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Working Papers

2024

1. Anatomy of Technology and Tasks in the Establishment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. The Role of Technology in Reducing the Gender Gap in Productivity
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2023

3. Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
   See also Journal Article Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil, World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)
4. Firms’ Digitalization during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Tale of Two Stories
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2022

5. Deconstructing the Missing Middle: Informality and Growth of Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
6. Routine-biased technological change and employee outcomes after mass layoffs: Evidence from Brazil
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
   See also Journal Article Routine-biased technological change and employee outcomes after mass layoffs: evidence from Brazil, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2024) (2024)
7. Technology and Resilience
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022) View citations (1)

2021

8. Firm Recovery during COVID-19: Six Stylized Facts
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
9. Firm-Level Adoption of Technologies in Senegal
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
10. Firm-Level Technology Adoption in Vietnam
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
11. Firm-Level Technology Adoption in the State of Ceara in Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
12. La paradoja de la innovación
    Libros en Línea, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
13. Policies to Support Businesses through the COVID-19 Shock: A Firm-Level Perspective
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Policies to Support Businesses through the COVID-19 Shock: A Firm Level Perspective, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2021) View citations (29) (2021)

2020

14. Anatomy of Technology in the Firm
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
15. Do Innovative Firms Pay Higher Wages?: Micro-Level Evidence from Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Do innovative firms pay higher wages? Micro-level evidence from Brazil, Research Policy, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
16. Explaining Differences in the Returns to R&D in Argentina: The Role of Contextual Factors and Complementarities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
17. FIRM PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN A PERIOD OF SLOW TRADE LIBERALIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL
    Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia
    See also Journal Article Firm productivity gains in a period of slow trade liberalization: evidence from Brazil, Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
18. Technology Within and Across Firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
19. Unmasking the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses: Firm Level Evidence from Across the World
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (53)

2019

20. Innovation Patterns and Their Effects on Firm-Level Productivity in South Asia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
21. The effects of innovation on employment in developing countries: evidence from enterprise surveys
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (12)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The effects of innovation on employment in developing countries: evidence from enterprise surveys, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2019) View citations (22) (2019)

2017

22. Taxing the good ? distortions, misallocation, and productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Taxing the Good? Distortions, Misallocation, and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
23. Ukraine Science, Technology, and Innovation Public Expenditure Analysis
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2016

24. A Firm-Level Productivity Diagnostic for Kenya’s Manufacturing and Services Sector
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
25. ICT use, innovation, and productivity: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
26. Kenya Country Economic Memorandum
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
27. Measuring firm-level innovation using short questionnaires: evidence from an experiment
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
28. Shifting Kenya's Private Sector into Higher Gear
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2015

29. Catching Up to the Technological Frontier?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (7)
30. Explaining export diversification through firm innovation decisions: The case of Brazil
    Nülan. Deposited Documents, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales, Centro de Documentación View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Explaining export diversification through firm innovation decisions: The case of Brazil, Research Policy, Elsevier (2015) View citations (19) (2015)
31. The export-productivity link for Brazilian manufacturing firms
    Working Papers, Department of Applied Economics II, Universidad de Valencia View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2015) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The export-productivity link for Brazilian manufacturing firms, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
32. The export-productivity link in Brazilian manufacturing firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2014

33. Supporting Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (10)

2013

34. The Determinants of Outward Processing: Evidence from Offshoring Intermediates by the European Union
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School

2011

35. Explaining the Diversification Path of Exporters in Brazil: How Similar and Sophisticated are New Products?
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School
36. The impact of GSP Preferences on Developing Countries' Exports in the European Union: Bilateral Gravity Modelling at the Product Level
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School View citations (9)

2010

37. Mid-term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project View citations (11)
38. The Impact of trade preferences on export prices in the European Union - who captures the preference rent?
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School View citations (2)

2007

39. Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Mozambique
    Agricultural Distortions Working Paper Series, World Bank View citations (4)

2004

40. Essays on exchange rate regimes and macroeconomic stability in central and eastern and Baltic countries
    Economics PhD Theses, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School

Journal Articles

2024

1. Routine-biased technological change and employee outcomes after mass layoffs: evidence from Brazil
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2024, 33, (3), 555-583
   See also Working Paper Routine-biased technological change and employee outcomes after mass layoffs: Evidence from Brazil, MERIT Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2023

2. Do innovative firms pay higher wages? Micro-level evidence from Brazil
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (1) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Do Innovative Firms Pay Higher Wages?: Micro-Level Evidence from Brazil, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
3. Explaining differences in the returns to R&D in Argentina: the role of contextual factors
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2023, 32, (6), 751-782
4. Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil
   World Trade Review, 2023, 22, (3-4), 334-347
   See also Working Paper Exporting and Technology Adoption in Brazil, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2021

5. Firm productivity gains in a period of slow trade liberalization: evidence from Brazil
   Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 2021, 38, (1), 57-87 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper FIRM PRODUCTIVITY GAINS IN A PERIOD OF SLOW TRADE LIBERALIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL, Working Papers (2020) (2020)
6. Policies to Support Businesses through the COVID-19 Shock: A Firm Level Perspective
   (Economic Uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic)
   The World Bank Research Observer, 2021, 36, (1), 41-66 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Policies to Support Businesses through the COVID-19 Shock: A Firm-Level Perspective, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (19) (2021)

2020

7. Measuring innovation using firm-level surveys: Evidence from developing countries✰
   Research Policy, 2020, 49, (3) View citations (13)
8. Taxing the Good? Distortions, Misallocation, and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34, (1), 75-100 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Taxing the good ? distortions, misallocation, and productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2019

9. The effects of innovation on employment in developing countries: evidence from enterprise surveys
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2019, 28, (1), 161-176 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper The effects of innovation on employment in developing countries: evidence from enterprise surveys, Post-Print (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2017

10. The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries: systematic review
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2017, 9, (3), 344-360 View citations (9)

2016

11. The impact of preferences on developing countries’ exports to the European Union: bilateral gravity modelling at the product level
    Empirical Economics, 2016, 50, (1), 59-102 View citations (10)
    Also in Empirical Economics, 2016, 50, (1), 59-102 (2016) View citations (9)

2015

12. Explaining export diversification through firm innovation decisions: The case of Brazil
    Research Policy, 2015, 44, (10), 1962-1973 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Explaining export diversification through firm innovation decisions: The case of Brazil, Nülan. Deposited Documents (2015) View citations (24) (2015)
13. The export-productivity link for Brazilian manufacturing firms
    Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2015, 9, 1-31 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The export-productivity link for Brazilian manufacturing firms, Working Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2014

14. EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF TARIFF REDUCTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2014, 28, (3), 449-471 View citations (25)
15. Who captures the price rent? The impact of European Union trade preferences on export prices
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2014, 150, (3), 507-527 View citations (16)

2008

16. Measuring the impact of road rehabilitation on spatial market efficiency in maize markets in Mozambique
    Agricultural Economics, 2008, 39, (1), 17-28 View citations (25)

Books

2021

1. Spurring Innovation-Led Growth in Argentina
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group
2. The Innovation Imperative for Developing East Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2017

3. The Innovation Paradox
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (66)