contributions to the so-called "New" New Trade Theory, which stresses the importance of firms rather than sectors in understanding the challenges and the opportunities countries face in the age of globalization. In his 2003 Ph.D. thesis, Antràs developed a workhorse model of multinational firms and global sourcing that emphasizes the role of contractual frictions in shaping the international organization of production. Much of his early work on the topic is overviewed in his book Firms, Contracts and Trade Structure (2015, Princeton University Press).
More recently, Antràs’ research has focused on understanding the emergence of global value chains. His work has specifically emphasized the sequential nature of certain production processes, and the implications of this sequentiality for the global sourcing decisions of firms, and for the implications of trade wars. Together with Davin Chor, he developed an influential model of global value chains, while also developing a widely used measure of the position (or upstreamness) of industries in global value chains. This work was the basis of his 2018 Ohlin Lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Other professional activities
Since 2015, he has served as editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Previously he served on the editorial board of the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of International Economics, and the Annual Review of Economics, among other journals.
Honors
Among other distinctions, he was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in 2007 and the Fundación Banco Herrero Prize in 2009, and he was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2015.
References
^ abAntràs, Pol (2003). Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure(PDF) (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^"Pol Antràs: Professor of Economics". Harvard University. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^"Pol Antràs CV" (PDF). Harvard University Department of Economics. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
antràs, puchal, born, june, 1975, barcelona, spain, spanish, economist, robert, professor, economics, harvard, university, where, taught, since, 2003, born, 1975, june, 1975, barcelona, spainnationalityspanishinstitutionharvard, university, fieldinternational,. Pol Antras Puchal born June 30 1975 in Barcelona Spain is a Spanish economist He is Robert G Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University where he has taught since 2003 2 Pol AntrasBorn 1975 06 30 June 30 1975 age 47 Barcelona SpainNationalitySpanishInstitutionHarvard University FieldInternational economics macroeconomicsAlma materMIT Ph D DoctoraladvisorDaron Acemoglu 1 Jaume Ventura 1 Information at IDEAS RePEcHe received his BA and MSc in economics in 1998 and 1999 respectively from Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona and his PhD in economics from MIT in 2003 3 He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research NBER where he served as director of the International Trade and Organization ITO Working Group He is also a research affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research CEPR and is a member of CESifo s Research Network Since 2015 he has served as editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics the peer reviewed journal with the highest impact factor in the field of economics Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Research 3 Other professional activities 4 Honors 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education EditA citizen of Spain Antras grew up in Barcelona attending Aula Escola Europea from 1978 until 1993 After a year in New Mexico as a foreign exchange student at the Albuquerque Academy he attended Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona receiving his BA in 1998 and MSc in Economics in 1999 in both cases graduating with honors He was awarded a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003 Research EditAntras is a renowned international trade economist particularly known for his contributions to the so called New New Trade Theory which stresses the importance of firms rather than sectors in understanding the challenges and the opportunities countries face in the age of globalization In his 2003 Ph D thesis Antras developed a workhorse model of multinational firms and global sourcing that emphasizes the role of contractual frictions in shaping the international organization of production Much of his early work on the topic is overviewed in his book Firms Contracts and Trade Structure 2015 Princeton University Press More recently Antras research has focused on understanding the emergence of global value chains His work has specifically emphasized the sequential nature of certain production processes and the implications of this sequentiality for the global sourcing decisions of firms and for the implications of trade wars Together with Davin Chor he developed an influential model of global value chains while also developing a widely used measure of the position or upstreamness of industries in global value chains This work was the basis of his 2018 Ohlin Lecture at the Stockholm School of Economics Other professional activities EditSince 2015 he has served as editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics Previously he served on the editorial board of the American Economic Review the Review of Economic Studies the Journal of International Economics and the Annual Review of Economics among other journals Honors EditAmong other distinctions he was awarded an Alfred P Sloan Research Fellowship in 2007 and the Fundacion Banco Herrero Prize in 2009 and he was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2015 References Edit a b Antras Pol 2003 Firms Contracts and Trade Structure PDF Ph D MIT Retrieved 17 October 2016 Pol Antras Professor of Economics Harvard University Retrieved 5 March 2015 Pol Antras CV PDF Harvard University Department of Economics Retrieved March 5 2015 External links EditPol Antras on Twitter official Harvard profile Pol Antras publications indexed by Google Scholar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pol Antras amp oldid 1116302092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
