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Working Papers

1999

1. Cuba's Economic 'Reforms': Waiting for Fidel on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
   Electronic Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Cuba's Economic "Reforms": Waiting for Fidel on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, Annual Proceedings, The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (1999) View citations (6) (1999)
2. The Allocation of Publicly-Provided Goods to Rural Households in India: On Some Consequences of Caste, Religion and Democracy
   Electronic Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Economics View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The Allocation of Publicly-Provided Goods to Rural Households in India: On Some Consequences of Caste, Religion and Democracy, World Development, Elsevier (2000) View citations (30) (2000)
3. The Distribution Sector and the Development Process: Are There Patterns? Yes
   Electronic Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Distribution Sector and the Development Process: are there Patterns? Yes, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

1993

4. An Analysis of the U.S. Distribution System
   OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (10)

1977

5. Utilization of industrial capital and employment promotion in developing countries: multiple shifting as an emergency employment scheme in Sri Lanka
   ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

Journal Articles

2018

1. How the U.S. Census Bureau e-commerce figures overestimate output and online sales
   Economics Letters, 2018, 172, (C), 157-159

2017

2. Cuba's Normalization Policy In A Trump Administration: Political Economy Perspectives
   Annual Proceedings, 2017, 27
3. Private Sales Clubs: A 21st Century Distribution Channel
   Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2017, 37, (C), 44-56 View citations (3)

2016

4. Channel Choice in the 21st Century: The Hidden Role of Distribution Services
   Journal of Interactive Marketing, 2016, 33, (C), 1-12 View citations (12)
5. USA-Cuba Migration Policy: A Political Economy View
   Annual Proceedings, 2016, 26 View citations (4)

2014

6. Cuba 2014: A Different Perspective on Cuba's "Structural" Reforms
   Annual Proceedings, 2014, 24
7. Unbundling democracy: Political rights and civil liberties
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42, (3), 552-568 View citations (8)

2013

8. Should the U.S. Lift the Cuban Embargo? Yes; It Already Has; and It Depends!
   Annual Proceedings, 2013, 23 View citations (2)

2012

9. Oil and Democracy in Cuba: Going Towards Nigeria or Norway?
   Annual Proceedings, 2012, 22

2010

10. Civil liberties and economic development
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010, 6, (3), 281-304 View citations (19)
11. Cuba's Attempts at Democracy: The Colony
    Annual Proceedings, 2010, 20

2009

12. Democracy's Dimensions and Cuba's Development in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis
    Annual Proceedings, 2009, 19

2008

13. Is There Political Will Towards Democratization in Cuba?
    Annual Proceedings, 2008, 18

2007

14. Human Rights and Economic Growth: Why the Real China Model May Be Desirable In A Post-Fidel Transition
    Annual Proceedings, 2007, 17 View citations (1)
15. The demand for and the supply of distribution services: A basis for the analysis of customer satisfaction in retailing
    Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), 2007, 5, (3), 293-312 View citations (4)

2005

16. Institutions, Markets, and Economic Performance: Implications for Cuba
    Annual Proceedings, 2005, 15

2002

17. The Distribution Sector and the Development Process: are there Patterns? Yes
    Economic Inquiry, 2002, 40, (2), 166-176 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution Sector and the Development Process: Are There Patterns? Yes, Electronic Working Papers (1999) View citations (1) (1999)

2001

18. Comparative Policy and Performance in Mesa-Lago's Market, Socialist, and Mixed Economies: Chile, Cuba, and Costa Rica
    Annual Proceedings, 2001, 11
19. Felipe Pazos, Institutions and A Retrospective View of "Problemas Económicos de Cuba en el Período de Transición"
    Annual Proceedings, 2001, 11

2000

20. The Allocation of Publicly-Provided Goods to Rural Households in India: On Some Consequences of Caste, Religion and Democracy
    World Development, 2000, 28, (12), 2169-2182 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper The Allocation of Publicly-Provided Goods to Rural Households in India: On Some Consequences of Caste, Religion and Democracy, Electronic Working Papers (1999) View citations (11) (1999)

1999

21. An Estimable Model of Supermarket Behavior: Prices, Distribution Services and Some Effects of Competition
    Empirica, 1999, 26, (1), 55-73 View citations (19)
22. Cuba's Economic "Reforms": Waiting for Fidel on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
    Annual Proceedings, 1999, 9 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Cuba's Economic 'Reforms': Waiting for Fidel on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century, Electronic Working Papers (1999) View citations (1) (1999)

1998

23. Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on "The Welfare State and Its Ethical Implications: A Viable Alternative for Post-Castro's Cuba?" by Martínez-Piedra
    Annual Proceedings, 1998, 8
24. Economic Development in the Tropics: Fiction or Possibility
    Annual Proceedings, 1998, 8 View citations (1)

1997

25. Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on "The Implications of Good Governance for the Reconstruction of Cuba" by Pérez
    Annual Proceedings, 1997, 7
26. Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on "The Strengths and Weaknesses of Factor Analysis in Predicting Cuba's GDP," by Nicolás Sánchez and Miles Cahill
    Annual Proceedings, 1997, 7

1996

27. An international comparison of the determinants of retail gross margins
    Empirica, 1996, 23, (2), 173-189 View citations (4)
28. Growth Capabilities and Development: Implications for Transition Processes in Cuba
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1996, 44, (2), 315-31 View citations (11)

1995

29. Comments by Roger R. Betancourt on "Restitution vs. Indemnification: Their Effects on the Pace of Privatization" by Luis Locay and Cigdem Ural
    Annual Proceedings, 1995, 5

1993

30. The Outputs of Retail Activities: Concepts, Measurement and Evidence from U.S. Census Data
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (2), 294-301 View citations (28)
31. Two essential characteristics of retail markets and their economic consequences
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1993, 21, (3), 277-294 View citations (23)

1992

32. The demand for retail products and the household production model: New views on complementarity and substitutability
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1992, 17, (2), 257-275 View citations (11)

1991

33. The New Institutional Economics and the Study of the Cuban Economy
    Annual Proceedings, 1991, 1 View citations (2)

1990

34. Demand Complementarities, Household Production, and Retail Assortments
    Marketing Science, 1990, 9, (2), 146-161 View citations (37)

1987

35. Economies of Scale and the Load Factor in Electricity Generation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (3), 551-56 View citations (4)

1986

36. The duration of operations and the estimation of substitution possibilities
    European Economic Review, 1986, 30, (6), 1189-1195

1985

37. Capital Utilization and Factor Specificity
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1985, 52, (2), 311-329 View citations (4)

1981

38. An econometric analysis of peak electricity demand in the short run
    Energy Economics, 1981, 3, (1), 14-29 View citations (1)
39. Lagged Endogenous Variables and the Cochrane-Orcutt Procedure
    Econometrica, 1981, 49, (4), 1073-78 View citations (6)

1978

40. An Econometric Analysis of Capital Utilization
    International Economic Review, 1978, 19, (1), 211-27 View citations (3)

1977

41. On the consequences of planning interval specification error for the estimation of dynamic models
    Journal of Econometrics, 1977, 6, (2), 237-242
42. The Theory of Capital Utilization in Labor-Managed Enterprises
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1977, 91, (3), 453-467

1976

43. The Dynamics of Inflation in Latin America: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (4), 688-91 View citations (4)

1973

44. Increasing risk and nonseparable utility functions
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1973, 6, (6), 575-581

1971

45. A Neo-classical Growth Model with Endogenously Positioned Technical Change Frontier: a Comment
    Economic Journal, 1971, 81, (323), 616-19
46. The Estimation of Price Elasticities from Cross-Section Data under Additive Preferences
    International Economic Review, 1971, 12, (2), 283-92 View citations (7)

1969

47. R. A. EASTERLIN. Population, Labor Force, and Long Swings in Economic Growth: The American Experience. Pp. xx, 298. New York: National Bureau of Economic Research (Distributed by Columbia University Press), 1968. $10.00
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1969, 384, (1), 183-192

Books

2008

1. Capital Utilization
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (24)

2004

2. The Economics of Retailing and Distribution
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (54)