Nuno Limão

Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Tel: 301-405-7842
Email: Limao@econ.umd.edu

Nuno Limão, Associate Professor, received his B.Sc. from the London School of Economics and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He joined the Maryland faculty in 2001. His primary research and teaching interests are in international trade, trade policy and political economy. His research integrates theoretical and empirical work to examine a variety of issues, such as how governments choose among redistribution policies, the determinants of trade policy and trade agreements, the interaction between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization and the effects of trade costs and geographic location.

Some recent publications include “Optimal Tariffs and Market Power: The Evidence” American Economic Review, forthcoming (w/ C. Broda and D. Weinstein); “A Bargaining Theory of Inefficient Redistribution Policies,” International Economic Review, 2008 (w/ A. Drazen); "Are Preferential Trade Agreements with Non-trade Objectives a Stumbling Block for Multilateral Liberalization?" Review of Economic Studies, 2007; "Inequality and Endogenous Trade Policy Outcomes" Journal of International Economics, 2007 (w/ A. Panagariya); "Political Contribution Caps and Lobby Formation: Theory and Evidence" Journal of Public Economics, 2007 (with A. Drazen and T. Strattman)"; "Preferential Trade Agreements as Stumbling Blocks for Multilateral Trade Liberalization: Evidence for the U.S." American Economic Review, 2006; Trade Policy, Cross-border Externalities and Lobbies: Do Linked Agreements Enforce More Cooperative Outcomes?" Journal of International Economics, 2005.

A CV and a homepage are also available.