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Patricia Sourdin
Adjunct professor of International Economics
(Fall and Spring Semesters)
Research associate, School of economics, University of Adelaide
Economic Consultant to the World Bank, UNDP, OECD and ERIA

Background and Education
Ph.D. in economics, University of Adelaide (Australia)

Publications
“Why do Trade Costs Vary?” with R. Pomfret, in Review of World Economics (forthcoming); “Clarifying Trade Costs: Maritime transport and its effect on Agricultural Trade,” co-author, in Review of Agricultural Economics (forthcoming); “Trade Facilitation and the Measurement of Trade Costs,” with R. Pomfret, in Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 1(1), (April 2010); “The Availability and Cost of Short-Term Trade Finance and its Impact on Trade,” co-author, OECD Trade Policy Working Papers, No. 98 (2009); “Monitoring Trade Costs in Southeast Asia,” with R. Pomfret, ERIA Discussion Paper ERIA-DP-2009-12, 2009; “Have Asian Trade Agreements reduced Trade Costs?” with R. Pomfret, Journal of Asian Economics, 20(3), May 2009; “Pension Contributions as a Commitment Device: Evidence of Sophistication among Time-Inconsistent Households,” Journal of Economic Psychology, 29(4), August 2008; “Redistribution of Oil Revenue in Kazakhstan,” co-editor, The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin (2008).

Unpublished Papers
“Determinants of Maritime Transport Costs,” co-author, (under review); “Maritime Transport Costs and their Impact on Trade,” co-author

Awards and Affiliations
Current research and consulting at OECD on trade, transport costs and trade finance; Research on maritime transport costs presented in Singapore, Istanbul and Rome; Presented research on behavioral economics and on saving for retirement at conferences in Australia, Singapore and Morocco

Classes
Econometrics
Econometrics