Daniel Velásquez Cabrera

Welcome to my homepage! I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Michigan. I will join Claremont McKenna College as an Assistant Professor of Economics in July 2025,.

My research interests lie in International Trade, Economic Geography, Urban Economics, and Development Economics.

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Contact: danielvc [at] umich [dot] edu

Working papers

(Job Market Paper) Highways, Commuting and Trade: Unpacking Suburban Growth
[Draft here]
Transit Infrastructure, Couples' Commuting Choices, and Gender Earnings Inequality
[Draft here]

Submitted

* “Honorable Mention” for Best Student Paper Prize, Urban Economic Association, Milan 2023

* Project financed by grant from CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
Skill Allocation and Urban Amenities in the Developing World (with Andrii Parkhomenko, and Jorge de la Roca )
[Preliminary draft here]
Trade in Appliances, Household Production, and Labor Force Participation (with Pamela Medina, and Sebastian Sotelo )
[Draft here]

In preparation for the Journal of International Economics special issue on Trade and Uneven Economic Development

* Project financed by grant from Gender and the Economy Initiative, and STEG Research Grant
Initial Conditions, Size, and the Biggest Push in US History (draft coming soon) (with Dominick Bartelme, and Zhimin Li )

Published and accepted papers