
Alex Chernoff
Senior Economist
- Ph.D., Queen's University
Bio
Alex Chernoff is a Senior Economist in the International Economic Analysis Department. His research interests include Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, International Trade, Economic History, Agricultural Economics, and Urban Economics. Alex Chernoff received his Ph.D. in Economics from Queen’s University.
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Staff working papers
Amazon Effects in Canadian Online Retail Firm-Product-Level Data
I use firm-product-level data for Canadian online retailers to study how product scope (the average number of product categories per firm) evolved from 1999 to 2012. During this period, product scope dropped monotonically from 59 to 5 product categories.Exchange Rates, Retailers, and Importing: Theory and Firm-Level Evidence
We develop a model with firm heterogeneity in importing and cross-border shopping among consumers. Exchange-rate appreciations lower the cost of imported goods, but also lead to more cross-border shopping; hence, the net impact on aggregate retail prices and sales is ambiguous.Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States
We examine local labor markets in the United States and Canada from 1990 to 2011 using comparable household and business data. Wage levels and inequality rise with city population in both countries, albeit less in Canada.Housing Price Network Effects from Public Transit Investment: Evidence from Vancouver
In this paper, we estimate the effect on housing prices of the expansion of the Vancouver SkyTrain rapid transit network during the period 2001–11. We extend the canonical residential sorting equilibrium framework to include commuting time in the household utility function.Firm Heterogeneity, Technological Adoption, and Urbanization: Theory and Measurement
This paper develops a model of firm heterogeneity, technological adoption, and urbanization. In the model, welfare is measured by household real income, and urbanization is measured by population density. I use the model to derive statistics that measure the effect of a new technology on productivity, welfare, and urbanization.Bank publications
The Economy, Plain and Simple
Journal publications
Refereed journals
- “Between a Cap and a Higher Price: Modeling the Price of Dairy Quotas under Price Ceiling Legislation”, Canadian Journal of Economics, 48(4), (November 2015): 1403-1429
- “Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States (joint with David Albouy, Chandler Lutz, and Casey Warman)”, Journal of Labor Economics, 37(2), (July 2019): S533-S59