Rate My Professor Mark Melatos

Melatos specializes in international trade theory and policy, with publications in leading journals such as the European Economic Review, The World Economy, Journal of International Money and Finance, PLOS One, and Energy Reports. Notable works include 'Endogenous trade bloc formation in an asymmetric world' (European Economic Review, 2007), 'Preferential trade agreements as insurance' (Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024), 'Are Customs Unions Really So Scarce?' (The Economic Record, 2018), 'How Can Uncertainty Affect the Choice of Trade Agreements?' (The Economic Record, 2016), 'The Trade and Welfare Impacts of Australian Quarantine Policies: The Case of Pigmeat' (The World Economy, 2012), and 'Common External Tariff Choice in Core Customs Unions' (Review of International Economics, 2009). He has secured research grants from the Australian Research Council, Danish Research Council, and European Commission. Melatos has consulted for the OECD’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate, advised Australian Government inquiries into international trade and investment, and delivered invited research seminars at the World Trade Organization, OECD, London School of Economics, and Iowa State University.