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Working Papers

2025

1. From Patriarchy to Policy: Norms, Votes, and Gender Equal Laws
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Growing Vulnerability: What Happened to Europe’s Middle Class in the Course of a Decade ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. How selling online is affecting informal firms in South Asia
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2023)
   See also Journal Article How Selling Online Is Affecting Informal Firms in South Asia, Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2025) (2025)

2024

4. Education, Social Norms, and the Marriage Penalty: Evidence from South Asia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

5. (Perceptions of) Inequality, Demand for Redistribution, and Group-Specific Public Goods: A Survey Experiment in India
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. Inequality of Opportunity and Investment Choices
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

7. Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
8. Indirect Effects of COVID-19 Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on Vaccine Acceptance
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
9. Job Tenure and Structural Change in the Transition Economies of Europe
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
10. Social Norms and Gender Equality: A Descriptive Analysis for South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

11. It Takes Two (To Make Things Right): Women's Empowerment and Couple Concordance in South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
12. Workers at Risk: Panel Data Evidence on the COVID-19 Labor Market Crisis in India
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

2020

13. Feeling Poor, Feeling Rich, or Feeling Middle-Class: An Empirical Investigation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
14. Long-Term Evolution of Inequality of Opportunity
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (1)
    LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2018)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2019) View citations (5)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2019) View citations (5)
    SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro" (2020) View citations (1)

2019

15. I Perceive Therefore I Demand: The Formation of Inequality Perceptions and Demand for Redistribution
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article I Perceive Therefore I Demand: The Formation of Inequality Perceptions and Demand for Redistribution, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2021) View citations (7) (2021)
16. Inequality and Welfare Dynamics in the Russian Federation during 1994-2015
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (8)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2019) View citations (7)
17. Political Connections and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
18. Political Connections and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Transition Countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
19. Vertical and horizontal redistribution: the cases of Western and Eastern Europe
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research
    Also in ifo Working Paper Series, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (2018) View citations (3)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018)

2018

20. Does Job Polarization Explain the Rise in Earnings Inequality ? Evidence from Europe
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
21. Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Political connections and firms: network dimensions, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2017

22. Global inequality in a more educated world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Global Inequality in a more educated world, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
23. The Long-Awaited Rise of the Middle Class in Latin America Is Finally Happening
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (1)
24. The distributive impact of terms of trade shocks
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2016

25. Organizing knowledge to compete: impacts of capacity building programs on firm organization
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

2015

26. Does input tariff reduction impact firms'exports in the presence of import tariff exemption regimes ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
27. Population aging and households? saving in the Russian Federation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2014

28. Capital will not become more expensive as the world ages
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
29. Demographic Transition, Education, and Inequality in India
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
30. Sectoral Wage Bill Database
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
31. The Rise of Developing Countries and the Future of Global Saving and Investment
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
32. The coming wave of educated workers: size and impact on global inequality
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2013

33. Income Distribution in Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (25)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (25)
    See also Chapter Income Distribution in Computable General Equilibrium Modeling, Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling, Elsevier (2013) View citations (45) (2013)

2012

34. Distributional effects of the panama canal expansion
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Distributional Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2012) (2012)

2010

35. Globalization and Poverty Changes in Colombia
    EcoMod2003, EcoMod View citations (24)
    Also in OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2003) View citations (50)
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project (2005)
36. Redistribution and Poverty: Experiments with a CGE Model for Ghana
    EcoMod2002, EcoMod
37. The DR-CAFTA and the extensive margin: a firm-level analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

2009

38. Global Poverty and Distributional Impacts of Agricultural Distortions
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
39. Global income distribution and poverty in the absence of agricultural distortions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
    Also in Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project (2008)

2008

40. Achieving accelerated and shared growth in Ghana: a MAMS-based analysis of costs and opportunities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
41. Can Maquila Booms Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Honduras
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
42. Economic Growth and Income Distribution: Linking Macroeconomic Models with Household Survey Data at the Global Level
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
    See also Journal Article Economic growth and income distribution: linking macro-economic models with household survey data at the global level, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association (2010) View citations (44) (2010)
43. Global Climate Change and its Distributional Impacts
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
44. Global Growth and Distribution: Are China and India Re shaping the World?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (19)
45. Is the developing world catching up ? global convergence and national rising dispersion
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
46. The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (133)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2008) View citations (126)

2007

47. Challenges to MDG achievement in low income countries: lessons from Ghana and Honduras
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
48. Do remittances have a flip side ? A general equilibrium analysis of remittances, labor supply responses, and policy options for Jamaica
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (23)
    Also in Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project (2007)
    See also Journal Article Do Remittances Have a Flip Side? A General Equilibrium Analysis of Remittances, Labor Supply Responses and Policy Options for Jamaica, Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University (2008) View citations (21) (2008)
49. Remittances and the real exchange rate
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (69)
50. Trade, Gender and Poverty in Agricultural Economies: The Case of Senegal
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
51. Will Incomes around the World Converge or Diverge? The Prospects for Global Income Inequality
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2006

52. Do regional trade pacts benefit the poor ? An illustration from the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from Dominican Republic--Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
53. Millennium Development Goals for Honduras: Current Achievements and Forthcoming Challenges
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
54. Structural change and poverty reduction in Brazil: the impact of the Doha Round
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
    Also in Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project (2005)
55. The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The impact of coffee price changes on rural households in Uganda, Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2007) View citations (6) (2007)
56. The impact of commodity price changes on rural households: the case of coffee in Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
57. What is the Role of Labor Markets in Making Trade Reforms Pro-Poor in Latin America
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2005

58. Do the Poor benefit from Regional Trade Pacts? An Illustration from the Central America Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
59. Trade options for Latin America. A Poverty Assessment Using Macro-Micro Linkages
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

2003

60. A Multi-Region Social Accounting Matrix (1995) and Regional Environmental General Equilibrium Model for India (REGEMI)
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (8)
61. Globalisation in Developing Countries: The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance in India
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (10)
62. Poverty Reduction Strategies in a Budget-Constrained Economy: The Case of Ghana
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)

2002

63. How Globalisation Improves Governance
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
    Also in OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2001) View citations (45)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (67)
    See also Chapter How Globalisation Improves Governance, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2009) (2009)

2001

64. Clearing the Air in India: The Economics of Climate Policy with Ancillary Benefits
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (26)

1998

65. A 1994 detailed Social Accounting Matrix for Colombia
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (1)
66. Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: Trade and labour market interaction in a case study for Chile
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: trade and labour market interactions in a case study for Chile, Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier (2002) View citations (14) (2002)
67. Colombia and the NAFTA
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (8)
68. The technical specification of FEDESARROLLO´s: Long Run General Equilibrium Model
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (4)

1996

69. Politiques de l'environnement et libéralisation des échanges au Costa Rica: Une vue d'ensemble
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)

1993

70. A Detailed Input-Output Table for Morocco, 1990
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Bridging Macro and Micro: A Tribute to Graham Pyatt’s Contributions to Distributional Analysis
   Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, 2025, 133, (1), 33-57
2. How Selling Online Is Affecting Informal Firms in South Asia
   Asian Development Review (ADR), 2025, 42, (01), 143-178
   See also Working Paper How selling online is affecting informal firms in South Asia, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2025) (2025)
3. It Takes Two: Couple Concordance and Women’s Agency in South Asia
   Journal of Development Studies, 2025, 61, (4), 638-662

2024

4. Social Norms and Gender Disparities with a Focus on Female Labor Force Participation in South Asia
   The World Bank Research Observer, 2024, 39, (1), 124-158 View citations (4)
5. The evolution of job tenure in transition economies
   Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2024, 32, (2), 449-471

2023

6. Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2023, 13, (1), 32 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Explaining the Evolution of Job Tenure in Europe, 1995–2020, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)
7. Long-term evolution of inequality of opportunity: Educated parents still matter
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, 21, (2), 277-323 View citations (2)
8. Political connections and firms: network dimensions
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2023, 75, (1), 256-280 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Political Connections and Firms: Network Dimensions, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
9. The links between COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and non-pharmaceutical interventions
   Social Science & Medicine, 2023, 320, (C)

2022

10. Politically connected firms and privileged access to credit: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 71, (C) View citations (11)

2021

11. I Perceive Therefore I Demand: The Formation of Inequality Perceptions and Demand for Redistribution
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2021, 67, (4), 835-871 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper I Perceive Therefore I Demand: The Formation of Inequality Perceptions and Demand for Redistribution, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2020

12. Global Inequality in a more educated world
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2020, 18, (4), 585-616 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Global inequality in a more educated world, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
13. The distributive impact of terms of trade shocks: The case of the oil price changes in Russia
    Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2020, 28, (3), 487-513 View citations (3)
14. Welfare Dynamics and Inequality in the Russian Federation During 1994–2015
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2020, 32, (4), 812-846 View citations (15)

2018

15. Organizing knowledge to compete
    Journal of International Economics, 2018, 111, (C), 1-20 View citations (16)

2017

16. Accounting for the bias against the life-cycle hypothesis in survey data: An example for Russia
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2017, 9, (C), 185-207

2013

17. Global extreme poverty rates for children, adults and the elderly
    Economics Letters, 2013, 120, (3), 405-407 View citations (8)

2012

18. Distributional Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion
    Economía Journal, 2012, Volume 13 Number 1, (Fall 2012), 79-129
    See also Working Paper Distributional effects of the panama canal expansion, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2012) (2012)
19. Exports, Gender Wage Gaps, and Poverty in Honduras
    Oxford Development Studies, 2012, 40, (4), 533-551 View citations (4)
20. Global Growth and Distribution: China, India, and the Emergence of a Global Middle Class
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2012, 2, (2), 29 View citations (3)

2011

21. Free Trade in Agriculture and Global Poverty
    The World Economy, 2011, 34, (12), 2019-2043 View citations (3)

2010

22. Economic growth and income distribution: linking macro-economic models with household survey data at the global level
    International Journal of Microsimulation, 2010, 3, (1), 92-103 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Economic Growth and Income Distribution: Linking Macroeconomic Models with Household Survey Data at the Global Level, Conference papers (2008) (2008)
23. Guest Editorial - Macro-micro analytics: background, motivation, advantages and remaining challenges
    International Journal of Microsimulation, 2010, 3, (1), 1-7 View citations (38)

2009

24. Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from Dominican Republic--Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua
    World Development, 2009, 37, (1), 146-160 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Do regional trade pacts benefit the poor ? An illustration from the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2008

25. Challenges of CAFTA: Maximizing the Benefits for Central America ‐ By Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Daniel Lederman, Maurizio Bussolo, David Gould, and Andrew Mason
    The Developing Economies, 2008, 46, (3), 321-324
26. Do Remittances Have a Flip Side? A General Equilibrium Analysis of Remittances, Labor Supply Responses and Policy Options for Jamaica
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2008, 23, 734-764 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Do remittances have a flip side ? A general equilibrium analysis of remittances, labor supply responses, and policy options for Jamaica, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (23) (2007)

2007

27. The impact of coffee price changes on rural households in Uganda
    Agricultural Economics, 2007, 37, (2‐3), 293-303 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda, 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2003

28. Exploring the Links Between Transaction Costs, income Distribution and Economic Performance in a Case Study for Colombia
    Economie Internationale, 2003, (94-95), 235-260 View citations (3)

2002

29. Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: trade and labour market interactions in a case study for Chile
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2002, 24, (7-8), 639-666 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: Trade and labour market interaction in a case study for Chile, Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

1998

30. Is There a Trade-off Between Trade Liberalization and Pollution Abatement?: A Computable General Equilibrium Assessment Applied to Costa Rica
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1998, 20, (1), 11-31 View citations (24)

Books

2018

1. Toward a New Social Contract
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2015

2. Golden Aging
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

2014

3. Shared Prosperity: Paving the Way in Europe and Central Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (18)
4. Understanding the Poverty Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (16)

2009

5. Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: A Macro-Micro Approach
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (19)

2008

6. Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (17)
7. The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution: Macro-Micro Evaluation Techniques and Tools
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (109)

2006

8. Challenges of CAFTA: Maximizing the Benefits for Central America
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

Chapters

2019

1. Vertical and Horizontal Redistribution: Evidence from Europe
   A chapter in What Drives Inequality?, 2019, vol. 27, pp 19-38 View citations (1)
   Also in University of Munich, Department of Economics

2013

2. Income Distribution in Computable General Equilibrium Modeling
   Elsevier View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Income Distribution in Computable General Equilibrium Modeling, HAL (2013) View citations (25) (2013)

2010

3. Honduras
   Palgrave Macmillan

2009

4. Global Growth and Distribution: Asia and its Progression to Developed Status
   Palgrave Macmillan
5. How Globalisation Improves Governance
   Chapter 7 in The Law and Economics of Globalisation, 2009
   See also Working Paper How Globalisation Improves Governance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) View citations (10) (2002)