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Working Papers

2024

1. Sectoral Development Multipliers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2024)

2022

2. From Micro to Macro Development
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (9)
3. The Stable Transformation Path
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (6)
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2020) View citations (6)

2021

4. Big Push in Distorted Economies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (4)
   Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2021) View citations (2)
5. The Economic Ripple Effects of COVID-19
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021) View citations (9)

2020

6. Skill-biased structural change
   Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics (CFCM) View citations (9)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (76)

2019

7. Accounting for the Slow Recovery from the Great Recession: The Role of Credit Constraints
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
8. Firm Growth, Finance and Development
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
9. Real effects of financial distress: the role of heterogeneity
   Bank of England working papers, Bank of England View citations (6)
   Also in 2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2017)
   Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2018) View citations (6)
   Working Papers REM, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa (2018) View citations (11)
10. The Monetary and Fiscal History of Argentina, 1960-2017
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (3)

2018

11. The Natural Rate of Structural Change
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
12. The dynamics of development: innovation and reallocation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)

2017

13. Beyond Traditional Theories of Structural Change
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
14. Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2014) View citations (5)
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
15. Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch: Online Appendix
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (7)

2016

16. Taking Stock of the Evidence on Micro-Financial Interventions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) (2017)
    Journal Article Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions, Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
17. The Global Diffusion of Ideas
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (42)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2015)
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (15)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article The Global Diffusion of Ideas, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2020) View citations (45) (2020)

2015

18. Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions: A Macro-Development Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions: A Macrodevelopment Perspective, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2015) View citations (54) (2015)
19. Skill-Biased Structural Change and the Skill Premium
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (31)
20. The Dynamics of Development: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Reallocation
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2014

21. Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (77) (2015)

2013

22. Constraints to the Growth of Firms: All in the Family?
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
23. Idea Flows, Economic Growth, and Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
24. Quantifying the Growth in Services: the Role of Skills, Scale, and Female Labor Supply
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
25. Services, Skill and Labor Supply: A Cross-Country Perspective
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
26. The Rise of Services: the Role of Skills, Scale, and Female Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The Rise of Services: The Role of Skills, Scale, and Female Labor Supply, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
27. The macroeconomics of microfinance
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (30)
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Macroeconomics of Microfinance, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2021) View citations (16) (2021)

2012

28. Aggregate Implications of a Credit Crunch
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
29. On the Effect of Monetary Policy During a Credit Crunch
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2011

30. The Anatomy of a Credit Crunch
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010)
31. Trade and Idea Flows
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (6)
32. Well-Intended Policies
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    See also Journal Article Well-Intended Policies, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (33) (2013)

2010

33. Financial Frictions and the Persistence of History: A Quantitative Exploration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    Also in 2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Financial Frictions and the Persistence of History: A Quantitative Exploration, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (258) (2013)
34. Learning the Wealth of Nations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (9)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Learning the Wealth of Nations, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2011) View citations (82) (2011)
35. Self-Insurance vs. Self-Financing: A Welfare Analysis of the Persistence of Shocks
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    See also Journal Article Self-insurance vs. self-financing: A welfare analysis of the persistence of shocks, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2011) View citations (51) (2011)

2009

36. Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (617) (2011)
37. Financial Frictions and Factor Flows
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
38. Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (37) (2017)
39. The Rise of the Service Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in 2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The Rise of the Service Economy, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (232) (2012)

2008

40. Dynamics of Factor Market Liberalization with Financial Frictions
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
41. Models of Idea Flows
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
42. Scale and the origins of structural change
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Scale and the origins of structural change, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2012) View citations (73) (2012)

2007

43. Financing Scale and Relative Prices
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2006

44. Financial Frictions and the Persistence of History
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2002

45. Optimal Maturity of Governement Debt without state contingent bonds
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Optimal maturity of government debt without state contingent bonds, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (128) (2004)

2000

46. Optimal Maturity of Government Debt with Incomplete Markets
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The Rule of Law, Firm Size, and Family Firms
   Economic Synopses, 2022, (19), 1-2 View citations (3)

2021

2. The Macroeconomics of Microfinance
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (1), 126-161 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper The macroeconomics of microfinance, Working Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2020

3. Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2020, 12, (3), 110-38 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch, Staff Report (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
4. Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions
   Review, 2020, 102, (2), 173-202 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Taking Stock of the Evidence on Micro-Financial Interventions, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
   Chapter Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions, NBER Chapters, 2017, 189-221 (2017) (2017)
5. The Global Diffusion of Ideas
   Econometrica, 2020, 88, (1), 83-114 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper The Global Diffusion of Ideas, 2016 Meeting Papers (2016) View citations (42) (2016)

2019

6. The Rise of Services: The Role of Skills, Scale, and Female Labor Supply
   Journal of Human Capital, 2019, 13, (2), 157 - 187 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Rise of Services: the Role of Skills, Scale, and Female Labor Supply, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (31) (2013)

2018

7. Idea Flows and Economic Growth
   Annual Review of Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 315-345

2017

8. Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2017, 9, (3), 147-85 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (57) (2009)

2016

9. The Global Diffusion of Ideas and Its Impact on Productivity and Growth
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2016

2015

10. Aggregate Implications of a Credit Crunch: The Importance of Heterogeneity
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2015, 7, (3), 1-42 View citations (138)
11. Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2015, 18, (1), 101-117 View citations (77)
    See also Software Item Code and data files for "Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets", Computer Codes (2014) (2014)
    Working Paper Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (31) (2014)
12. Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions: A Macrodevelopment Perspective
    Annual Review of Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 409-436 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions: A Macro-Development Perspective, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (44) (2015)

2014

13. Macro-perspective on Asset Grants Programs: Occupational and Wealth Mobility
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 159-64 View citations (22)

2013

14. Financial Frictions and the Persistence of History: A Quantitative Exploration
    Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 121, (2), 221 - 272 View citations (258)
    See also Working Paper Financial Frictions and the Persistence of History: A Quantitative Exploration, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (41) (2010)
15. Well-Intended Policies
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2013, 16, (1), 216-230 View citations (33)
    See also Software Item Code and data files for "Well-Intended Policies", Computer Codes (2012) (2012)
    Working Paper Well-Intended Policies, 2011 Meeting Papers (2011) (2011)

2012

16. Scale and the origins of structural change
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2012, 147, (2), 684-712 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Scale and the origins of structural change, Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (25) (2008)
17. The Rise of the Service Economy
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 2540-69 View citations (232)
    See also Working Paper The Rise of the Service Economy, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2011

18. Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (5), 1964-2002 View citations (617)
    See also Working Paper Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (28) (2009)
19. Learning the Wealth of Nations
    Econometrica, 2011, 79, (1), 1-45 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Learning the Wealth of Nations, CEPR Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
20. Self-insurance vs. self-financing: A welfare analysis of the persistence of shocks
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2011, 146, (3), 845-862 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Self-Insurance vs. Self-Financing: A Welfare Analysis of the Persistence of Shocks, 2010 Meeting Papers (2010) (2010)
21. The Argentine Economy after Two Centuries
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2011, 48, (2), 133-156 View citations (2)

2009

22. A dynamic model of entrepreneurship with borrowing constraints: theory and evidence
    Annals of Finance, 2009, 5, (3), 443-464 View citations (123)
23. Can Traditional Theories of Structural Change Fit The Data?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 469-477 View citations (200)

2004

24. Optimal maturity of government debt without state contingent bonds
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2004, 51, (3), 531-554 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Maturity of Governement Debt without state contingent bonds, Department of Economics Working Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

Chapters

2017

1. Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions
   A chapter in The Economics of Poverty Traps, 2017, pp 189-221
   See also Journal Article Taking Stock of the Evidence on Microfinancial Interventions, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
   Working Paper Taking Stock of the Evidence on Micro-Financial Interventions, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

Software Items

2014

1. Code and data files for "Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Anatomy of a Credit Crunch: From Capital to Labor Markets, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (77) (2015)

2012

2. Code and data files for "Well-Intended Policies"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Well-Intended Policies, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (33) (2013)