Marc-Andreas Muendler

Marc-Andreas Muendler is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). He also holds positions as a Research Professor at ifo Institute in Munich and Guest Professor at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. His research focuses on globalization's impacts on labor markets, firm dynamics, and trade policies, with a particular emphasis on Brazil's trade liberalization effects and multinational enterprise strategies.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley (2002)

Research Interests: Muendler examines how trade barriers affect industries and wages, the role of multinational enterprises in reshaping jobs, and the dynamics of global export capabilities. His work integrates linked employer-employee data to analyze worker displacement and firm globalization strategies. Key areas include:

• Trade liberalization consequences for labor markets
• Global value chain formation and operation
• Information economics in financial markets

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes geopolitical trade conflicts (e.g., U.S.-China tariffs, Russia sanctions) and quantifies policy impacts using simulation models like the cModel. His research highlights how trade openness initially increases wage inequality but later reduces it as more firms globalize.

Awards & Recognition: Top 5% cited economist on RePEc and top 10% downloaded papers on SSRN.

Advising & Labs: Leads the Globalization and Prosperity Lab (GP-lab) at UCSD, focusing on data-driven analysis of global market impacts. No formal advisee list is published.