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Working Papers

2022

1. EU Green Deal and Circular Economy Transition: Impacts and Interactions
   Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
2. Towards a National Jobs Strategy in Kuwait
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2021

3. Circular Economy Transition in the Eastern European Member States
   Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
4. Jobs in the Horn of Africa
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
5. Putting the Green Back in Greenbacks: Opportunities for a Truly Green Stimulus
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2020

6. Managing the Employment Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis
   (Gestión de los Impactos de la Crisis del Covid-19 en el Empleo)
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
7. Managing the Employment Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis: Policy Options for Relief and Restructuring (English)
   Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (4)
8. Managing the Employment Impacts of the covid-19 crisis: policy options for relief and restructuring
   Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (2)

2018

9. Rethinking Lagging Regions
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (7)
10. Trade in Global Value Chain: An Assessment of Labor Market Implication
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (1)
11. Trade in Global Value Chains
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2017

12. Bangladesh Jobs Diagnostic
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (19)
13. Business environment and firm performance in European lagging regions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
14. Job Creation in the Private Sector
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
15. Job creation in the private sector: an exploratory assessment of patterns and determinants at the macro, sector, and firm levels
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (1)
16. Jobs in North Lebanon
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
17. Magnet Cities
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2016

18. Factory Southern Africa?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (9)
19. SACU in Global Value Chains
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (10)
20. Supporting export competitiveness through port and rail network reforms: a case study of South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
21. The capabilities driving participation in global value chains
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Capabilities Driving Participation in Global Value Chains, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2015

22. A Capability-Based Assessment of GVC Competitiveness for the SACU Region
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
23. Global Value Chain Integration and Productivity
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2014

24. Integrating border regions: connectivity and competitiveness in South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
25. It Worked in China, so Why not in Africa?: The Political Economy Challenge of Special Economic Zones
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)

2013

26. Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (35) (2013)
27. Manufacturing Export Competitiveness in Kenya: A Policy Note on Revitalizing and Diversifying Kenya's Manufacturing Sector
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2012

28. An economic integration zone for the East African Community: exploiting regional potential and addressing commitment challenges
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
29. Competitiveness and Connectivity: Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Competitiveness and Connectivity: Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
30. Export Competitiveness in Indonesia's Manufacturing Sector
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
31. Foreign firm characteristics, absorptive capacity and the institutional framework: the role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in low- and middle-income countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)

2011

32. Firm location and the determinants of exporting in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

2010

33. Analyzing trade competitiveness: a diagnostics approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
34. China’s Investment in African Special Economic Zones: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article China’s Investment in African Special Economic Zones: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
35. Cohesion policy in the European Union: Growth, geography, institutions
    Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Cohesion Policy in the European Union: Growth, Geography, Institutions, Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (118) (2011)
36. Second best ? investment climate and performance in Africa's special economic zones
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
37. Trade and the Competitiveness Agenda
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
    See also Journal Article Trade and the Competitiveness Agenda, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2009

38. Trade finance in crisis: market adjustment or market failure ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (36)

2007

39. Social capital, rules, and institutions: A cross-country investigation
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales (2007)
    Working Papers, HAL (2007)

Journal Articles

2018

1. The role of imports for exporter performance in Peru
   The World Economy, 2018, 41, (2), 550-572 View citations (8)

2017

2. The Capabilities Driving Participation in Global Value Chains
   Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), 2017, 08, (01), 1-26 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The capabilities driving participation in global value chains, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (7) (2016)

2016

3. Do global value chains create jobs?
   IZA World of Labor, 2016, 291 View citations (25)
4. South African Exporters and the Global Crisis: Intensive Margin Shock, Extensive Margin Hangover
   South African Journal of Economics, 2016, 84, (2), 183-198 View citations (3)

2015

5. The Role of Foreign Firm Characteristics, Absorptive Capacity and the Institutional Framework for FDI Spillovers
   Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2015, 1, (3), 77-112 View citations (7)

2014

6. Does FDI Work for Africa? Assessing Local Spillovers in a World of Global Value Chains
   World Bank - Economic Premise, 2014, (135), 1-6 View citations (4)
7. Firm location and the determinants of exporting in low- and middle-income countries
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2014, 14, (2), 395-420 View citations (9)

2013

8. Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia
   World Development, 2013, 44, (C), 225-240 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Geography and the Determinants of Firm Exports in Indonesia, CEPR Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (36) (2013)

2012

9. Competitiveness and Connectivity: Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets
   World Bank - Economic Premise, 2012, (93), 1-5 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Competitiveness and Connectivity: Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets, World Bank Publications - Reports (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2011

10. Cohesion Policy in the European Union: Growth, Geography, Institutions
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2011, 49, (5), 1089-1111 View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Cohesion policy in the European Union: Growth, geography, institutions, Working Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
11. Communities, Rules and Institutions: A Cross-country Investigation
    SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2011, 2011/2, (2), 31-69 View citations (1)
12. Special Economic Zones: What Have We Learned?
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2011, (64), 1-5 View citations (24)

2010

13. China’s Investment in African Special Economic Zones: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, (5), 1-6 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper China’s Investment in African Special Economic Zones: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities, World Bank Publications - Reports (2010) View citations (14) (2010)
14. Trade and the Competitiveness Agenda
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2010, (18), 1-5 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Trade and the Competitiveness Agenda, World Bank Publications - Reports (2010) (2010)

Books

2014

1. Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan Africa: Local Spillovers and Competitiveness in Global Value Chains
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (71)

2013

2. The Internal Geography of Trade: Lagging Regions and Global Markets
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (10)

2012

3. Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic Toolkit
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (46)

2011

4. Special Economic Zones in Africa: Comparing Performance and Learning from Global Experience
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (134)
5. Special Economic Zones: Progress, Emerging Challenges, and Future Directions
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (100)