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Working Papers

2009

1. Informality in Latin America and the Caribbean
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
3. Too poor to grow
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2008

4. Fiscal redistribution and income inequality in Latin America
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
5. Infrastructure and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. Real exchange rates, saving and growth: is there a link ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2007

7. Fiscal rules, public investment, and growth
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Walking up the down escalator: public investment and fiscal stability
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2008)

2006

9. A normal relationship ? Poverty, growth, and inequality
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
10. Getting realabout inequality: evidence from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2005

11. Regulation and macroeconomic performance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
12. The Effects of Infrastructure Development on Growth and Income Distribution
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (2004) View citations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004) View citations
13. The impact of regulation on growth and informality - cross-country evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

2004

14. Country Portfolios
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (2001)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2000) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)
15. General Equilibrium Dynamics of External Shocks and Policy Changes in Chile
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations
16. Greenfield foreign direct investment and mergers and acquisitions - feedback and macroeconomic effects
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
17. Macroeconomic stability in developing countries - How much is enough?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2006)
18. Tango with the Gringo: the hard peg and real misalignment in Argentina
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in Banco de España Working Papers, Banco de España (2004) View citations
19. The Effects of Infrastructure Development on Growth and income
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations
20. Trends in Infrastructure in Latin America, 1980-2001
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2004)

2003

21. Do capital flows respond to risk and return?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
22. The anatomy of a multiple crisis: why was Argentina special and what can we learn from it?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
23. World market integration through the lens of foreign direct investors
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2005)

2002

24. Global Transmission of Interest Rates: Monetary Independence and Currency Regime
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2004)
25. Greenfield Fdi vs. Mergers and Acquisitions: Does the Distinction Matter?
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations
26. How Did Latin America’s Infrastructure Fare in the era of Macroeconomic Crises?
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations
27. Infrastructure Compression and Public Sector Solvency in Latin America
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations
28. Pricing Currency Risk: Facts and Puzzles from Currency Boards
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations
29. Real exchange rate uncertainty and private investment in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
30. The Output Cost of Latin America’s Infrastructure Gap
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations

2001

31. International Portfolio Diversification: The Role of Risk and Return
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile
32. Una Revisión del Comportamientoy de los Determinantes del Ahorro en el Mundo
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations

2000

33. External sustainability: a stock equilibrium perspective
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
34. Global transmission of interest rates: monetary independence and the currency regime
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
35. Policy Shifts and External Shocks in Chile Under Rational Expectations
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations
36. Verifiability and the Vanishing Intermediate Exchange Rate Regime
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
37. Verifying exchange rate regimes
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2001)
38. What drives private saving around the world?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1999

39. Measuring aid flows: a new approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    Also in RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (1998) View citations
40. What Drives Private Saving Across the World?
    Working Papers, Cambridge - Risk, Information & Quantity Signals View citations
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2000)

1998

41. Cuantificación de los flujos de asistencia: un nuevo enfoque
    RES Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
42. Macroeconomic uncertainty and private investment in developing countries - an empirical investigation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1997

43. Does Income Inequality Raise Aggregate Saving?
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2000)
44. Saving Across the World: Puzzles and Policies
    World Bank - Discussion Papers, World Bank View citations
45. Uncertainty, instability, and irreversible investment: theory, evidence, and lessons for Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1996

46. Does public capital crowd out private capital?: evidence from India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
47. Income inequality and aggregate saving: the cross-country evidence
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1995

48. Fiscal and monetary contraction in Chile: a rational-expectations approach
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
49. Terms-of-trade shocks and optimal investment: another look at the Laursen-Metzler effect
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (1999)

1994

50. Capital goods imports, the real exchange rate, and the current account
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (1995)
51. Dynamic response to external shocks in classical and Keynesian economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
52. Fiscal policy in classical and Keynesian open economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
53. Saving, investment, and growth in developing countries: an overview
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1992

54. Dynamic response to foreign transfers and terms-of-trade shocks in open economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1991

55. Adjustment policies and investment performance in developing countries: theory, country experiences, and policy implications
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations
56. An empirical macroeconomic model for policy design: the case of Chile
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1989

57. Private investment and macroeconomic adjustment: an overview
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

Journal Articles

2008

1. Walking up the Down Escalator: Public Investment and Fiscal Stability
   World Bank Research Observer, 2008, 23, (1), 37-56
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

2. Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: An Introduction
   World Bank Economic Review, 2007, 21, (3), 343-357 View citations

2006

3. Macroeconomic Stability in Developing Countries: How Much Is Enough?
   World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (2), 151-178
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

4. Country Portfolios
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (4), 914-945 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
5. Tracking
   World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (3), 335-344
6. World market integration through the lens of foreign direct investors
   Journal of International Economics, 2005, 66, (2), 267-295 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

7. Global transmission of interest rates: monetary independence and currency regime
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2004, 23, (5), 701-733 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

8. Real-Exchange-Rate Uncertainty and Private Investment in LDCS
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (1), 212-218 View citations
   Also in The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (2), 492-492 (2003) View citations

2002

9. Pricing currency risk under currency boards
   Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 69, (2), 367-391 View citations

2001

10. Verifying exchange rate regimes
    Journal of Development Economics, 2001, 66, (2), 351-386 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

11. Does income inequality raise aggregate saving?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 61, (2), 417-446 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
12. How Effective is Fiscal Policy in Raising National Saving?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (2), 226-238 View citations
13. What Drives Private Saving Across the World?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (2), 165-181 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

14. Terms-of-trade shocks and optimal investment: another look at the Laursen-Metzler effect
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 1999, 18, (3), 337-365 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1998

15. World saving: trends and theories
    Estudios de Economia, 1998, 25, (2 Year 1998), 191-215

1997

16. Irreversibility, Uncertainty and Private Investment: Analytical Issues and Some Lessons for Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 1997, 6, (3), 229-68 View citations

1996

17. Saving and Investment: Paradigms, Puzzles, Policies
    World Bank Research Observer, 1996, 11, (1), 87-117 View citations

1995

18. Capital goods imports, the real exchange rate and the current account
    Journal of International Economics, 1995, 39, (1-2), 79-101 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1993

19. Debt crisis, adjustment policies and capital formation in developing countries: Where do we stand?
    World Development, 1993, 21, (1), 127-140 View citations

1992

20. Private Investment and Macroeconomic Adjustment: A Survey
    World Bank Research Observer, 1992, 7, (1), 95-114 View citations