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Working Papers

2013

1. Impact of Third-Party Enforcement of Contracts in Agricultural Markets - A Field Experiment in Vietnam
   Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
   Also in 2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2012)
   Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (2013)

2012

2. 2012 Global hunger index: The challenege of hunger: ensuring sustainable food security under land, water, and energy stresses
   Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
   Also in Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012)
3. 2012 Indice de la faim dans le monde:: Relever le defi de la faim: Assurer une sécurité alimentaire durable dan un monde sous contraintes en eau, en énergie et en terres
   Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
4. Contract farming and smallholder incentives to produce high quality: experimental evidence from the Vietnamese dairy sector
   Discussion Papers, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
5. Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes: A Field Experiment on Discrimination
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, George Mason University, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science (2011)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2013)
6. Indice globale della fame: la sfida della fame: Garantire una sicurezza alimentare sostenibile in un contesto di scarsità di terra, acqua, e engeria
   Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
7. Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Ernährung sichern, wenn Land, Wasser und Energie knapp werden
   Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2011

8. Beyond the numbers: How urban households in Central America responded to the recent global crises
   Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
9. Más allá de los números: Cómo respondieron los hogares urbanos en Centroamérica a las crisis globales recientes
   Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
10. Potential collusion and trust: Evidence from a field experiment in Vietnam
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (6)
11. Randomizing the "Last Mile": A methodological note on using a voucher-based approach to assess the impact of infrastructure projects
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2010

12. Examining the dynamic relationship between spot and future prices of agricultural commodities
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
13. How safe is my food?: Assessing the effect of information and credible certification on consumer demand for food safety in developing countries
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2009

14. Implementing physical and virtual food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (8)
15. Innovations in insuring the poor
    2020 vision focus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
16. Lost in the Mail: A Field Experiment on Crime
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
17. When speculation matters
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (21)

2008

18. Asistencia docente y rendimiento escolar: el caso del Programa META
    Documentos de Investigación, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)
19. El impacto del tratado de libre comercio de Centroamérica en la industria Centroamericana de maquila textil
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
20. Ethnic and Social Barriers to Cooperation: Experiments Studying the Extent and Nature of Discrimination in Urban Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (2)
21. Hausse des prix alimentaires et actions stratégiques proposées: Que faire, par qui et comment
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
22. High food prices: The what, who, and how of proposed policy actions
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (29)
23. High food prices: The what, who, and how of proposed policy actions [In Chinese]
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
24. Hohe Nahrungsmittelpreise: Konzept f ür die Wege aus der Krise
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
25. Los altos precios de los alimentos: El ‘qué', ‘quién' y ‘cómo' de las acciones de política propuestas
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
26. Physical and virtual global food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure
    Policy briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (12)
27. Rationality and the Nature of the Market
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
28. The Cognitive Link Between Geography and Development: Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2007

29. El suministro de servicios públicos y bienestar social para los pobres. Aprendizaje de la privatización incompleta del sector eléctrico en Perú
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
30. On The Preferences of Principals and Agents
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2010)
31. Provision of Public Services and Welfare of the Poor: Learning from an Incomplete Electricity Privatization Process in Rural Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
32. The impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on the Central American textile maquila industry
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2006

33. Access to Dynamic Markets for Small Commercial Farmers: The Case of Potato Production in the Peruvian Andes
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
    Also in MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2006) View citations (1)
34. 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
35. Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
36. Social Barriers to Cooperation: Experiments on the Extent and Nature of Discrimination in Peru
    Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
37. The Informal Sector in Jamaica
    IDB Publications, Inter-American Development Bank

2005

38. Does Privatization Deliver? Access to Telephone Services and Household Income in Poor Rural Areas Using a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
39. Impact of Land Titles over Rural Households
    OVE Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) View citations (2)
40. Increasing access to infrastructure for Africa's rural poor
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in 2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2005)
41. Information and communication technologies for the poor
    Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
42. Market institutions
    MTID discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
43. Market institutions: Enhancing the Value of Rural-Urban Links
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
44. ¿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
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2004

45. Discriminación étnica y de género en el proceso de contratación en el mercado de trabajo de Lima Metropolitana
    IDB Publications, Inter-American Development Bank
46. Ethnicity and Earnings in Urban Peru
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (6)
47. Gender and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: A Pseudo Audit Study for Three Selected Occupations in Metropolitan Lima
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2004) View citations (7)
    Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (6)

2003

48. Adverse Geography and Differences in Welfare in Peru
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
49. Peruvian Privatization: Impacts On Firm Performance
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (1)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2002)

2002

50. Impacto de la privatización sobre el desempeño de las empresas en el Perú
    Documentos de Investigación, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)
51. Union Density Changes and Union Effects On Firm Performance in Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (3)
52. WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR THE TELEPHONE SERVICE IN BANGLADESH AND PERU
    Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)

2001

53. El impacto social de la privatización y de la regulación de los servicios públicos en el Perú
    Documentos de Investigación, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) View citations (3)
54. The Social Impact of Privatization and the Regulation of Utilities in Peru
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (13)

2000

55. Analyzing the Spillover Mechanism on the Semiconductor Industry in the Silicon Valley and Route 128
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (15)
56. Does Geography Explain Differences in Economic Growth in Peru?
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (10)
57. Labor Market Reforms and Their Impact on Formal Labor Demand and Job Market Turnover: The Case of Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (29)
58. Los activos de los pobres en el Perú
    Documentos de Investigación, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) View citations (3)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (1999) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in El Trimestre Económico (1999)
59. ¿Cómo enfrentar una geografía adversa?: el rol de los activos públicos y privados
    Documentos de Investigación, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)

1997

60. Labor Mobility from Academe to Commerce
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2002)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Gender differences in bargaining outcomes: A field experiment on discrimination
   Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 99, (C), 35-48
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2010

2. A Perfect Storm or an Opportunity for Latin America: High World Commodity Prices
   Journal of LACEA Economia, 2010
3. Muslim Family Law, Prenuptial Agreements, and the Emergence of Dowry in Bangladesh
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (3), 1349-1397 View citations (4)
4. ON THE PREFERENCES OF PRINCIPALS AND AGENTS
   Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (2), 266-273 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2009

5. Access to Telephone Services and Household Income in Poor Rural Areas Using a Quasi-natural Experiment for Peru
   Economica, 2009, 76, (304), 623-648 View citations (1)
6. Exploring the Price Spike
   Choices, 2009, 24, (1) View citations (8)
7. Iodine Deficiency and Schooling Attainment in Tanzania
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (4), 140-69 View citations (11)

2007

8. Ethnicity and Earnings in a Mixed-Race Labor Market
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, 709-734 View citations (5)

2005

9. Measuring the Impact of Asset Complementarities: The Case of Rural Peru
   Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2005, 42, (125), 137-164 View citations (6)

2003

10. The Impact of Telecommunications Privatization in Peru on the Welfare of Urban Consumers
    Journal of LACEA Economia, 2003 View citations (5)
11. Willingness to pay for the rural telephone service in Bangladesh and Peru
    Information Economics and Policy, 2003, 15, (3), 327-361 View citations (3)

2002

12. Labor Mobility from Academe to Commerce
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (3), 629-660 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1999

13. Los activos de los pobres en el Perú
    El Trimestre Económico, 1999, LXVI (3), (263), 619-659 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

Books

2001

1. Estrategias y racionalidad de la pequeña empresa
   Libros, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)

Chapters

2007

1. Abriendo la caja negra de las privatizacion
   Chapter 9 in Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú, 2007, vol. 1, pp 351-401 View citations (1)
2. Exclusión, identidad étnica y políticas de inclusión social en el Perú: el caso de la población indígena y la población afrodescendiente
   Chapter 14 in Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú, 2007, vol. 1, pp 603-667

2004

3. Labor Market Reforms and Their Impact over Formal Labor Demand and Job Market Turnover. The Case of Peru
   A chapter in Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004, pp 131-182 View citations (11)