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Working Papers

2021

1. Precarization or protection? The impact of trade and labour policies on informality
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)

2017

2. Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2017) View citations (7)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (7)
3. The Impact of Digital Technologies on Worker Tasks: Do Labor Policies Matter?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (3)
4. The impact of digital technologies on routine tasks: do labor policies matter?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

2016

5. Assessing the impacts of Mais Educacao on educational outcomes: evidence between 2007 and 2011
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
6. Openness and Technological Innovation in East Asia: Have They Increased the Demand for Skills?
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (27)
   Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2009) View citations (20)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Openness and Technological Innovation in East Asia: Have They Increased the Demand for Skills?, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2010) View citations (17) (2010)

2015

7. Investing in technical&vocational education and training: does it yield large economic returns in Brazil ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2014

8. The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (36)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2016) View citations (55) (2016)
9. The Wage Returns to On-the-Job Training: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article The wage returns to on-the-job training: evidence from matched employer-employee data, IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer (2014) View citations (13) (2014)

2013

10. Producing Higher Quality Jobs: Enforcement of Mandated Benefits across Brazilian Cities between 1996-2007
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) View citations (8)
11. Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Trade and labor reallocation with heterogeneous enforcement of labor regulations, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (17) (2017)

2012

12. Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship Education and Entry into Self-Employment Among University Graduates, World Development, Elsevier (2016) View citations (38) (2016)
13. Improving access to jobs and earnings opportunities: the role of activation and graduation policies in developing countries
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (30)
14. Inspeção do Trabalho e Evolução do Emprego Formal no Brasil
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (3)

2011

15. Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    Also in CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2011) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (98) (2012)
16. Explaining local manufacturing growth in Chile: the advantages of sectoral diversity
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Explaining local manufacturing growth in Chile: the advantages of sectoral diversity, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
17. Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2010

18. Investment in job training: why are SMES lagging so much behind ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2010) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (14)

2009

19. Mandated benefits, employment, and inequality in a dual economy
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2008) View citations (1)

2008

20. Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (129) (2009)
21. Minimum Wages in Developing Countries: Helping or Hurting Workers?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (7)
22. The incentives to invest in job training: do strict labor codes influence this decision?
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (26)
23. The return to firm investments in human capital
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (9)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (8)
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2005) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article The return to firm investments in human capital, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (52) (2009)

2007

24. Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy: Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)
25. Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence among Welfare Participants in Argentina
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (30)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (20)
26. Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (23)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (131) (2008)

2006

27. Enforcement of Regulation, Informal Labour, Firm Size and Firm Performance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
28. Enforcement of regulation, informal labor and firm performance
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (16)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (30)

2005

29. Enforcement of labor regulation, informal labor, and firm performance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
30. Local economic structure and growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Local Economic Structure and Growth, Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (22) (2007)

2004

31. The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The labor market effects of foreign owned firms, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (118) (2007)

2003

32. The Effects of Foreign Owned Firms on the Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Software Adoption, Employment Composition, and the Skill Content of Occupations in Chilean Firms
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (1), 169-185 View citations (7)

2018

2. Enforcement of labor regulations and job flows: evidence from Brazilian cities
   IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2018, 8, (1), 1-19 View citations (4)

2017

3. Trade and labor reallocation with heterogeneous enforcement of labor regulations
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 126, (C), 154-166 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2016

4. Entrepreneurship Education and Entry into Self-Employment Among University Graduates
   World Development, 2016, 77, (C), 311-327 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (28) (2012)
5. Labor Inspections in the Developing World: Stylized Facts from the Enterprise Survey
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (3), 468-489 View citations (16)
6. The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey
   Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (597), 2115-2146 View citations (55)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (19) (2014)

2015

7. Investing in formal on-the-job training: are SMEs lagging much behind?
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, 4, (1), 1-23 View citations (11)

2014

8. The wage returns to on-the-job training: evidence from matched employer-employee data
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3, (1), 1-33 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The Wage Returns to On-the-Job Training: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
9. Wage subsidies in developing countries as a tool to build human capital: design and implementation issues
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-24 View citations (22)

2013

10. Explaining local manufacturing growth in Chile: the advantages of sectoral diversity
    Applied Economics, 2013, 45, (16), 2201-2213 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Explaining local manufacturing growth in Chile: the advantages of sectoral diversity, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2012

11. Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (3), 64-89 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (12) (2011)
12. Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement
    Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16, (4), 540-558 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2011

13. On-the-job training and rigidity of employment protection in the developing world: Evidence from differential enforcement
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (S1), S71-S82 View citations (21)

2010

14. Jump-starting Self-employment? Evidence for Welfare Participants in Argentina
    World Development, 2010, 38, (5), 742-755 View citations (32)
15. Openness and Technological Innovation in East Asia: Have They Increased the Demand for Skills?
    Asia-Pacific Development Journal, 2010, 17, (1), 63-95 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Openness and Technological Innovation in East Asia: Have They Increased the Demand for Skills?, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2009

16. Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 28-46 View citations (129)
    See also Working Paper Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size, Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes (2008) View citations (27) (2008)
17. The return to firm investments in human capital
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (1), 97-106 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper The return to firm investments in human capital, Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes (2008) View citations (14) (2008)

2008

18. Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
    Journal of Development Studies, 2008, 44, (5), 701-727 View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (23) (2007)

2007

19. Local Economic Structure and Growth
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2007, 2, (1), 65-90 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Local economic structure and growth, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
20. The labor market effects of foreign owned firms
    Journal of International Economics, 2007, 72, (1), 75-96 View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (5) (2004)

Books

2018

1. Skills and Jobs in Brazil
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
2. The Jobs of Tomorrow
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

2017

3. Toward More Efficient and Effective Public Social Spending in Central America
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2016

4. Assessing Advances and Challenges in Technical Education in Brazil
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2015

5. Sustaining Employment and Wage Gains in Brazil
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)

2012

6. The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (45)