Zadia M. Feliciano

Professor of Economics

Zadia M. Feliciano

Department of Economics

Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY

Flushing, NY 11367

Tel. (718) 997-5442

email: zadia.feliciano@qc.cuny.edu

Bio

I am a Professor in the Economics Department and codirector of the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at Queens College, CUNY. I am also a faculty member at the Graduate Center, CUNY and a Research Economist in the Program of International Trade and Investment at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). I am the 2025 President-Elect of the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE).

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Research Interests

My research interests include international trade, foreign direct investment, multinational firms, economic development and labor economics. My publications have focused on the impact of trade liberalization on labor markets in Mexico and firm performance in Thailand, foreign direct investment in the U.S., Eastern Europe and Asia, the repeal of IRC Section 936 tax credits on survival rates of manufacturing establishments in Puerto Rico, and Mexican and Puerto Rican migration.

Selcted Publications

Chen, Meng-Ting and Zadia M. Feliciano. 2024. “Intangible assets, Corporate Tax Credits and Pharmaceutical Establishments.” Emerging Markets Review, 60, Article 101141.

Feliciano, Zadia M. and Nadia Doytch. 2020. “Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance: The Case of Thailand.” Contemporary Economic Policy, 38 (4), 607-621.

Feliciano, Zadia M. and Nadia Doytch. 2017. “EU Accession and Foreign Owned Firms in Bulgaria.” Post-Communist Economies, 29(3):392-404.

Feliciano, Zadia M. and Robert E. Lipsey. 2017. "Foreign Entry into U.S. Manufacturing by Takeovers and the Creation of New Firms." Eastern Economic Journal, 43(1): 1-16.

Feliciano, Zadia M. and Robert E. Lipsey. 2006. "Foreign Ownership, Wages and Wage Changes in U.S. Industries, 1987-1992." Contemporary Economic Policy, 24(1): 74-91.

Feliciano, Zadia M. 2001 "Workers and Trade Liberalization: The Impact of Trade Reforms in Mexico on Wages and Employment." Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 55(1): 95-115.

Feliciano, Zadia M. 2001. “The Skill and Economic Performance of Mexican Immigrants from 1910 to 1990." Explorations in Economic History, 38(3): 386-409.