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James Rubenstein

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About

James Rubenstein is a consultant in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Rubenstein is a professor at Miami University.

Bank Publications

Recent Publications

Charging Ahead: What Does Electrification Mean for the Footprint of the Auto Industry?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | Chicago Fed Insights | 2025 | February
Charging Ahead: Will the Growth of Electric Vehicles Change the Auto Manufacturing Footprint in North America?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | Chicago Fed Insights | 2024 | August
The Emerging Geography of Electric Vehicle Production in North America: Revolution or Evolution?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | Economic Perspectives | 2024 | No. 4 | July Download

Chicago Fed Insights

Charging Ahead: What Does Electrification Mean for the Footprint of the Auto Industry?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2025 | February
Charging Ahead: Will the Growth of Electric Vehicles Change the Auto Manufacturing Footprint in North America?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2024 | August
Charging Ahead—The Electrification of the Auto Industry
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2021 | June

Economic Perspectives

The Emerging Geography of Electric Vehicle Production in North America: Revolution or Evolution?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2024 | No. 4 | July Download
North America’s Rapidly Growing Electric Vehicle Market: Implications for the Geography of Automotive Production
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2022 | No. 5 | December Download
Mexico’s Growing Role in the Auto Industry Under NAFTA: Who Makes What and What Goes Where
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2017 | Vol. 41 | No. 6 | September Download
Auto Production Footprints: Comparing Europe and North America
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2015 | Vol. 39 | 4th Quarter Download
Detroit Back from the Brink? Auto Industry Crisis and Restructuring, 2008–11
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2012 | Vol. 36 | 2nd Quarter Download

Midwest Economy Blog

What Do We Know About the Origin of Parts in Vehicles Sold in the U.S. Market?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2019 | May

Chicago Fed Letter

The Growing Importance of Mexico in North America’s Auto Production
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2013 | No. 310 | May Download
Making Cars Smarter: The Growing Role of Electronics in Automobiles
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2011 | No. 291a | October Download
After the Perfect Storm: What's Next for the Auto Industry?
Thomas H. Klier, Martin Lavelle, James Rubenstein | 2010 | No. 277a | August Download
Who Really Made Your Car?
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2008 | No. 255a | October Download
Whose Part Is It?—Measuring Domestic Content of Vehicles
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2007 | No. 243 | October Download
The Supplier Industry in Transition—The New Geography of Auto Production
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 229b | August Download
The U.S. Auto Supplier Industry in Transition
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 226 | May Download
Competition and Trade in the U.S. Auto Parts Sector
Thomas H. Klier, James Rubenstein | 2006 | No. 222 | January Download

Selected External Publications

Acceptances in Academic Journals and Books

Klier, Thomas H., and James Rubenstein, 2024, “From ICE to BEV production in Europe: Industry geography in transition,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 95-117. 20240101060000
Klier, Thomas H., and James Rubenstein, 2022, “Trade agreements and the geography of motor vehicle production in North America and Europe,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 22, No. 1, April, pp. 4–28. 20220401050000
Klier, Thomas H., and James Rubenstein, 2021, “ICE age geography: Powertrain production in Europe and North America,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 21, No. 4, November, pp. 322–342. 20211101050000
Klier, Thomas H., Corey Brincks, Bołeslaw Domański, and James Rubenstein, 2018, “Integrated peripheral markets in the auto industries of Europe and North America,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 18, No. 1, March, pp. 1–28, (accepted September 5, 2017). 20180301060000
Brincks, Corey, Thomas H. Klier, and James Rubenstein, 2016, “The role of national champions in the evolving footprint of vehicle production in Europe—1990–2013,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Vol. 16, No. 2, September, pp. 130–146. 20160901050000
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