Jonathan Vogel

Jonathan Vogel is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specializing in International Economics and Macroeconomics. His research focuses on international trade, immigration, inequality, and spatial competition. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University (2007) and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia University (2001). Vogel serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Political Economy and the Journal of International Economics.

His research explores how immigration impacts native wages, the distributional effects of trade shocks across U.S. labor markets, and spatial competition dynamics. Key areas include cross-border shopping, capital-skill complementarity, and the long-term effects of historical policies on labor-market discrimination. Vogel has published extensively in top journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Review of Economic Studies.

Recent work analyzes welfare implications of Swiss Franc appreciation, the collapse of Finnish-Soviet trade, and the interplay between education, technology, and institutions. His studies bridge theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence, offering insights into global economic challenges.