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Working Papers

2021

1. A Time to Build: Does TA Matter for Revenue Mobilization?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2020

2. Do Remittances Enhance Financial Inclusion in LMICs and in Fragile States?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (6)
3. Riding the Yield Curve: Risk Taking Behavior in a Low Interest Rate Environment
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2019

4. Bank Capital and the Cost of Equity
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Bank capital and the cost of equity, Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2018

5. Are Remittances Good for Labor Markets in LICs, MICs and Fragile States?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (15)
   Also in ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization (2018) View citations (12)

2017

6. Back to the Future: The Nature of Regulatory Capital Requirements
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
   See also Journal Article Back to the future: the nature of regulatory capital requirements, Journal of Banking Regulation, Palgrave Macmillan (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
7. What’s Different about Bank Holding Companies?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article What’s Different about Bank Holding Companies?, JRFM, MDPI (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2016

8. What’s Different about Monetary Policy Transmission in Remittance-Dependent Countries?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article What's different about monetary policy transmission in remittance-dependent countries?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2013

9. The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (65)
   See also Journal Article The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?, Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management (2016) View citations (14) (2016)

2012

10. A Template for Analyzing and Projecting Labor Market Indicators
    IMF Technical Notes and Manuals, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) View citations (3)
11. Libya beyond the Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
12. Remittances Channel and Fiscal Impact in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (37)
13. Workers’ Remittances: An Overlooked Channel of International Business Cycle Transmission?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (24)

2011

14. Workers' remittances and the equilibrium real exchange rate: theory and evidence
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2010) View citations (43)
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010) View citations (25)
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010)
    See also Journal Article Workers’ Remittances and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate: Theory and Evidence, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2011) View citations (23) (2011)

2010

15. Do Worker Remittances Reduce Output Volatility in Developing Countries?
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
    Also in Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do Worker Remittances Reduce Output Volatility in Developing Countries?, Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (51) (2012)
16. Recent Credit Stagnation in the Mena Region: What to Expect? What Can Be Done?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (24)
17. Remittances and Institutions: Are Remittances a Curse?
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2008) View citations (47)
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2010) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Remittances and Institutions: Are Remittances a Curse?, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (133) (2012)
18. The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?, Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA) (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
19. U.S. Bank Behavior in the Wake of the 2007–2009 Financial Crisis
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (6)

2009

20. A Framework for Financial Market Development
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article A framework for financial market development, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals (2010) View citations (14) (2010)
21. Do Workers’ Remittances Promote Economic Growth?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (163)
22. Fiscal Sustainability in Remittance-Dependent Economies
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (11)
23. Remittances: An Automatic Output Stabilizer?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (91)

2008

24. Macroeconomic Consequences of Remittances
    IMF Occasional Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (167)

2007

25. A Model of the IMF as a Coinsurance Arrangement
    Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2004) View citations (10)
    BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements (2005)
    See also Journal Article A Model of the IMF as a Coinsurance Arrangement, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2006

26. Beware of Emigrants Bearing Gifts: Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Presence of Remittances
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (76)
27. Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in the Presence of Remittances
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2006, Society for Computational Economics View citations (71)

2005

28. Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (12)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004)
    See also Journal Article Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2004) View citations (12) (2004)

2003

29. (Why) Do Self-Employed Parents Have More Children?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article (Why) Do self-employed parents have more children?, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2015) View citations (15) (2015)
30. Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (394)
    See also Journal Article Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?, IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan (2005) View citations (380) (2005)
31. Capital trading, stock trading, and the inflation tax on equity: a note
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Capital Trading, Stock Trading, and the Inflation Tax on Equity: A Note, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
32. Emerging Issues in Banking Regulation
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)

2002

33. For Better or For Worse? State-Level Marital Formation and Risk Sharing
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article For Better or For Worse? State-Level Marital Formation and Risk Sharing, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2005) View citations (11) (2005)
34. Trust As a Means of Improving Corporate Governance and Efficiency
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)

2001

35. Monetary Policy with a touch of Basel
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Monetary policy with a touch of Basel, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (2010) View citations (33) (2010)
36. What is Different About Family Businesses?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (42)

2000

37. Should Subsidized Private Transfers Replace Government Social Insurance?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

1999

38. Ownership of Capital in Monetary Economies and the Inflation Tax on Equity
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
39. Should Gift Giving Be Subsidized?
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research
40. The Stock Market Channel of Monetary Policy
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (15)

Journal Articles

2022

1. A time to build: Does technical assistance matter for revenue mobilization?
   International Economics, 2022, (172), 324-330
   Also in International Economics, 2022, 172, (C), 324-330 (2022)
2. Financing conservation by valuing carbon services produced by wild animals
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119, (22), e2120426119
3. Value wild animals’ carbon services to fill the biodiversity financing gap
   Nature Climate Change, 2022, 12, (7), 598-601
4. What’s Different about Bank Holding Companies?
   JRFM, 2022, 15, (5), 1-32 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper What’s Different about Bank Holding Companies?, IMF Working Papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2021

5. Bank capital and the cost of equity
   Journal of Financial Stability, 2021, 53, (C) View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Bank Capital and the Cost of Equity, IMF Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2018

6. Back to the future: the nature of regulatory capital requirements
   Journal of Banking Regulation, 2018, 19, (4), 327-336 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Back to the Future: The Nature of Regulatory Capital Requirements, IMF Working Papers (2017) (2017)
7. What's different about monetary policy transmission in remittance-dependent countries?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 134, (C), 272-288 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper What’s Different about Monetary Policy Transmission in Remittance-Dependent Countries?, IMF Working Papers (2016) View citations (7) (2016)

2016

8. The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?
   Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2016, 1, (5), 5-38 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper The Finance and Growth Nexus Re-Examined: Do All Countries Benefit Equally?, IMF Working Papers (2013) View citations (65) (2013)

2015

9. (Why) Do self-employed parents have more children?
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2015, 13, (2), 297-321 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (Why) Do Self-Employed Parents Have More Children?, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (12) (2003)

2012

10. Do Worker Remittances Reduce Output Volatility in Developing Countries?
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2012, 3, (1), 25 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Do Worker Remittances Reduce Output Volatility in Developing Countries?, Department of Economics Working Papers (2010) (2010)
11. Remittances and Institutions: Are Remittances a Curse?
    World Development, 2012, 40, (4), 657-666 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper Remittances and Institutions: Are Remittances a Curse?, Department of Economics Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2011

12. Further Fallout from the Global Financial Crisis
    World Economics, 2011, 12, (2), 153-176 View citations (1)
13. Workers’ Remittances and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate: Theory and Evidence
    Economía Journal, 2011, Volume 11 Number 2, (Spring 2011), 45-99 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Workers' remittances and the equilibrium real exchange rate: theory and evidence, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) (2011)

2010

14. A framework for financial market development
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2010, 13, (2), 107-135 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper A Framework for Financial Market Development, IMF Working Papers (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
15. Monetary policy with a touch of Basel
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2010, 62, (3), 161-175 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Monetary Policy with a touch of Basel, IMF Working Papers (2001) View citations (57) (2001)
16. The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?
    Journal of African Development, 2010, 12, (1), 73-96 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Global Financial Crisis and Workers' Remittances to Africa: What's the Damage?, IMF Working Papers (2010) View citations (23) (2010)

2008

17. A Model of the IMF as a Coinsurance Arrangement
    Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2008, 2, 1-41 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper A Model of the IMF as a Coinsurance Arrangement, Economics Discussion Papers (2007) (2007)

2005

18. Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?
    IMF Staff Papers, 2005, 52, (1), 55-81 View citations (380)
    See also Working Paper Are Immigrant Remittance Flows a Source of Capital for Development?, IMF Working Papers (2003) View citations (394) (2003)
19. For Better or For Worse? State-Level Marital Formation and Risk Sharing
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2005, 3, (4), 367-385 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper For Better or For Worse? State-Level Marital Formation and Risk Sharing, CESifo Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

2004

20. Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?
    Economía Journal, 2004, Volume 5 Number 1, (Fall 2004), 135-182 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?, IMF Working Papers (2005) View citations (12) (2005)

2003

21. Capital Trading, Stock Trading, and the Inflation Tax on Equity: A Note
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2003, 6, (4), 987-990 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Capital trading, stock trading, and the inflation tax on equity: a note, Working Papers (Old Series) (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
22. Temas emergentes en regulación bancaria
    Boletín, 2003, XLIX, (4), 172-187

2002

23. Managing ethical risk: How investing in ethics adds value
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2002, 26, (9), 1697-1718 View citations (30)
24. The Optimal Subsidy to Private Transfers Under Moral Hazard
    IMF Staff Papers, 2002, 49, (2), 5
25. Trust and efficiency
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2002, 26, (9), 1785-1809 View citations (32)

2001

26. Capital Trading, Stock Trading, and the Inflation Tax on Equity
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2001, 4, (3), 575-606 View citations (5)

2000

27. Do private income transfers increase labor market risk?
    Economics Letters, 2000, 69, (2), 143-151 View citations (2)

1998

28. Private Income Transfers and Market Incentives
    Economica, 1998, 65, (260), 557-580 View citations (1)

1997

29. The Market Value of Family Values
    Cato Journal, 1997, 16, (3), 339-350 View citations (2)

1996

30. Altruism, Matching, and Nonmarket Insurance
    Economic Inquiry, 1996, 34, (4), 630-47 View citations (7)
31. King Lear's dilemma: Precommitment versus the last word
    Economics Letters, 1996, 52, (2), 171-176 View citations (20)

1995

32. Community Banking, Monitoring, and the Clinton Plan
    Cato Journal, 1995, 14, (3), 493-508 View citations (2)

1991

33. Development policies in the presence of unemployment and non-traded intermediate goods
    Journal of Economics, 1991, 54, (1), 1-19

Chapters

2025

1. Grey Carbon—A New Nature-Positive Carbon Removal Technology for the Built World
   Springer
2. Resilience of Small Islands: Unveiling Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Futures
   Springer

2022

3. The Value of Nature to Our Health and Economic Well-Being: A Framework with Application to Elephants and Whales
   Springer