Working Papers and Policy Briefs
Working Papers
- Bown, Chad P., Lorenzo Caliendo, Fernando Parro, Robert W. Staiger, and Alan O. Sykes, “Reciprocity and the Labor Market Effects of Trade Liberalization,” This version: November 2025 (Original version, titled “Reciprocity and the China Shock,” July 2023).
- Bown, Chad P., Christopher M. Snyder, and Robert W. Staiger, “Vaccine supply chains and international cooperation,” July 2022 (Preliminary).
Policy Briefs
- Bown, Chad P. and Caroline Freund, “Active Labor Market Policies: Lessons from Other Countries for the United States.” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 19-2, January 2019.
- Bown, Chad P. and Caroline Freund, “The Problem of US Labor Force Participation.” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 19-1, January 2019.
- Bown, Chad P. and Douglas A. Irwin, “What Might a Trump Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization Mean for US Tariffs?” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 18-23, November 2018.
- Bown, Chad P., “Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Solar: Trump’s Stealth Trade Protection.” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 17-21, June 2017.
- Bown, Chad P., “Will the Proposed US Border Tax Provoke WTO Retaliation from Trading Partners?” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 17-11, March 2017.
- Bown, Chad P., “Should the United States Recognize China as a Market Economy?” Peterson Institute for International Economics Policy Brief 16-24, December 2016.