Alex Chernoff
Principal Researcher
- Ph.D., Queen's University
Bio
Alex Chernoff is a Principal Researcher in the Canadian Economic Analysis Department. His research interests include Applied Econometrics and Applied Microeconomics. Alex Chernoff received his Ph.D. in Economics from Queen’s University.
Staff analytical notes
Staff discussion papers
An Overview of the Indigenous Economy in Canada
Several measures suggest economic outcomes have improved for Indigenous Peoples in recent decades. Yet, institutional settings and gaps in infrastructure and financing continue to hinder their economic progress. Recent efforts have helped address some data gaps, and new institutions are helping Indigenous communities to overcome historic barriers to growth.Digitalization: Labour Markets
In this paper, the authors assess the relationship between digitalization and labour demand and supply, and how this relationship affects wages and income inequality. We also explore implications of recent digitalization trends for the future of work.Staff working papers
COVID-19 and Implications for Automation
Occupations held by females with mid-level education face the highest risk of accelerated automation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.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
September 28, 2018
Freer trade lowers prices and boosts economies, yet not everyone benefits equally. Fair policies are essential for balanced growth and widespread prosperity.
The benefits of freer trade
Journal publications
Refereed journals
- “COVID-19 and Implications for Automation”, (with Casey Warman), Applied Economics, 55 (17), 1939-1957 (2023)
- “Distributional and Housing Price Effects from Public Transit Investment: Evidence from Vancouver” (with Andrea Craig), International Economic Review, 63(1) (February 2022): 475-509.
- “Firm Heterogeneity, Technology Adoption, and the Spatial Distribution of Population: Theory and Measurement”, Canadian Journal of Economics, 54(2) (May 2021): 475-521.
- “Local Labor Markets in Canada and the United States” (with David Albouy, Chandler Lutz, and Casey Warman), Journal of Labor Economics, 37(S2), (July 2019): S533-S594.
- “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.
- "1871 Productivity Differentials and the Decline of the Maritime Manufacturing Sector,'' Acadiensis, XLII, no. 1, (Winter/Spring 2014): 65-88.