Bio

Joel Rodrigue is an Associate Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the intersection of international trade, firm dynamics and productivity growth.  He received his PhD from Queen's University and presently serves as a Co-Editor at Economic Inquiry.

In recent projects Professor Rodrigue has studied the impact of trade on firm-level productivity and environmental efficiency, investigated the nature of firm-level entry and growth in international markets, and has characterized the role of trade barriers on the allocation of resources across firms. His research has been published in leading academic journals a such as the The Review of Economics and Statistics, The International Economic Review, The Review of Economic Dynamics, The Canadian Journal of Economics, The Journal of International Economics, The Journal of Development Economics, and The Journal of  the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, among others. He has led graduate and undergraduate courses at Vanderbilt University, Queen’s University, The University of Calgary, The University of Tokyo, Kobe University, and Nanjing University and has presented over numerous research seminars at institutions in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2018 he received the Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at Vanderbilt University and the Harry Johnson Prize for the best paper published in the Canadian Journal of Economics.