Biography

Ai-Ting GOH
Associate Professor, Department Economics - Decision Science
Date of arrival at HEC Paris: 2002

CENTERS OF INTEREST
International Trade and Finance
Growth Theory and Economic Development
Industrial Organization

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Articles :
«Fragmentation, Engel's Law and Learning», Review of International Economics, 2005, vol. 13, n° 3, pp. 518-528 (in coll. with H. Wan).
"Knowledge Diffusion, Input Supplier's Technological Effort and Technology Transfer via Vertical Relationships", Journal of International Economics, July 2005, vol. 66, n° 2, pp. 527-540.
"Learning by Doing, Trade in Capital Goods and Growth", Journal of International Economics, March 2002, n° 56, pp. 411-444 (in coll. with J. Olivier).
"Optimal Patent Breadth in a Two Sector Economy" forthcoming, International Economic Review, 2002 (in coll. J. Olivier).
"Opportunity Cost, Trade Policies and the Efficiency of Firms", Journal of Development Economics, 2000, vol. 62, pp. 363-383.
"Trade, Employment and Fertility Transition", Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 1999, vol. 8, n° 2, pp. 143-184.

Working papers :
«Should small countries fear deindustrialization?», Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC, n°916/2009 (in coll. with T. Michalski).
«Quality assurance, intra-industry trade and the home market effect», CEPR Discussion Series, n° 6880/2008 (in coll. with T. Michalski).
«Multistage production, cost linkages and the location of firms», Mimeo, 2008 (in coll. with T. Michalski).
"International Vertical Specialization, Imperfect Competition and Welfare", Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC, n° 791/2003 (in coll. with J. Olivier).
"Free Trade and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Can We Have One Without the Other ?", Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC, n° 730/2001 (in coll. with J. Olivier).

MAIN COURSES TAUGHT AT HEC
Macroeconomics

CURSUS
1988 B.Sc National University of Singapore.
1989 B.Soc.Sci (Honours) National University of Singapore.
1993 M.A., Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
1996 Ph.D., Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Membership of scientific or professional organisation :
Research Affiliate, Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London.

Editorial Activities :
Referee: Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Review of International Economics, Berkeley Electronic Press, Journal of International Economics, Southern Economic Journal.

Honor distinction :
1989 Monetary Authority of Singapore Book Prize for Best Student in Economics.
1991-1996 National University of Singapore Overseas Graduate Scholarship.
1996 Nominated for best Ph.D. thesis, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.