Ross  Jestrab

Welcome! 

I am an International Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University.

I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University in 2021. My research interests are in international trade and applied econometrics. 

Email: Ross[dot]Jestrab[at]usitc.gov

Publications

"Importer Market Power and Preferential Trade Agreements: Empirical Evidence," Review of International Economics, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12713 

“Unemployment and Workplace Injuries: Evidence from California,” (with Xiuming (Audrey) Dong), Applied Economics Letters, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1969000 

"The Effects of Domestic Labour Mobility on Trade Agreements: Empirical Evidence," World Economy, 44: 2238-2283, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.13101 

Working Papers

"The Measurement of U.S. Tariffs in 2025," (with Erika Bethmann). USITC Office of Economics Working Paper 2026-07-D. https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/the_measurement_of_u.s_tariffs_in_2025.pdf

"The Heterogeneous Effects of Rules of Origin," (with Ward M. Reesman), USITC Office of Economics Working Paper 2026-07-B. https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/the_heterogeneous_effects_of_rules_of_origin.pdf

"Reversing Protectionism: A First Look at Product-level Trade Data from Smoot-Hawley to the GATT," (with Kristy Buzard and Zeyuan (Victor) Xiong). https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2025/program/paper/6in3kkD7 

"Trade Policy, Human Capital, and Costly Worker Transitions," (with David Riker), USITC Office of Economics Working Paper 2023-10-A. https://www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/332/working_papers/jestrab_and_riker_2023.pdf 

“The Effect of Phase-In Tariffs on Import Growth,” (with Xiuming (Audrey) Dong), USITC Office of Economics Working Paper 2022-03-B. https://www.usitc.gov/sites/default/files/publications/332/working_papers/the_effect_of_phase_in_tariffs_on_import_growth.pdf