Mark Roberts

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Economics
Director, Federal Statistical Research Data Center

Research Summary

Interested in applied micro economics and industrial organization. His current research addresses empirical modeling of entry, exit and sunk costs as well as productivity and firm turnover.

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Recent Publications

THE DYNAMIC IMPACT OF EXPORTING ON FIRM R&D INVESTMENT

Maican, F. G., Roberts, M. J., Orth, M. & Vuong, V. A., Aug 1 2023, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 21, 4, p. 1318-1362 45 p.

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Firm R&D investment and export market exposure

Peters, B., Roberts, M. J. & Vuong, V. A., Dec 2022, In: Research Policy. 51, 10, 104601.

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The role of firm factors in demand, cost, and export market selection for chinese footwear producers

Roberts, M. J., Xu, D. Y., Fan, X. & Zhang, S., Oct 1 2018, In: Review of Economic Studies. 85, 4, p. 2429-2461 33 p.

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Dynamic R&D choice and the impact of the firm's financial strength

Peters, B., Roberts, M. J. & Vuong, V. A., Feb 17 2017, In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 26, 1-2, p. 134-149 16 p.

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Estimating dynamic R&D choice: an analysis of costs and long-run benefits

Peters, B., Roberts, M. J., Vuong, V. A. & Fryges, H., Jun 1 2017, In: RAND Journal of Economics. 48, 2, p. 409-437 29 p.

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Entry, exit, and the determinants of market structure

Dunne, T., Klimek, S. D., Roberts, M. J. & Xu, D. Y., Sep 2013, In: RAND Journal of Economics. 44, 3, p. 462-487 26 p.

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Empirical modeling of R&D demand in a dynamic framework

Roberts, M. J. & Vuong, V. A., Jun 2013, In: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 35, 2, p. 185-205 21 p.

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R&D investment, exporting, and productivity dynamics

Aw, B. Y., Roberts, M. J. & Xu, D. Y., Jun 2011, In: American Economic Review. 101, 4, p. 1312-1344 33 p.

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R&D investments, exporting, and the evolution of firm productivity

Aw, B. Y., Roberts, M. J. & Xu, D. Y., May 2008, In: American Economic Review. 98, 2, p. 451-456 6 p.

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Export market participation, investments in R&D and worker training, and the evolution of firm productivity

Aw, B. Y., Roberts, M. J. & Winston, T., Jan 2007, In: World Economy. 30, 1, p. 83-104 22 p.

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Market entry costs, producer heterogeneity, and export dynamics

Das, S., Roberts, M. J. & Tybout, J. R., May 2007, In: Econometrica. 75, 3, p. 837-873 37 p.

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Exit from regional manufacturing markets: The role of entrant experience

Dunne, T., Klimek, S. D. & Roberts, M. J., Jun 2005, In: International Journal of Industrial Organization. 23, 5-6, p. 399-421 23 p.

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Productivity, output, and failure: A comparison of Taiwanese and Korean manufacturers

Aw, B. Y., Chung, S. & Roberts, M. J., Nov 2003, In: Economic Journal. 113, 491, p. F485-F510

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Firm-level evidence on productivity differentials and turnover in Taiwanese manufacturing

Aw, B. Y., Chen, X. & Roberts, M. J., 2001, In: Journal of Development Economics. 66, 1, p. 51-86 36 p.

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Recombination in the pseudoautosomal region in a 47, XYY male

Aw, B. Y., Chung, S. & Roberts, M. J., 2001, In: Human genetics. 109, 2, p. 143-145 3 p.

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