Klaus Desmet is the Altshuler Professor of Cities, Regions and Globalization at Southern Methodist University, Research Fellow at CEPR and Research Associate at NBER. He holds an MSc in Business and Engineering from the Université catholique de Louvain and a PhD in Economics from Stanford University. Before moving to SMU, he was Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His research focuses on regional economics, economic growth, political economy and international trade. His work has appeared in journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Economic Theory and the Journal of Development Economics. In 2019 he was the co-recipient of the Robert E. Lucas Jr. Prize.
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Using spatial integrated assessment models to understand the local and global economic impact of climate change
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- Climate Change 
- Frontiers of economic research
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Carbon taxes may be a boon for the world, even in the short run
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- Climate Change
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Trade to adapt: Changing specialisation to cope with climate change
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- Environment 
- International trade
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The enormous potential of social media to measure human culture
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- Frontiers of economic research
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Winners, losers and future prospects: The economic geography of transition countries
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- Development 
- Labour Markets 
- Migration