Bernardo Blum
Bio
Bernardo Blum is an Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy and Director IIB at Rotman. He teaches an MBA course in International Economics. Bernardo’s research falls into three broad areas: international trade, where his work examines the determinants of international trade patterns and the economic institutions that facilitate trade; urban economics, where his work examines the impact of urban agglomeration on the productivities of, and so returns to, different kinds of skills; and the determinants of income inequality.
Selected Publications - Papers
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Review of Economics Studies
Issue:77(2)
2010
Pages: 534-559
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(with Sebastian Claro and Ignatius Horstmann)
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings
Issue:100(2)
2010
Pages: 419-423
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(with Marigee Bacolod)
The Journal of Human Resources
Issue:45(1)
2010
Pages: 197-242
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(with Marigee Bacolod and Will Strange)
Journal of Urban Economics
Issue:65(2)
2009
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(with Avi Goldfarb)
Journal of International Economics
Issue:70(2)
2006
Pages: 384-405
Research and Teaching Interests
Teaches the first year MBA course in International Economics. His research falls into one of three broad areas. One area is in international trade, where his work examines the determinants of international trade patterns and the economic institutions that facilitate trade. A second area is in urban economics, where his work examines the impact of urban agglomeration on the productivities of, and so returns to, different kinds of skills. A final set of papers examines the determinants of income inequality.