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Working Papers

2009

1. Do Welfare Programs Damage Interpersonal Trust? Experimental Evidence from Representative Samples for Four Latin American Cities
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
2. Education and Democratic Preferences
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
3. Television and Divorce: Evidence from Brazilian Novelas
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2009)
4. Televisión y divorcio: evidencias de las novelas en Brasil
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2008

5. Hasta que punto los latinoamericanos conf'ian y cooperan? Experimentos de campo sobre exclusión social en seis países de América Latina
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
6. Lo que se dice del comportamiento social y acciones reveladas: Evidencia de seis ciudades latinoamericanas utilizando muestras representativas
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
7. Novelas y fertilidad: elementos de juicio de Brasil
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
8. Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2008) View citations
9. Stated Social Behavior and Revealed Actions: Evidence from Six Latin American Countries Using Representative Samples
   RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
10. To What Extent do Latin Americans Trust and Cooperate? Field Experiments on Social Exclusion In Six Latin American Countries
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
11. Who Needs Strong Leaders?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
12. ¿A quién le hacen falta líderes autoritarios?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2007

13. Corporate Governance in Latin America
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
14. Desigualdad, Democracia, Calidad Institucional y Redistribucion Fiscal
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
15. Discriminación en América Latina: Eso que (casi) todos vemos? (Discrimination in Latin America: An Elephant in the Room?)
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
16. Discrimination in Latin America: An Elephant in the Room?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
17. Empresas privatizadas, instituciones y consecuencias laborales en paises emergentes
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
18. Gobierno Corporativo en América Latina
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
19. Inequality, Democracy, Institutional Quality, and Fiscal Redistribution
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
20. Informalidad y Productividad en el Mercado Laboral: Perú 1986-2001 (Informality and Productivity in the Labor Market: Peru 1986 - 2001)
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
21. Informality and Productivity in the Labor Market: Peru 1986 - 2001
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
22. Institutional Quality and Government Efficiency
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
23. Money Laundering and its Regulation
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
24. On the Determinants and Effects of Political Influence
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
25. Privatized Firms, Rule of Law and Labor Outcomes in Emerging Markets
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
26. Sobre los determinantes y efectos de la influencia de politica (On the Determinants and Effects of Political Influence)
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2006

27. Barriers to Exit
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2008)
28. Búsqueda de rentas y democracia en América Latina: ¿Qué impulsa a qué?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
29. Corporate Governance and Firm Value in Mexico
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
30. Does Foreign Aid Help Reduce Income Inequality?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
31. Does It Matter How People Speak?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
32. Does Privatization Deliver? Access to Telephone Services and Household Income in Poor Rural Areas Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment for Peru
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists
33. Does the Quality of Training Programs Matter? Evidence from Bidding Processes Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2006) View citations
34. El entorno político y los precios de las privatizaciones
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
35. Imposed Institutions and Preferences for Redistribution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
36. Inequality and Informality
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
37. Institutional Enforcement, Labor-Market Rigidities, and Economic Performance
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Emerging Markets Review (2007)
38. Is It Possible to Speak English Without Thinking American? On Globalization and the Determinants of Cultural Assimilation
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2008)
39. Is the World Flat? Or Do Countries Still Matter?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
40. On Foreign Participation and Hiring Patterns After Privatization
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
41. Policy Volatility and Growth
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
42. Political Environment and Privatization Prices
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
43. Redistributional Preferences and Imposed Institutions
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
44. Rent Seeking and Democracy in Latin America: What Drives What?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
45. Sobre la participación extranjera y los patrones de contratación después de la privatización
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
46. Who's Afraid of Foreign Aid? The Donors' Perspective
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2006)
47. ¿Contribuye la ayuda extranjera a reducir la desigualdad del ingreso?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
48. ¿Quién tiene miedo de la ayuda extranjera? La perspectiva del donante
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
49. ¿Se puede hablar inglés sin pensar como los estadounidenses? Sobre la globalización y los factores determinantes de la asimilación cultural
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2005

50. Do Democracies Breed Rent-Seeking Behavior?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Reform (2006)
51. Does Privatization Deliver? Access to Telephone Services and Household Income in Poor Rural Areas Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Peru
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
52. On Compulsory Voting and Income Inequality in a Cross-Section of Countries
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
53. Votación obligatoria y desigualdad del ingreso en una muestra representativa de países
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
54. ¿Cumple la privatización lo que promete? El acceso a los servicios telefónicos y el ingreso familiar en zonas rurales pobres empleando un experimento cuasinatural en Perú
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
55. ¿Fomentan las democracias conductas de procura de rentas?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2004

56. Bundling of Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries Using Panel Data: The Case of Peru
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
57. Bundling services and household welfare in developing countries - the case of Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
58. Desigualdad, instituciones e informalidad
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
59. El acoplamiento de servicios y asistencia a los hogares en países en desarrollo empleando datos de panel: el caso de Perú
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
60. Inequality and Institutions
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2007)
61. Inequality, Institutions, and Informality
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
62. La desigualdad y las instituciones
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
63. Labor Market Regulations and Income Inequality: Evidence for a Panel of Countries
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
64. Normativa del mercado laboral y desigualdad del ingreso: elementos de juicio de un grupo de países
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
65. Privatización en México
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    Also in RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2004) View citations

2003

66. Conducción empresarial y flujos de capitales privados hacia América Latina
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
67. Corporate Governance and Private Capital Flows to Latin America
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
68. La privatización y la reestructuración de la fuerza laboral en todo el mundo
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
69. La racionalización y los precios de la privatización en el sector de las telecomunicaciones
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
70. Privatization and Labor Force Restructuring Around the World
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations
71. Should State-Owned Firms Change CEOs Before Privatization? The Case of the Telecommunications Industry
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
72. Sincronización de la intensidad del comercio internacional y el ciclo económico: ¿Hay alguna diferencia en los países en desarrollo?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
73. Streamlining and Privatization Prices in the Telecommunications Industry
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2006)
74. The Truth About Privatization in Latin America
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    Also in Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations
75. Trade Intensity and Business Cycle Synchronization: Are Developing Countries any Different?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2007)
76. ¿Deben las empresas propiedad del Estado cambiar de presidente ejecutivo antes de una privatización? El caso de la industria de telecomunicaciones
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2002

77. Internet y la capacidad de innovar en América Latina
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
78. The Internet and the Ability to Innovate in Latin America
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Emerging Markets Review (2003)

2001

79. Are African Current Account Deficits Different? Stylized Facts, Transitory Shocks, and Decomposition Analysis
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
80. Desigualdad, democracia y persistencia: ¿existe una curva Kuznets política?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
81. Estructura y desarrollo de instituciones financieras y su relación con la confianza: elementos de juicio de varios países
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
82. Inequality, Democracy, and Persistence: Is There a Political Kuznets Curve?
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2004)
83. Inward-Looking Policies, Institutions, Autocrats, and Economic Growth in Latin America: An Empirical Exploration
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2004)
84. Políticas de orientación interna, instituciones, autócratas y crecimiento económico en América Latina: un análisis empírico
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
85. Structure and Development of Financial Institutions and Links with Trust: Cross-Country Evidence
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations
86. Volume and Quality of Infrastructure and the Distribution of Income: An Empirical Investigation
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2004)
87. Volumen y calidad de la infraestructura y la distribución del ingreso: investigación empírica
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2000

88. Determinants of current account deficits in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (1999) View citations
89. Technological Adaptation, Trade, and Growth
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) (2001)

1999

90. Technology and Epidemics
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations
    See also Journal Article in IMF Staff Papers (2002)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Can foreign aid reduce income inequality and poverty?
   Public Choice, 2009, 140, (1), 59-84
2. Foreign Participation and Hiring Patterns after Privatization
   LABOUR, 2009, 23, (1), 195-207
3. Labor market institutions and income inequality: an empirical exploration
   Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 65-81
4. Television and Divorce: Evidence from Brazilian Novelas
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 458-468 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2009)
5. Volatility and firm growth
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2009, 14, (1), 1-25

2008

6. Barriers to exit
   Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (1), 93-97
   See also Working Paper (2006)
7. DOES COMPULSORY VOTING HELP EQUALIZE INCOMES?
   Economics and Politics, 2008, 20, (3), 391-415
8. Informality and productivity in the labor market in Peru
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2008, 11, (4), 229-245
9. Is it possible to speak English without thinking American? On globalization and the determinants of cultural assimilation
   Economics Letters, 2008, 100, (2), 192-195
   See also Working Paper (2006)
10. What determines foreign aid? The donors' perspective
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 87, (1), 1-13 View citations

2007

11. Bundling of Basic Public Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: An Empirical Exploration for the Case of Peru
    Oxford Development Studies, 2007, 35, (3), 329-346
12. Current Account Deficits in Africa: Stylized Facts and Basic Determinants
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 56, 191-221 View citations
13. Inequality and Institutions
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 454-465 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
14. Inequality and informality
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (1-2), 159-179 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)
15. Institutional enforcement, labor-market rigidities, and economic performance
    Emerging Markets Review, 2007, 8, (1), 38-49
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. RENT SEEKING AND DEMOCRACY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR URUGUAY
    Economic Inquiry, 2007, 45, (3), 592-601
17. Should state-owned firms change CEOs before privatization? Some evidence from the telecommunications industry
    Applied Economics Letters, 2007, 14, (8), 591-595
18. Trade intensity and business cycle synchronization: Are developing countries any different?
    Journal of International Economics, 2007, 71, (1), 2-21 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2006

19. Do Democracies Breed Rent-seeking Behavior?
    Journal of Policy Reform, 2006, 9, (4), 247-260 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2005)
20. Streamlining and Privatization Prices in the Telecommunications Industry
    Economica, 2006, 73, (291), 461-484 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

21. Political and Corporate Governance and Pro-Cyclicality in Capital Flows: Evidence from Emerging Market Countries
    International Finance, 2005, 8, (2), 167-198

2004

22. Inequality, Democracy, and Persistence: Is There a Political Kuznets Curve?
    Economics and Politics, 2004, 16, (2), 189-212 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
23. Inward-Looking Policies, Institutions, Autocrats, and Economic Growth in Latin America: An Empirical Exploration
    Public Choice, 2004, 121, (3), 335-361 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
24. Volume and Quality of Infrastructure and the Distribution of Income: An Empirical Investigation
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2004, 50, (1), 87-106 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2003

25. The Internet and the ability to innovate in Latin America
    Emerging Markets Review, 2003, 4, (1), 53-72 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

26. Development and Efficiency of the Financial Sector and Links with Trust: Cross-Country Evidence
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2002, 51, (1), 189-204
27. On the determinants of inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    The Economics of Transition, 2002-07, 10, (2), 311-337
28. Poverty and Inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina After the Civil War
    World Development, 2002, 30, (1), 61-75 View citations
29. Technology and Epidemics
    IMF Staff Papers, 2002, 49, (3), 6
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2001

30. External sector and income inequality in interdependent economies using a dynamic panel data approach
    Economics Letters, 2001, 71, (2), 225-231 View citations
31. Foreign aid and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Targeting simulations and policy implications
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 1020-1030 View citations
32. ON NON-LINEARITIES BETWEEN EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2001, IV, 279-311 View citations
33. On the Lags between Submission and Acceptance: Are All Referees Created Equal?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2001, 8, (6), 423-25
34. Technological adaptation, trade, and growth
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2001, 137, (4), 565-592
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

35. Causality and Feedback Between Institutional Measures and Economic Growth
    Economics and Politics, 2000, 12, (1), 69-81 View citations
36. Institutional Quality and Income Distribution
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (4), 761-86 View citations
37. Institutional quality and poverty measures in a cross-section of countries
    Economics of Governance, 2000, 1, (2), 123-135 View citations
38. Law tradition and institutional quality: some empirical evidence
    Journal of International Development, 2000, 12, (8), 1057-1068 View citations