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Working Papers

2025

1. Access to Finance for MSMEs in Ecuador: A Firm-Level Impact Evaluation
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

2. Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (5)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021)
   See also Journal Article Competition and firm recovery post-COVID-19, Small Business Economics, Springer (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
3. Government Support and Firm Performance during COVID-19
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

4. Missing Information
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
5. Missing Information: Why Don’t More Firms Seek Out Business Advice ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. The Long-Term Impact of High School Financial Education: Evidence from Brazil
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers Series, Central Bank of Brazil, Research Department (2022) View citations (3)

2019

7. Does Mobile Money Improve Livelihoods for Households in Poor and Remote Areas?
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
8. Free Riding in Loan Approvals: Evidence from SME Lending in Peru
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
9. The Impact of Mobile Money on Poor Rural Households: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)

2018

10. Can Technical Assistance Sow the Seeds for Rural Finance?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
11. Courts and Business Registration: Evidence from Serbia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
12. Sowing the seeds for rural finance: the impact of support services for credit unions in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

13. Are psychometric tools a viable screening method for small and medium-size enterprise lending ? evidence from Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
14. Can grants to consortia spur innovation and science-industry collaboration? Regression-discontinuity evidence from Poland
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Can Grants to Consortia Spur Innovation and Science-Industry Collaboration? Regression- Discontinuity Evidence from Poland, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2016

15. Can Wage Subsidies Boost Employment in the Wake of an Economic Crisis? Evidence from Mexico
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Can Wage Subsidies Boost Employment in the Wake of an Economic Crisis? Evidence from Mexico, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (21) (2020)

2015

16. Psychometrics as a Tool to Improve Screening and Access to Credit
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (4)

2014

17. Do Special Tax Regimes for Micro and Small Enterprises Encourage Formal Firm Creation?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
18. Small business tax policy, informality, and tax evasion -- evidence from Georgia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2013

19. A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (39)
20. A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (48)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (37) (2016)
21. Bank competition, concentration, and credit reporting
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
22. Entry regulation and formalization of microenterprises in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Entry Regulation and the Formalization of Microenterprises in Developing Countries, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2014) View citations (81) (2014)
23. Financial Capability in Colombia
    (Capacidades financieras en Colombia: resultados de la encuesta nacional sobre comportamientos, actitudes y conocimientos financieros)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (9)
24. Financial Capability in Mexico: Results from a National Survey on Financial Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge
    (Capacidades financieras en México: resultados de la encuesta nacional sobre comportamientos, actitudes y conocimientos financieros)
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (10)
25. The Impact of Expanding Simplified Start-up Procedures to More Remote Areas: The Minas Facil Expresso Program
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
26. The impact of consulting services on small and medium enterprises: evidence from a randomized trial in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (44)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2012) View citations (48)
    Working Papers, Yale University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (47)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2012) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Consulting Services on Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (131) (2018)
27. The impact of high school financial education: experimental evidence from Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
28. Using administrative data to evaluate municipal reforms: an evaluation of the impact of Minas Facil Expresso
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
29. Why is voluntary financial education so unpopular ? Experimental evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

2012

30. A tale of two species: revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A tale of two species: Revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (53) (2013)

2011

31. Reforming Business Taxes: What is the Effect on Private Sector Development?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
32. Stimulating managerial capital in emerging markets: the impact of business and financial literacy for young entrepreneurs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (69)
33. The Impact of Business and Financial Literacy Training for Young Entrepreneurs in Bosnia-Herzogovina
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (7)

2010

34. Legislative Malapportionment and institutional persistence
    Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (2)
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2010) View citations (4)

2009

35. Does Business Registration Reform Increase Entrepreneurial Activity?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
36. Female-owned firms in Latin America: characteristics, performance, and obstacles to growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)
37. Good, Bad and Ugly Colonial Activities: Do They Matter for Economic Development?
    Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities: Do They Matter for Economic Development?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (88) (2012)
38. The Economic Impact of Expanding Access to Finance in Mexico
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
39. The economic impact of banking the unbanked: evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (47)

2008

40. Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities: Studying Development Across the Americas
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (16)
41. In pursuit of balance: randomization in practice in development field experiments
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article In Pursuit of Balance: Randomization in Practice in Development Field Experiments, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (521) (2009)
42. License to sell: the effect of business registration reform on entrepreneurial activity in Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article License to Sell: The Effect of Business Registration Reform on Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexico, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (135) (2011)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Competition and firm recovery post-COVID-19
   Small Business Economics, 2023, 61, (4), 1555-1586 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19, Working Papers (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2021

2. Borrower leakage from costly screening: Evidence from SME lending in Peru
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 153, (C) View citations (1)

2020

3. Can Wage Subsidies Boost Employment in the Wake of an Economic Crisis? Evidence from Mexico
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (8), 1558-1577 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Can Wage Subsidies Boost Employment in the Wake of an Economic Crisis? Evidence from Mexico, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2019

4. Can Grants to Consortia Spur Innovation and Science-Industry Collaboration? Regression- Discontinuity Evidence from Poland
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (3), 690-716 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Can grants to consortia spur innovation and science-industry collaboration? Regression-discontinuity evidence from Poland, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2018

5. The Impact of Consulting Services on Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (2), 635 - 687 View citations (131)
   See also Working Paper The impact of consulting services on small and medium enterprises: evidence from a randomized trial in Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (26) (2013)

2017

6. Psychometrics as a Tool to Improve Credit Information
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 30, (Supplement_1), S67-S76 View citations (6)

2016

7. A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (1), 24-54 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper A Helping Hand or the Long Arm of the Law? Experimental Evidence on What Governments Can Do to Formalize Firms, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (48) (2013)
8. Small business tax policy and informality: evidence from Georgia
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2016, 23, (5), 834-853 View citations (10)
9. The Impact of High School Financial Education: Evidence from a Large-Scale Evaluation in Brazil
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (4), 256-95 View citations (90)

2014

10. Entry Regulation and the Formalization of Microenterprises in Developing Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2014, 29, (2), 186-201 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Entry regulation and formalization of microenterprises in developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
11. The Real Impact of Improved Access to Finance: Evidence from Mexico
    Journal of Finance, 2014, 69, (3), 1347-1376 View citations (241)
12. The minimal impact of a large-scale financial education program in Mexico City
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 108, (C), 184-189 View citations (44)

2013

13. A tale of two species: Revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 275-283 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper A tale of two species: revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
14. Stimulating managerial capital in emerging markets: the impact of business training for young entrepreneurs
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, 5, (2), 232-266 View citations (63)
15. Using administrative data to evaluate municipal reforms: an evaluation of the impact of Minas F�cil Expresso
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, 5, (3), 319-338 View citations (17)

2012

16. Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities: Do They Matter for Economic Development?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (2), 433-461 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper Good, Bad and Ugly Colonial Activities: Do They Matter for Economic Development?, Working Papers ClioLab (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2011

17. Gender differences in the impact of banking services: evidence from Mexico
    Small Business Economics, 2011, 37, (4), 493-512 View citations (16)
18. License to Sell: The Effect of Business Registration Reform on Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexico
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (1), 382-386 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper License to sell: the effect of business registration reform on entrepreneurial activity in Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (82) (2008)

2010

19. What Capital Is Missing in Developing Countries?
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 629-33 View citations (136)

2009

20. In Pursuit of Balance: Randomization in Practice in Development Field Experiments
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (4), 200-232 View citations (521)
    See also Working Paper In pursuit of balance: randomization in practice in development field experiments, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (32) (2008)

Books

2021

1. Design for Impact
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group