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.Research Keywords
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Recent Publications
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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 1 2007, In: World Economy. 30, 1, p. 83-104 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review