Hugo Lhuillier
@hugolhuillier.com
Economist / Assistant Professor at Columbia University.
Works on macro, spatial, trade, and labor.
https://www.hugolhuillier.com/
Works on macro, spatial, trade, and labor.
https://www.hugolhuillier.com/
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Hugo Lhuillier
@hugolhuillier.com
· Jun 6
🚨 New working paper 🚨
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
🚨 New working paper 🚨
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
June 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨 New working paper 🚨
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
In large cities, wages are higher. But so are inequalities. In fact, low-wage workers earn lower real earnings there.
Why? What drives spatial wage disparities? Why some workers work at lower real wages in large cities?
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A spatial equilibrium model with heterogeneous households holding general non-homothetic preferences over tradable goods and housing, from Cécile Gaubert and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud https://www.nber.org/papers/w33652
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A spatial equilibrium model with heterogeneous households holding general non-homothetic preferences over tradable goods and housing, from Cécile Gaubert and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud https://www.nber.org/papers/w33652
Reposted by Hugo Lhuillier
Forthcoming in the JEL: "Housing and Inequality" by Yannis M. Ioannides and L. Rachel Ngai. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Housing and Inequality
(Forthcoming Article) - We approach the literature on housing and inequality from two angles. One is the impact of unequal endowments on housing. The second is the “memberships” inequality associated ...
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March 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Forthcoming in the JEL: "Housing and Inequality" by Yannis M. Ioannides and L. Rachel Ngai. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Reposted by Hugo Lhuillier
Using survey data from Germany combined with an 'what is the optimal length of the workweek' model suggests 37 hours, from Gregor Jarosch, Laura Pilossoph, and Anthony Swaminathan https://www.nber.org/papers/w33577
March 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Using survey data from Germany combined with an 'what is the optimal length of the workweek' model suggests 37 hours, from Gregor Jarosch, Laura Pilossoph, and Anthony Swaminathan https://www.nber.org/papers/w33577
Reposted by Hugo Lhuillier
Forthcoming in AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Cognitive Hubs and Spatial Redistribution" by Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Pierre-Daniel Sarte, and Felipe Schwartzman. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Cognitive Hubs and Spatial Redistribution
(Forthcoming Article) - In the US, cognitive non-routine (CNR) occupations are disproportionately and increasingly
represented in large cities. To study the allocation of workers across cities, we pro...
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March 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Forthcoming in AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Cognitive Hubs and Spatial Redistribution" by Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Pierre-Daniel Sarte, and Felipe Schwartzman. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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We've just opened a new @beckerfriedman.bsky.social pre-doc position through the International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!
Research Professional – International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)
Chicago, IL
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February 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We've just opened a new @beckerfriedman.bsky.social pre-doc position through the International Economics and Economic Geography Initiative:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityof...
Come work with us! The trade and spatial group at UChicago is a top-notch place to start your academic career!
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Modern supply chains don't look like trade theory 101!
They involve constant border crossings, each now hit by tariffs.
Tariffs raise prices, but the more important thing they do is disrupt supply relationships.
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They involve constant border crossings, each now hit by tariffs.
Tariffs raise prices, but the more important thing they do is disrupt supply relationships.
1/
February 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Modern supply chains don't look like trade theory 101!
They involve constant border crossings, each now hit by tariffs.
Tariffs raise prices, but the more important thing they do is disrupt supply relationships.
1/
They involve constant border crossings, each now hit by tariffs.
Tariffs raise prices, but the more important thing they do is disrupt supply relationships.
1/
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Recently accepted to #REStud, ``Wealth Inequality and Asset Prices'' from Matthieu Gomez:
www.restud.com/wealth-inequ...
www.restud.com/wealth-inequ...
January 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Recently accepted to #REStud, ``Wealth Inequality and Asset Prices'' from Matthieu Gomez:
www.restud.com/wealth-inequ...
www.restud.com/wealth-inequ...
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Studying preferences over the demographic composition of co-patrons. Racial homophily does not vary by income. These preferences can explain much of income segregation, from Victor Couture, Jonathan I. Dingel, Allison E. Green, and Jessie Handbury https://www.nber.org/papers/w33386
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Studying preferences over the demographic composition of co-patrons. Racial homophily does not vary by income. These preferences can explain much of income segregation, from Victor Couture, Jonathan I. Dingel, Allison E. Green, and Jessie Handbury https://www.nber.org/papers/w33386
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1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
Reposted by Hugo Lhuillier
As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like the fires in LA pose growing threats to economies.
A blog post by @nityanayar.bsky.social, Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and @nicomorales.bsky.social discusses how firms adapt supply chains to these risks:
tinyurl.com/abbw5mt3
A blog post by @nityanayar.bsky.social, Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and @nicomorales.bsky.social discusses how firms adapt supply chains to these risks:
tinyurl.com/abbw5mt3
January 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like the fires in LA pose growing threats to economies.
A blog post by @nityanayar.bsky.social, Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and @nicomorales.bsky.social discusses how firms adapt supply chains to these risks:
tinyurl.com/abbw5mt3
A blog post by @nityanayar.bsky.social, Juanma Castro-Vincenzi, Gaurav Khanna and @nicomorales.bsky.social discusses how firms adapt supply chains to these risks:
tinyurl.com/abbw5mt3
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Featured in the latest Digest: "Gender, Career Opportunities, and the Relocation Decisions of Couples"
https://www.nber.org/digest/202412/gender-career-opportunities-and-relocation-decisions-couples
https://www.nber.org/digest/202412/gender-career-opportunities-and-relocation-decisions-couples
December 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Featured in the latest Digest: "Gender, Career Opportunities, and the Relocation Decisions of Couples"
https://www.nber.org/digest/202412/gender-career-opportunities-and-relocation-decisions-couples
https://www.nber.org/digest/202412/gender-career-opportunities-and-relocation-decisions-couples
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NEW: Chinese companies have doubled their industrial footprint in Mexico in three years — a development that is emblematic of the closer ties that are poised to thrust Mexico into the centre of Trump’s trade war with Beijing.
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How China is setting up shop in Mexico
An increasingly close trade relationship is causing concern in Washington
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December 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
NEW: Chinese companies have doubled their industrial footprint in Mexico in three years — a development that is emblematic of the closer ties that are poised to thrust Mexico into the centre of Trump’s trade war with Beijing.
ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
ig.ft.com/china-mexico...
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to the US-China Trade War,” by Adão, Costinot, and Donaldson: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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Pending Publication
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December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Putting Quantitative Models to the Test: An Application to the US-China Trade War,” by Adão, Costinot, and Donaldson: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth,” by Marta Prato: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth*
Abstract. How does inventors’ migration affect international talent allocation, knowledge diffusion, and productivity growth? To answer this question, I bu
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December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Global Race for Talent: Brain Drain, Knowledge Transfer, and Growth,” by Marta Prato: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Reposted by Hugo Lhuillier
Job market update: McGill Econ is hiring!
Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
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December 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Job market update: McGill Econ is hiring!
Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Please encourage your students to apply as soon as possible if interested.
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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I've now turned the BBVA-EEA Lecture I gave in San Antonio in January and in Madrid this week into a working paper: scholar.harvard.edu/sites/schola...
The paper will come out in the Journal of the European Econ. Assoc. some time next year, but it's not a final version yet. Comments most welcome!
The paper will come out in the Journal of the European Econ. Assoc. some time next year, but it's not a final version yet. Comments most welcome!
December 11, 2024 at 7:18 PM
I've now turned the BBVA-EEA Lecture I gave in San Antonio in January and in Madrid this week into a working paper: scholar.harvard.edu/sites/schola...
The paper will come out in the Journal of the European Econ. Assoc. some time next year, but it's not a final version yet. Comments most welcome!
The paper will come out in the Journal of the European Econ. Assoc. some time next year, but it's not a final version yet. Comments most welcome!
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December 9, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Send your labor papers and come present at Princeton!
Deadline is Dec 22.
irs.princeton.edu/news/2024/nl...
Deadline is Dec 22.
irs.princeton.edu/news/2024/nl...
Call for Papers: 2025 Northeast Labor Symposium for Early Career Economists
2025 Northeast Labor symposium seeks to build community among junior faculty working on labor economic topics. Deadline to submit proposals is December 22, 2024.
irs.princeton.edu
December 6, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Send your labor papers and come present at Princeton!
Deadline is Dec 22.
irs.princeton.edu/news/2024/nl...
Deadline is Dec 22.
irs.princeton.edu/news/2024/nl...
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And here's the messy map of country growth over the last four years! I like how clear you can see the boom in certain states like Florida, Texas, and Utah.
I've got a lot more state and region level maps coming later today, so stay tuned
I've got a lot more state and region level maps coming later today, so stay tuned
December 4, 2024 at 2:00 PM
And here's the messy map of country growth over the last four years! I like how clear you can see the boom in certain states like Florida, Texas, and Utah.
I've got a lot more state and region level maps coming later today, so stay tuned
I've got a lot more state and region level maps coming later today, so stay tuned
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Recently accepted to #REStud, ``The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement,'' from Kovak and Morrow:
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
December 1, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Recently accepted to #REStud, ``The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement,'' from Kovak and Morrow:
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
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Re-upping this: if you are interested in GIS, computer vision, housing, and research please apply!
I’m recruiting a research assistant to work on projects spanning neighborhood change, housing investment, highways, and innovation. Starting Summer 2025 or earlier. GIS+coding experience preferred. Please mention in your cover letter if you’re specifically interested in working with me. Job posting:
Research Assistant/Sr. Research Assistant (Hybrid)
Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Job Description Summary Research assistants (RAs) at the Philadelphia Fed play a key role in the Economic Research Department. Whether they are helping eco...
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November 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Re-upping this: if you are interested in GIS, computer vision, housing, and research please apply!
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We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:44 PM
We've created a starter pack for all of the economics journals on Bluesky. Please nominate other journals to join the list.
go.bsky.app/4kR21vX
go.bsky.app/4kR21vX
Jonathan Dingel (@tradediversion.bsky.social) and I, together with many colleagues at Columbia, are hiring predocs to start in Summer 2025.
If you want to work at the intersection of macro, spatial, and labor econ.: apply! International students welcome.
More info: apply.interfolio.com/157268
If you want to work at the intersection of macro, spatial, and labor econ.: apply! International students welcome.
More info: apply.interfolio.com/157268
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November 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Jonathan Dingel (@tradediversion.bsky.social) and I, together with many colleagues at Columbia, are hiring predocs to start in Summer 2025.
If you want to work at the intersection of macro, spatial, and labor econ.: apply! International students welcome.
More info: apply.interfolio.com/157268
If you want to work at the intersection of macro, spatial, and labor econ.: apply! International students welcome.
More info: apply.interfolio.com/157268