Ariel Weinberger

Ariel Weinberger is an assistant professor of International Business at the George Washington University School of Business.

His research program reveals three transformative insights for international business strategy and theory. First, seemingly neutral policies systematically favor large firms through hidden mechanisms: regulatory standards impose fixed compliance costs that dominant firms absorb while smaller competitors exit; exchange rate appreciations allow high-markup firms to increase profits while others struggle; and even government support programs during crises generate spillovers that benefit established importers. Second, globalization creates unexpected strategic linkages between markets: China's manufacturing success drives billion-dollar demand for U.S. educational services; local business networks determine firms' international supply chain resilience; and immigration flows reshape domestic pricing strategies. Third, the impact of liberalization on firm operations depends fundamentally on institutional context: banking deregulation in developed markets shifts value from labor to capital by enabling capital-intensive firms to expand, while trade liberalization in emerging markets can increase labor's share by providing access to complementary foreign technology.

Dr. Weinberger publishes in leading Economics journals, including Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Economic Journal. He teaches courses related to his expertise: Global Finance and International Trade.

Ariel Weinberger joined the International Business department at GW as an Assistant Professor in 2019. Previously, he was an assistant professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma for 4 years, as well as a research associate at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis in 2015. Prior to his doctoral studies, Ariel received a B.S. in Management Science from UC-San Diego and worked for two years at the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.