DAVIN CHOR School of Economics Singapore Management University 90 Stamford Road, #05-054 Singapore 178903 Tel: Fax: E-mail: (65) 6828-0876 (65) 6828-0833 davinchor@smu.edu.sg http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/davinchor Date of Birth: Citizenship: 15 October 1977 Singapore UEducationU: Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 2007. Dissertation: Essays on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Committee: Elhanan Helpman (chair), Marc J. Melitz, Pol Antràs Teaching Reference: Jeffrey G. Williamson A.M., Statistics, Harvard University, 2000. A.B., Economics, Harvard University, summa cum laude, 2000. UTeaching and Research FieldsU: Primary fields: International Trade, Political Economy Secondary fields: Growth and Development, Economic History UAcademic PositionsU: 2007-present: Assistant Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University UHonors, Scholarships, and FellowshipsU: 2006-07: Harvard University Graduate Society Dissertation Completion fellowship 2005-07: Institute for Humane Studies fellowship (Marcia Whitney Scholar, 2006-2007) 2002-04: Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences fellowship 2000: Thomas T. Hoopes Prize and Allyn A. Young Prize, Harvard University 1999: Junior Phi Beta Kappa 1997: Detur Book Prize, Harvard University 1996: Singapore Public Service Commission President Scholar and Overseas Merit Scholar 1995: International Mathematical Olympiad, Toronto, Silver Medalist UPublicationsU: 1. Unpacking Sources of Comparative Advantage: A Quantitative Approach, Journal of International Economics, November 2010, 82(2): 152-167. 2. Subsidies for FDI: Implications from a Model with Heterogeneous Firms, Journal of International Economics, June 2009, 78(1): 113-125. 3. Instability and the Incentives for Corruption, Economics and Politics, March 2009, 21(1): 42-92. With Filipe R. Campante (Harvard Kennedy School) and Quoc-Anh Do (SMU). 4. Institutions, Wages and Inequality: The Case of Europe and its Periphery (1500-1899), Explorations in Economic History, October 2005, 42(4): 547-566. 1
UWorking PapersU: Updated Jan 2011 1. Off the Cliff and Back? Credit Conditions and International Trade during the Global Financial Crisis, with Kalina Manova (Stanford), August 2010. Also circulated as NBER Working Paper No. 16174. Revise and resubmit. 2. Schooling, Political Participation, and the Economy, with Filipe R. Campante (Harvard Kennedy School), July 2010. Revise and resubmit. 3. Obedience, Schooling, and Political Participation, with Filipe R. Campante (Harvard Kennedy School), March 2010. 4. Innovation and Patentability Requirement in a Globalized World, with Edwin L.-C. Lai (HKUST), November 2009. 5. Host Country Financial Development and MNC Activity, with C. Fritz Foley (Harvard Business School) and Kalina Manova (Stanford), October 2008. 6. The 2004 Global Labor Survey: Workplace Institutions and Practices around the World, with Richard B. Freeman (Harvard), September 2005, NBER Working Paper No. 11598. UWork in ProgressU: 1. Organizing the Global Value Chain, with Pol Antràs (Harvard). 2. Cumulative Quality Innovation and Optimal Innovation Policy, with Edwin L.-C. Lai (HKUST). 3. Corruption, Delays, and the Pattern of Trade, with Quoc-Anh Do (SMU) and Karine Serfaty (OC&C Strategy Consultants). 4. Dynamic Response of the Wage Skill Premium to Changes in Factor Endowments, Technology, and Trade, with James Costantini (INSEAD). 5. Behavioral Economics and Economists Behavior: Evidence from the AEA Meetings, with Filipe R. Campante (Harvard Kennedy School), Brent Neiman (Chicago Booth), Karine Serfaty (OC&C Strategy Consultants), and Matthew Weinzierl (Harvard Business School). 6. Skilled and Unskilled Wages in a Globalizing World, 1968-1998. UEditorial Work: Associate Editor, Journal of International Economics, 2011-present. UOther Academic Activities: Member: American Economic Association, Econometric Society, European Economic Association Referee for: American Economic Review, CESifo Economic Studies, Economics of Transition, European Economic Review, Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, The Manchester School, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Review of International Economics, Singapore Economic Review 2
UOp-EdsU: Updated Jan 2011 1. What the Global Financial Crisis Taught Us: It s Back to Basics, ONE, The Raffles Institution Alumni Magazine, June 2010. 2. Off the Cliff and Back? Credit Conditions and International Trade during the Global Financial Crisis, with Kalina Manova (Stanford), 15 Feb 2010, VOX. 3. 700-billion-dollar question: Why Did They Change Their Minds? With Filipe R. Campante (Harvard Kennedy School). Guest blog, 5 Oct 2008, Dani Rodrik s weblog. UResearch GrantsU: 2009-2010: SMU Research Grant 09-C244-SMU-010: The Effect of the 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis on International Trade 2007-2008: Russell Sage Foundation Small Grant in Behavioral Economics (with Filipe R. Campante, Brent Neiman, Karine Serfarty, and Matthew Weinzierl) UAcademic VisitsU: Visiting Fellow, University of New South Wales, School of Economics (30 Nov - 5 Dec 2009) Conference and Seminar Presentations: Organizing the Global Value Chain NTU-GMU CLASS Workshop (October 2010); Econometric Society World Congress, Shanghai (August 2010); Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory Conference, Singapore (August 2010) Corruption, Delays, and the Pattern of Trade American Economic Association meetings, Atlanta (January 2010) Off the Cliff and Back? Credit Conditions and International Trade during the Global Financial Crisis Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, Osaka University (June 2010); Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (May 2010); Empirical Investigations in Trade and Investment, Keio University (March 2010); Nanyang Technology University (March 2010); American Economic Association meetings, Atlanta (January 2010); University of New South Wales (December 2009); Singapore Management University (November 2009) Host Country Financial Development and MNC Activity Midwest International Economics Group Meeting, Pennsylvania State University (November 2009); Asia Pacific Trade Seminars, University of Hong Kong (June 2009) Schooling, Political Participation, and the Economy Economics and Democracy Conference, ANU (December 2008); Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference, Boston University (November 2008); 23 rd Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, Milan (August 2008) Unpacking Sources of Comparative Advantage: A Quantitative Approach University of Western Ontario (November 2008); Southern Methodist University (October 2008); Far East Meetings of the Econometric Society, Singapore (July 2008); Empirical Investigations in Trade and 3
Investment, Keio University (February 2008); North American Winter Meetings of the Econometric Society, New Orleans (January 2008); Midwest International Economics Group Meeting, University of Michigan at Ann-Arbor (November 2007); National University of Singapore (December 2006); Singapore Management University (December 2006) Subsidies for FDI: Implications from a Model with Heterogeneous Firms Singapore Management University (October 2007); Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting, Vancouver (July 2006) Instability and the Incentives for Corruption Xth Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Geneva (April 2005) Institutions, Wages and Inequality: The Case of Europe and its Periphery (1500-1899) Harvard Economic History Workshop (October 2004); Singapore Management University (August 2004); Conference on Economic Growth and Distribution, Lucca (June 2004) UDiscussant DutiesU: Empirical Investigations in Trade and Investment, Keio University (March 2010); Northeast Universities Development Consortium Conference, Boston University (November 2008); Empirical Investigations in Trade and Investment, Keio University (February 2008); Empirical Investigations in International Trade, Purdue University (October 2007) UTeaching ExperienceU: (teaching evaluations available on request) Main instructor: 1. Economic Analysis of Multinational Firms, Economics 228. Undergraduate program, Singapore Management University. Elective class for economics majors. 2. International Economics B, Economics 203. Undergraduate program, Singapore Management University. Required class for economics majors. 3. International Economics A, Economics 103. Undergraduate program, Singapore Management University. Core class for business and non-economics majors. 4. Raising a Nation: Perspectives on Growth and Development, Economics 970. Undergraduate program, Harvard University. Designed and taught sophomore tutorial. Teaching Fellow: 1. Globalization and History, Economics 1340. Undergraduate program, Harvard University, for Jeffrey G. Williamson. 2. Macroeconomic Theory, Economics 1011b. Undergraduate program, Harvard University, for Philippe Aghion and Francesco Caselli. 3. Microeconomic Theory, Economics 1010a. Undergraduate program, Harvard University, for Marc J. Melitz. Teaching Honors: Nominee, Most Promising Teacher Award, SMU (2009, 2010) Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard (Fall 2003-04, Spring 2003-04, Fall 2004-05, Fall 2005-06) 4
Public Service Work: Member, REACH Policy Study Workgroup on Manpower Issues (2010) External Consulting: Monetary Authority of Singapore (2010) Other Professional Activities: Since 2008, various print media mentions (in The Business Times, The Straits Times, and Today newspapers, among others), as well as Channel NewsAsia TV or Radio interviews. (Details available on request.) 5