E-mail: ksaggi@smu.edu

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to my homepage! I am the Dedman Distinguished Collegiate Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Currently, I am also the Chairman of SMU's Economics Department, one of sixteen academic units that comprise the Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences.

I also serve as an associate editor of the Journal of International Economics and as the Executive Secretary of the International Economics and Finance Society.

My primary fields of interest are international trade and economic development. Some recent publications and working papers are listed below. Further details regarding my professional background can be found in my curriculum vitae.

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

“National Treatment at the WTO: The Roles of Product and Country Heterogeneity,” (with N. Sara) International Economic Review, forthcoming.
“Tariff Retaliation versus Financial Compensation in the Enforcement of International Trade Agreements,” (with N. Limγo) Journal of International Economics, forthcoming.
“The MFN Clause, Welfare, and Multilateral Cooperation between Countries of Unequal Size,” Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.
“On the Emergence of an MFN Club: Equal Treatment in an Unequal World,” (with F. Sengul) Canadian Journal of Economics, forthcoming.
“Technical Compatibility and the Mode of Foreign Entry under Network Externalities,” (with M. Klimenko) Canadian Journal of Economics 40, 176-206, 2007.
“Tariff Bindings and Bilateral Cooperation on Export Cartels,” (with B. Hoekman) Journal of Development Economics 83, 141-56, 2007.
“Is There a Case for Industrial Policy? A Critical Survey,” (with H. Pack) World Bank Research Observer 21, 267-297, 2006.
“Preferential Trade Agreements and Multilateral Tariff Cooperation,” International Economic Review 47, 29-57, 2006.

WORKING PAPERS

“Intellectual Property Rights, Imitation, and Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Evidence,” (with L. Branstetter, R. Fisman, and F. Foley).
“Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade,” (with H. Yildiz).
“Intellectual Property Provisions in North-South Trade Agreements,” (with B. Hoekman)