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Matloob Piracha is a Senior Lecturer in Economics. He graduated with BSc (Electrical Engineering) and MA degrees from Ohio University and was awarded his PhD by the University of Exeter.
Matloob’s main research fields are international trade and migration. He is also a Research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA), Bonn.
Research
Matloob’s current research interests are in the field of international trade (with special reference to strategic trade policy) and migration, particularly the effect of migration on labour markets of both Eastern and Western Europe. Other work includes analysing the role of foreign direct investment on both trade and migration in some selected East European countries. He is currently working on migration policy issues in Europe and on models of strategic trade policy under asymmetric information.
Matloob’s RePEc page is http://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/ppi43.htm
Working papers
- Precautionary Savings by Natives and Immigrants in Germany, IZA Discussion Paper, No. 2942, 2007. (Also available as SOEPpapers 33, DIW, Berlin)
- Remittances, Institutions and Economic Growth, IZA Discussion Paper, No. 2139, 2006.
- Export Subsidies and Countervailing Duties Under Asymmetric Information, University of Kent Discussion Paper No. 04/10. 2004