UCSD - The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

Gordon H. Hanson
Professor of Economics; Director of Center on Pacific Economies

UCSD, IR/PS
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office #1324

Phone: (858) 822-5087
Fax (858) 534-3939
Email: gohanson@ucsd.edu

Expert Sheet
Expertise
Hanson is an authority on foreign investment, immigration, and international trade.

Current Projects
Hanson’s current research projects examine the economic consequences of Mexican migration to the United States, how and why multinational firms globalize their production activities, and the factors that shape countries export capabilities.

Perspective
Hanson can provide commentary on U.S.-Mexico immigration and trade, the globalization of production, and international trade policy.

Publications of Note
Hanson has published several books and numerous articles in leading economics journals on such topics as the impact of globalization on wages, the fiscal and labor-market consequences of immigration, and the implications of trade reform for regional economies. Recent publications include “The Home-Market Effect and Bilateral Trade Patterns” American Economic Review (2004), Open Borders and Empty Coffers: Public Finance and Political Opposition to Immigration (Institute for International Economics, 2004), “Technology, Trade, and Adjustment to Immigration in Israel,” European Economic Review (2004), Immigration and the Welfare System (Oxford University Press, 2002), "Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?" The Review of Economics and Statistics (2002), and “Labor-Market Adjustment in Open Economies,” Journal of International Economics (2002).

Background Notes
Hanson is Co-Editor of the Journal of Development Economics and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of International Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. Hanson joined IR/PS in 2001. Previously, he was a faculty member at the University of Michigan and at the University of Texas. B.A., economics, Occidental College. Ph.D., economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.