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Working Papers

2024

1. Beyond the Usual: Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of Job Quality in Bolivia's Labor Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2024)
   See also Journal Article Beyond the Usual: Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of Job Quality in Bolivia’s Labor Market, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2024) (2024)
2. Can Children's Education Enhance Formal Female Labor Force Participation?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Digitalization and Employment Gender Gaps During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
4. Efficiency in Poverty Reduction: A State-Level Analysis for Bolivia
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
5. Estimating Quantile Regressions with Multiple Fixed Effects through Method of Moments
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
6. Fiscal Incidence on the Island: Grenada's Fiscal System and Its Incidence
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2024)
7. Household Vulnerability and Preparedness for Disasters in Haiti
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Medium and Long Run Economic Assimilation of Venezuelan migrants to Peru
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
9. On the Effects of Wildfires on Poverty in Bolivia
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article On the effects of wildfires on poverty in Bolivia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
10. Understanding Vulnerability to Poverty and Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

11. Recovering Income Distribution in the Presence of Interval-Censored Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in 2022 Stata Conference, Stata Users Group (2022)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022)
    See also Journal Article Recovering income distribution in the presence of interval-censored data, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2024) (2024)
12. Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Increases in Fuel Prices on Poverty and Inequality in Paraguay
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022)
    See also Journal Article Understanding the distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay, Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, Carrera de Economía de la Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB) "San Pablo" (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2021

13. Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
14. The Effect of Crises on Fiscal and Political Recentralization: Large-Panel Evidence
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
15. The Effects of Management Practices on Effective Tax Rates: Evidence from Ecuador
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
16. Understanding the Growth of the Middle Class in Bolivia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2019

17. Identifying and Disentangling the Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Economic Growth
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2019)
    See also Journal Article Identifying and disentangling the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth, World Development, Elsevier (2020) View citations (29) (2020)
18. Polarized education levels and civil unrest
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

2018

19. The Impact of Public Libraries on School Achievement: The Case of Medellin
    Working Papers, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics
20. Two Stories of Wage Dynamics in Latin America: Different Policies, Different Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Two Stories of Wage Dynamics in Latin America: Different Policies, Different Outcomes, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2020) (2020)

2017

21. An Uphill Battle: The Relationship Between Geography and Terrorism
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
22. Can IPR Affect MNE’s Entry Modes? The Chilean Case
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
23. Can Licensing Induce Productivity? Exploring the IPR Effect
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
    See also Journal Article Can licensing induce productivity? Exploring the IPR effect, Empirical Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
24. Outliers in semi-parametric Estimation of Treatment Effects
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT (2017)
    See also Journal Article Outliers in Semi-Parametric Estimation of Treatment Effects, Econometrics, MDPI (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
25. Standard Error Correction in Two-Stage Optimization Models: A Quasi-Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
    See also Journal Article Standard-error correction in two-stage optimization models: A quasi–maximum likelihood estimation approach, Stata Journal, StataCorp LLC (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
26. Will elders provide for their grandchildren ?: unconditional cash transfers and educational expenditures in Bolivia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Will elders provide for their grandchildren? Unconditional cash transfers and educational expenditures in Bolivia, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2016

27. Low Test Scores in Latin America: Poor Schools, Poor Families, or Something Else?
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT View citations (1)
28. Moving Citizens and Deterring Criminals: Innovation in Public Transport Facilities
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (6)
29. Polarized Education Levels and Civil War
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
30. The Impact of Immigration on the Native-born Unemployed
    Economics Policy Note Archive, Levy Economics Institute
31. Unemployed, Now What? The Effect of Immigration on Unemployment Transitions of Native-born Workers in the United States
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (2016) View citations (3)

2015

32. Does financial development promotes innovation in developing economies? An Empirical Analysis
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
    See also Journal Article Does Financial Development Promote Innovation in Developing Economies? An Empirical Analysis, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
33. Income Inequality in Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador: Different Reasons
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
34. Intrahousehold Time Allocation: An Impact Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT View citations (2)
35. On the Determinants of Changes in Wage Inequality in Bolivia
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (2015) View citations (3)

2014

36. Why aid is unpredictable: An empirical analysis of the gap between actual and planned aid flows
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)
    See also Journal Article Why Aid is Unpredictable: An Empirical Analysis of the Gap Between Actual and Planned Aid Flows, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2013

37. Labour Supply Effects of Conditional Transfers: Analyzing the Dominican Republic's Solidarity
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT View citations (2)
38. Matching laboral: Una aproximación empírica y metodológica
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
39. Taxation and Economic Growth in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)

2012

40. Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty
    Working Papers, Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia’s Protected Areas on Poverty, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (42) (2013)
41. Intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment and the shadow economy
    Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público, Universidad EAFIT
42. Reexamining The Determinants Of Fiscal Decentralization: What Is The Role Of Geography?
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Reexamining the determinants of fiscal decentralization: what is the role of geography?, Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press (2017) View citations (18) (2017)
43. Sub-national Revenue Mobilization in Peru
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (12)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2012) View citations (7)
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2012) View citations (13)

2010

44. Domestic Violence and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Mixed-Race Developing Country
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
45. Fiscal Transfers a Curse or Blessing? Evidence of Their Effect on Tax Effort for Municipalities in Sinaloa, Mexico
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (3)
46. Implicaciones de la política macroeconómica, los choques externos y los sistemas de protección social en la pobreza, la desigualdad y la vulnerabilidad en América Latina y el Caribe: Bolivia
    Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2008

47. Financial Development and the Distribution of Income in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)

2007

48. Unemployment Duration and Labor Mobility in Argentina: A Socioeconomic-Based Pre- and Post-Crisis Analysis
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment Duration and Labor Mobility in Argentina: a Socioeconomic-based pre- and post-crisis Analysis, Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, Carrera de Economía de la Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB) "San Pablo" (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2006

49. Assessing the allocation of aid: developmental concerns and the self-interest of donors
    Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (43)
    Also in Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2005) View citations (21)
50. The Impact of Migration on Foreign Trade: A Developing Country Approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (25)

2004

51. Targeting aid to the needy and deserving: nothing but promises?
    Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Offside Urban Echoes: Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Soccer and Crime in Medellin
   Journal of Sports Economics, 2025, 26, (5), 589-623
2. On the effects of wildfires on poverty in Bolivia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 175, (C)
   See also Working Paper On the Effects of Wildfires on Poverty in Bolivia, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
3. The Effect of Crises on Fiscal and Political Re-Centralizationâ€
   Public Finance Review, 2025, 53, (2), 169-199

2024

4. Beyond the Usual: Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of Job Quality in Bolivia’s Labor Market
   Journal of Labor Research, 2024, 45, (4), 499-548
   See also Working Paper Beyond the Usual: Understanding the Multidimensional Nature of Job Quality in Bolivia's Labor Market, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
5. Recovering income distribution in the presence of interval-censored data
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2024, 22, (4), 1039-1060
   See also Working Paper Recovering Income Distribution in the Presence of Interval-Censored Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

6. Understanding the distributional impacts of increases in fuel prices on poverty and inequality in Paraguay
   Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2023, (39), 77-108 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Understanding the Distributional Impacts of Increases in Fuel Prices on Poverty and Inequality in Paraguay, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
7. When do tax amnesties work?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 207, (C), 350-375 View citations (1)

2021

8. Analysis of the offshoring network: Empirical evidence of the implied comparative advantage in offshoring
   The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2021, 30, (1), 27-46
9. Can licensing induce productivity? Exploring the IPR effect
   Empirical Economics, 2021, 61, (2), 549-586 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Can Licensing Induce Productivity? Exploring the IPR Effect, Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público (2017) (2017)
10. Outliers in Semi-Parametric Estimation of Treatment Effects
    Econometrics, 2021, 9, (2), 1-32 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Outliers in semi-parametric Estimation of Treatment Effects, Development Research Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
11. Revisiting tax effort in emerging markets
    Public Finance Review, 2021, 49, (6), 845-873 View citations (1)

2020

12. Identifying and disentangling the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth
    World Development, 2020, 127, (C) View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Identifying and Disentangling the Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Economic Growth, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2019) (2019)
13. THE FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE TO PUBLIC DEBT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2020, 38, (1), 155-165 View citations (3)
14. The Effect of Immigration on Labor Market Transitions of Native-Born Unemployed in the United States
    Journal of Labor Research, 2020, 41, (3), 295-331 View citations (3)
15. Two Stories of Wage Dynamics in Latin America: Different Policies, Different Outcomes
    Journal of Labor Research, 2020, 41, (1), 128-168
    See also Working Paper Two Stories of Wage Dynamics in Latin America: Different Policies, Different Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
16. Will elders provide for their grandchildren? Unconditional cash transfers and educational expenditures in Bolivia
    Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (2), 424-447 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Will elders provide for their grandchildren ?: unconditional cash transfers and educational expenditures in Bolivia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2019

17. Can Intellectual Property Rights Affect Multinational Enterprises’ Entry Modes? The Chilean Case
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2019, 26, (1), 177-198

2018

18. Flexible Estimation of Demand Systems: A Copula Approach
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2018, 33, (7), 1109-1116 View citations (3)
19. Standard-error correction in two-stage optimization models: A quasi–maximum likelihood estimation approach
    Stata Journal, 2018, 18, (1), 206-222 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Standard Error Correction in Two-Stage Optimization Models: A Quasi-Maximum Likelihood Estimation Approach, Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público (2017) (2017)
20. Unintended consequences of conservation: Estimating the impact of protected areas on violence in Colombia
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 89, (C), 46-70 View citations (10)
21. When Does Economic Growth Reduce Poverty and Strengthen the Middle Class? A State‐Level, Sector‐Specific Analysis of Peru
    Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 84, (4), 1067-1087 View citations (1)

2017

22. Does Financial Development Promote Innovation in Developing Economies? An Empirical Analysis
    Review of Development Economics, 2017, 21, (3), 475-496 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Does financial development promotes innovation in developing economies? An Empirical Analysis, Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público (2015) (2015)
23. Informalidad y movilidad en el mercado laboral: una aproximación de pseudo-panel
    Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2017, (27), 57-76
24. Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Freedom
    Global Economy Journal (GEJ), 2017, 17, (2), 1-13 View citations (1)
    Also in Global Economy Journal, 2017, 17, (2), 13 (2017) View citations (3)
25. Non-parametric analysis of poverty duration using repeated cross section: an application for Peru
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (22), 2141-2152 View citations (4)
26. On the Determinants of Changes in Wage Inequality in Urban Bolivia
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2017, 18, (4), 464-496 View citations (3)
27. Reexamining the determinants of fiscal decentralization: what is the role of geography?
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2017, 17, (6), 1209-1249 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Reexamining The Determinants Of Fiscal Decentralization: What Is The Role Of Geography?, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
28. The effect of intimate partner violence on labor market decisions
    International Journal of Social Economics, 2017, 44, (1), 75-92 View citations (2)

2015

29. Expansión de la educación superior y sus efectos en matriculación y migración: evidencia de Colombia
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2015
30. Revisiting the effects of innovation on growth: a threshold analysis
    Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (18), 1474-1479 View citations (7)
31. Why Aid is Unpredictable: An Empirical Analysis of the Gap Between Actual and Planned Aid Flows
    Journal of International Development, 2015, 27, (4), 440-463 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Why aid is unpredictable: An empirical analysis of the gap between actual and planned aid flows, Kiel Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2013

32. Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia’s Protected Areas on Poverty
    World Development, 2013, 41, (C), 265-285 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty, Working Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2009

33. Unemployment Duration and Labor Mobility in Argentina: a Socioeconomic-based pre- and post-crisis Analysis
    Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2009, (12), 169-217 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment Duration and Labor Mobility in Argentina: A Socioeconomic-Based Pre- and Post-Crisis Analysis, CEDLAS, Working Papers (2007) View citations (15) (2007)

2006

34. The Impact of Migration on Foreing Trade in Bolivia
    Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2006, (6), 125-146 View citations (1)

2003

35. Impacto de la inversión pública en la reducción de la pobreza en Bolivia
    Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2003, (1), 149-153

Books

2015

1. Decentralizing Revenue in Latin America: Why and How
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
2. Decentralizing Revenue in Latin America: Why and How (Executive Summary)
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Chapters

2019

1. Survey Evidence on Black Market Liquor in Colombia
   A chapter in The Econometrics of Complex Survey Data, 2019, vol. 39, pp 287-314

2010

2. Bolivia
   Palgrave Macmillan