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Working Papers

2024

1. Firms and Inequality in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)

2023

2. Business Size, Development, and Inequality in Latin America: A Tale of One Tail
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. Inequality and Market Power in Latin America and the Caribbean
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023) View citations (1)

2021

4. A Search and Learning Model of Export Dynamics
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (20)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (19)
   2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (119)
5. Diseno y Formulación de Subsidios a la Demanda de Energía Eléctrica en Colombia
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
6. Estimating Production Functions in Differentiated-Product Industries with Quantity Information and External Instruments
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (17)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (17)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (17)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (1)

2020

7. EMEs and COVID-19 Shutting Down in a World of Informal and Tiny Firms Laura Alfaro, Oscar Becerra y Marcela Eslava
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (17)
8. EMEs and COVID-19: Shutting Down in a World of Informal and Tiny Firms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
9. Economías emergentes y COVID-19 Cierres en un mundo de empresas informales y pequenas
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
10. The Size and Life-cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand and Wedges
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Size and Life-Cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand, and Wedges, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2024) (2024)

2019

11. Job creation in Colombia vs the U.S.: "up or out dynamics" meets "the life cycle of plants"
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (13)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) (2019) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (10)
12. The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The costs of bureaucracy and corruption at customs: Evidence from the computerization of imports in Colombia, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
13. The socioeconomic patterns of COVID outside advanced economies: the case of Bogotá
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

2018

14. Microdatos para el estudio de la productividad en América Latina
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica
15. Public Development Banks and Credit Market Imperfections
    Documentos de Trabajo, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (11)
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (11)
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2016) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics (2016) View citations (11)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2016) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Public Development Banks and Credit Market Imperfections, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2017

16. Corruption, Custom Reform and Firm Growth: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Colombia
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica
17. Switching from payroll taxes to corporate income taxes: firms’ employment and wages after the 2012 Colombian tax reform
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Switching from Payroll Taxes to Corporate Income Taxes: Firms’ Employment and Wages after the 2012 Colombian Tax Reform, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2017) View citations (15) (2017)
18. The Drivers of Life-cycle Growth of Manufacturing Plants
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
19. The Life-cycle Growth of Plants in Colombia: Fundamentals vs. Distortions
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (3)

2015

20. Editors’ summary
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014)

2014

21. Credit constraints and business performance: evidence from public lending in Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (7)
22. Notas sobre Política de Desarrollo Productivo en Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
23. Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development Policies in Colombia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2013) View citations (2)
24. The Effects of Regulations and Business Cycles on Temporary Contracts, the Organization of Firms and Productivity
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (1)
25. Trade, Skills, and Quality Upgrading: A Theory with Evidence from Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2013

26. Do Modern-Time Wars Make States? Panel Data Evidence
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (1)
27. Why Internal Conflict Deteriorates State Capacity? Evidence from Colombian Municipalities
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Why internal conflict deteriorates state capacity? Evidence from Colombian municipalities, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2012

28. Comment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
29. Online Appendix to "Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia"
    Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics
    See also Journal Article Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (71) (2013)
30. Second-tier Government Banks and Access to Credit: Micro-Evidence from Colombia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
31. Second-tier Government Banks and Firm Performance: Micro-Evidence from Colombia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (7)
32. Trade, competition and quality-upgrading: A theory with evidence from Colombia
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
33. Young businesses, entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of employment and ouput in Colombia´s manufacturing industry
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2011

34. Comments
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
35. Trade, Technical Change and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)

2010

36. Political Fragmentation and Government Spending: Bringing Ideological Polarization into the Picture
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (9)
37. Scarring Recessions and Credit Constraints: Evidence from Colombian Plant Dynamics
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (21)

2009

38. Politics, Policies and the Dynamics of Aggregate Productivity in Colombia
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (8)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009) View citations (1)
39. Trade Reforms and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (47)
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (45)

2008

40. Export Dynamics in Colombia: Transactions Level Evidence
    Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia View citations (36)
    Also in Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica (2008) View citations (50)
41. Factor Adjustments After Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants
    Working Papers, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Economics
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (15)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (17)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (16)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2008)
    See also Journal Article Factor Adjustments after Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (54) (2010)

2007

42. CENTRAL BANKERS IN GOVERNMENT APPOINTED COMMITTEES
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Central bankers in government appointed committees, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
43. Export Dynamics in Colombia: Firm-Level Evidence
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (157)
    Also in Working Papers, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (112)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (176)
    Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica (2007) View citations (107)
    Working Papers, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Economics (1970) View citations (3)
44. Export Growth in Colombia: Firm-Level Evidence
    Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia View citations (10)

2006

45. Pork Barrel Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    Also in Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers, Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research (2006) View citations (47)
46. The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy: Survey
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (30)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2006) View citations (3)

2005

47. Electoral Manipulation via Expenditure Composition: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
48. POLITICAL BUDGET CYCLES OR VOTERS AS FISCAL CONSERVATIVES? EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (28)

2004

49. The Effect of Structural Reforms on Productivity and Profitability Enhancing Reallocation: Evidence from Colombia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (293)
    Also in Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics (2004) View citations (277)
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2004) View citations (298)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (273)
    See also Journal Article The effects of structural reforms on productivity and profitability enhancing reallocation: evidence from Colombia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (287) (2004)

2003

50. The political business cycle in Colombia on the National and Regional level
    Archivos de Economía, Departamento Nacional de Planeación View citations (11)

1997

51. Notas sobre la Tasa de Interés y la Inflación en Colombia
    Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia View citations (2)
    Also in Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica (1997) View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Size and Life-Cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand, and Wedges
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91, (1), 259-300
   See also Working Paper The Size and Life-cycle Growth of Plants: The Role of Productivity, Demand and Wedges, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2023

2. Search and learning in export markets: Evidence from interviews with Colombian exporters
   Review of International Economics, 2023, 31, (3), 1093-1116
3. The costs of bureaucracy and corruption at customs: Evidence from the computerization of imports in Colombia
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 225, (C)
   See also Working Paper The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia, Documentos CEDE (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2022

4. Job Creation in Colombia Versus the USA: ‘Up‐or‐out Dynamics’ Meet ‘The Life Cycle of Plants’
   Economica, 2022, 89, (355), 511-539 View citations (3)

2021

5. Public Development Banks and Credit Market Imperfections
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2021, 53, (5), 1121-1149 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Public Development Banks and Credit Market Imperfections, Documentos de Trabajo (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2018

6. Trade, Quality Upgrading, and Input Linkages: Theory and Evidence from Colombia
   American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (1), 109-46 View citations (102)

2017

7. Switching from Payroll Taxes to Corporate Income Taxes: Firms’ Employment and Wages after the 2012 Colombian Tax Reform
   Economía Journal, 2017, Volume 18 Number 1, (Fall 2017), 41-74 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Switching from payroll taxes to corporate income taxes: firms’ employment and wages after the 2012 Colombian tax reform, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2016

8. Why internal conflict deteriorates state capacity? Evidence from Colombian municipalities
   Defence and Peace Economics, 2016, 27, (3), 353-377 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Why Internal Conflict Deteriorates State Capacity? Evidence from Colombian Municipalities, Documentos CEDE (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2015

9. (Indirect) Input Linkages
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 662-66 View citations (10)

2013

10. Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2013, 16, (1), 135-158 View citations (71)
    See also Software Item Code and data files for "Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia", Computer Codes (2012) (2012)
    Working Paper Online Appendix to "Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia", Online Appendices (2012) (2012)

2011

11. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FISCAL DEFICITS: A SURVEY
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2011, 25, (4), 645-673 View citations (98)

2010

12. Central bankers in government appointed committees
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (5-6), 363-379 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper CENTRAL BANKERS IN GOVERNMENT APPOINTED COMMITTEES, Documentos CEDE (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
13. Electoral manipulation via voter-friendly spending: Theory and evidence
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 92, (1), 39-52 View citations (378)
14. Factor Adjustments after Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (2), 378-391 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Factor Adjustments After Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants, Working Papers (2008) (2008)

2006

15. Ciclos políticos de la política fiscal con votantes opuestos al déficit. El caso colombiano
    El Trimestre Económico, 2006, LXXIII (2), (290), 289-336 View citations (10)
16. Plant Turnover and Structural Reforms in Colombia
    IMF Staff Papers, 2006, 53, 3 View citations (32)

2004

17. The effects of structural reforms on productivity and profitability enhancing reallocation: evidence from Colombia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 75, (2), 333-371 View citations (287)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Structural Reforms on Productivity and Profitability Enhancing Reallocation: Evidence from Colombia, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (293) (2004)

2000

18. La regulación de precios del transporte de carga por carretera en Colombia. Una visión de economía política
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2000 View citations (1)

1997

19. ¿Cuál apertura? Evidencia de la fijación de precios en la industria argentina y colombiana
    Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, 1997, 16, (32), 75-95

Books

2022

1. Covid-19 consecuencias y desafíos en la economía colombiana. Una mirada desde las universidades
   Books, Banco de la Republica de Colombia
   Also in Books, Red Investigadores de Economía (2022)

2010

2. Consecuencias imprevistas de la Constitución de 1991: La influencia de la política en las políticas económicas
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Chapters

2022

1. La exposición del empleo al Covid-19 en Colombia
   Chapter 7 in Covid-19 consecuencias y desafíos en la economía colombiana. Una mirada desde las universidades, 2022, pp 131-149

Software Items

2012

1. Code and data files for "Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Trade and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (71) (2013)