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Working Papers

2023

1. Mining Revenues and Inclusive Development in Guinea
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
2. When Will Global Gender Gaps Close?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
   See also Journal Article When will global gender gaps close?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2017

3. Top Earners: Cross-Country Facts
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
   Also in Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Top Earners: Cross-Country Facts, Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2016

4. Top Earners: Comparing the US, Canada, Denmark and Sweden
   2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2015

5. A Racial Inequality Trap
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (3)
6. The Sufficient Statistic Approach: Predicting the Top of the Laffer Curve
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (6)
   Also in 2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The sufficient statistic approach: Predicting the top of the Laffer curve, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (18) (2017)

2014

7. Taxing Top Earners: A Human Capital Perspective
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (17)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2014) View citations (19)
   2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (24)
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (38)
   See also Journal Article Taxing Top Earners: a Human Capital Perspective, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2020) View citations (21) (2020)

2013

8. Human Capital and the Urban and Structural Transformation of Countries
   2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2012

9. Understanding Permanent Black/White Earnings Inequality
   2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2010) View citations (5)

2010

10. Decomposing the GenderWage Gap with Sample Selection Adjustment: Evidence from Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (26)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2010) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Decomposing the Gender Wage Gap with Sample Selection Adjustment: Evidence from Colombia, Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business (2010) View citations (39) (2010)
11. Interpreting life-cycle inequality patterns as an efficient allocation: mission impossible?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Interpreting Life Cycle Inequality Patterns as an Efficient Allocation: Mission Impossible?, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2003

12. La crisis de financiamiento hipotecario en Colombia: Causas y consecuencias
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (31)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2003) View citations (6)

2002

13. Sistema Bancario Colombiano: ¿Somos eficientes a nivel internacional?
    Archivos de Economía, Departamento Nacional de Planeación View citations (11)

2001

14. Choques financieros, precios de activos y recesión en Colombia
    Archivos de Economía, Departamento Nacional de Planeación View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Choques financieros, precios de activos y recesión en Colombia, Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

Journal Articles

2024

1. When will global gender gaps close?
   Economics Letters, 2024, 237, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper When Will Global Gender Gaps Close?, IMF Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2020

2. Taxing Top Earners: a Human Capital Perspective
   The Economic Journal, 2020, 130, (629), 1200-1225 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Taxing Top Earners: A Human Capital Perspective, Working Papers (2014) View citations (17) (2014)

2018

3. Top Earners: Cross-Country Facts
   Review, 2018, 100, (3), 237-57 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Top Earners: Cross-Country Facts, Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2017

4. The sufficient statistic approach: Predicting the top of the Laffer curve
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2017, 87, (C), 1-12 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper The Sufficient Statistic Approach: Predicting the Top of the Laffer Curve, Working Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2015

5. Oil Prices and Inflation Expectations: Is There a Link?
   The Regional Economist, 2015, (July) View citations (8)
6. Oil Prices: Is Supply or Demand Behind the Slump?
   Economic Synopses, 2015, (8) View citations (12)
7. Quantitative Macro Versus Sufficient Statistic Approach: A Laffer Curve Dilemma?
   Review, 2015, 97, (3), 257-67

2014

8. Interpreting Life Cycle Inequality Patterns as an Efficient Allocation: Mission Impossible?
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2014, 17, (4), 613-629 View citations (4)
   See also Software Item Code and data files for "Interpreting Life Cycle Inequality Patterns as an Efficient Allocation: Mission Impossible?", Computer Codes (2014) (2014)
   Working Paper Interpreting life-cycle inequality patterns as an efficient allocation: mission impossible?, Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
9. Measured economic mobility in the district is below the U.S. average
   The Regional Economist, 2014
10. Recent ECB Policy and Inflation Expectations
    Economic Synopses, 2014, (24)
11. Representative neighborhoods of the United States
    Review, 2014, 96, (2), 147-172 View citations (1)
12. Why is economic mobility in Memphis among the lowest in the nation?
    The Regional Economist, 2014 View citations (1)

2013

13. Exploring the link between drug use and job status in the U.S
    The Regional Economist, 2013 View citations (1)
14. Higher taxes for top earners: can they really increase revenue?
    The Regional Economist, 2013, (October) View citations (3)

2011

15. Black/white segregation in the Eighth District: a look at the dynamics
    The Regional Economist, 2011, (July), 24-26 View citations (1)

2010

16. Decomposing the Gender Wage Gap with Sample Selection Adjustment: Evidence from Colombia
    Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, 2010, 25, (2), 169-191 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Decomposing the GenderWage Gap with Sample Selection Adjustment: Evidence from Colombia, Documentos CEDE (2010) View citations (26) (2010)
17. Should real estate prices be falling more in the eighth district?
    The Regional Economist, 2010, (Jul), 24-26

2002

18. Choques financieros, precios de activos y recesión en Colombia
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2002 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Choques financieros, precios de activos y recesión en Colombia, Archivos de Economía (2001) View citations (4) (2001)

Software Items

2014

1. Code and data files for "Interpreting Life Cycle Inequality Patterns as an Efficient Allocation: Mission Impossible?"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Interpreting Life Cycle Inequality Patterns as an Efficient Allocation: Mission Impossible?, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (4) (2014)