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Working Papers

2020

1. Inequality and Panel Income Changes: Conditions for Possibilities and Impossibilities
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2020)

2019

2. Concepts of social mobility
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2016

3. Job Creation in a Multi-Sector Labor Market Model for Developing Economies
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (5)
   Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Job creation in a multi-sector labour market model for developing economies, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
4. The Growth-Employment-Poverty Nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Cross-Country Analysis
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (4)
   Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2015)

2015

5. Analysing Income Distribution Changes: Anonymous Versus Panel Income Approaches
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
6. Changing Income Inequality and Panel Income Changes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2015) View citations (2)
7. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Argentina country study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
8. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Bolivia country study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
9. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Brazil country study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
10. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Chile country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
11. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Colombia country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
12. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Costa Rica country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
13. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Dominican Republic country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
14. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Ecuador country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
15. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: El Salvador country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
16. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Honduras country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
17. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Mexico country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
18. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Panama country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
19. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Paraguay country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
20. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Peru country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
21. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Uruguay country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
22. The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Venezuela country study
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)

2013

23. A Theoretical Model of the Chinese Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
24. Aid, Growth, and Jobs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Aid, Growth and Jobs, African Development Review, African Development Bank (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2011

25. A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2009

26. INFORMAL SECTOR AND SOCIAL POLICY Compendium of Personal and Technical Reflections Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO Exposure and Dialogue Program Oaxaca, Mexico
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

2008

27. Cornell-SEWA-WIEGO 2008 Dialogue - Ahmedabad and Delhi Compendium of Personal and Technical Notes
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management
28. Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
29. Poverty Effects of the Minimum Wage: The Role of Household Employment Composition
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (3)

2007

30. Earnings Mobility in Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela: Testing the Divergence of Earnings and the Symmetry of Mobility Hypotheses
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
31. Labor Retrenchment Laws and their Effect on Wages and Employment: A Theoretical Investigation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Chapter LABOR RETRENCHMENT LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
32. Labor market policy in developing countries: a selective review of the literature and needs for the future
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)

2006

33. U.S. Earnings Mobility: Comparing Survey-Based and Administrative-Based Estimates
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (7)

2005

34. Minimum Wages And Poverty
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management (2005) View citations (2)

2003

35. Francs or Ranks? Earnings Mobility in France, 1967-1999
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)

2001

36. Qualitative and Quantitative Poverty Appraisal: Complementarities, Tensions and the Way Forward
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (2)

2000

37. Alternative Labor Retrenchment Laws and Their Effect on Wages and Employment: A Theoretical Investigation with Special Reference to Developing Countries
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (3)

1997

38. A Subgroup Decomposable Measure of Relative Income Mobility
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (5)

1996

39. The Measurement of Income Mobility: An Introduction to the Literature
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (28)

1995

40. Discontinuous Losses from Poverty, Generalized P& Measures and Optimal Transfers to the Poor
    DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)

1990

41. Poverty Measures and Anti-Poverty Policy
    DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)
    Also in Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain), Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) (1990) View citations (33)

1988

42. Rural labour markets and the economic development of Sri Lanka
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization

1984

43. The Effects of Social Security Reforms on Retirement Ages and RetirementIncomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article The effects of social security reforms on retirement ages and retirement incomes, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1984) View citations (44) (1984)

1983

44. Economic Incentives to Retire: A Qualitative Choice Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
45. Rewards to Continued Work: The Economic Incentives For Postponing Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Rewards for Continued Work: The Economic Incentives for Postponing Retirement, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1985) View citations (1) (1985)
46. The Economics of Retirement Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Retirement Behavior, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1984) View citations (64) (1984)

1982

47. Economic Determinants of the Optimal Retirement Age: An Empirical Investigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Economic Determinants of the Optimal Retirement Age: An Empirical Investigation, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1984) View citations (44) (1984)

1981

48. The Effects of Pensions and Earnings on Retirement: A Review Essay
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

Undated

49. Designing Pension systems for Developing Countries
    Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Modeling migration barriers in a two-sector framework: A welfare analysis of the hukou reform in China
   Economic Modelling, 2020, 84, (C), 293-301 View citations (14)

2019

2. Job creation in a multi-sector labour market model for developing economies
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2019, 71, (1), 119-144 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Job Creation in a Multi-Sector Labor Market Model for Developing Economies, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
3. Self-employment and poverty in developing countries
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 60 View citations (18)

2017

4. Cross‐Sectional Versus Panel Income Approaches: Analyzing Income Distribution Changes for the Case of Mexico
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (4), 685-705 View citations (3)

2015

5. Aid, Growth and Jobs
   African Development Review, 2015, 27, (S1), 5-16 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Aid, Growth, and Jobs, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)
6. Earnings mobility, inequality, and economic growth in Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2015, 13, (1), 103-128 View citations (6)

2014

7. Book Review of Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2014, 12, (4), 601-602
8. Self-employment and poverty in developing countries: Helping the self-employed earn more for the work they do
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 60 View citations (3)

2012

9. Beschäftigung und Entwicklung in Entwicklungsländern: eine Bestandsaufnahme dessen, was uns die Forschung lehren kann
   Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, 2012, 81, (3), 23-32
10. Book Review: Sudhir Anand, Paul Segal, and Joseph E. Stiglitz, eds. Debates on the Measurement of Global Poverty. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pp. xvii+446. $99.00 (paper)
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (2), 440 - 443
11. Challenges and policy lessons for the growth-employment-poverty nexus in developing countries
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-24 View citations (38)

2011

12. Labor market analysis for developing countries
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (S1), S16-S22 View citations (48)

2010

13. Does income mobility equalize longer-term incomes? New measures of an old concept
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2010, 8, (4), 409-427 View citations (63)
14. Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003
    World Development, 2010, 38, (6), 870-880 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Earnings Mobility in Times of Growth and Decline: Argentina from 1996 to 2003, WIDER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2008

15. Ann Harrison, Editor, Globalization and poverty, NBER (2007)
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2008, 17, (4), 671-672
16. Guía para los modelos multisectoriales del mercado de trabajo en los países en desarrollo
    El Trimestre Económico, 2008, LXXV (2), (298), 257-297

2007

17. How much should we care about changing income inequality in the course of economic growth?
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2007, 29, (4), 577-585 View citations (11)
18. Intragenerational Income Mobility in Latin America
    Economía Journal, 2007, Volume 7 Number 2, (Spring 2007), 101-154 View citations (16)
19. Minimum wages and poverty with income-sharing
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2007, 5, (2), 135-147 View citations (25)

2006

20. LABOUR MARKET DUALISM IN THE LEWIS MODEL: REPLY
    Manchester School, 2006, 74, (3), 355-359 View citations (3)

2005

21. A welfare economic analysis of labor market policies in the Harris-Todaro model
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 76, (1), 127-146 View citations (49)
22. Earnings and Employment Dynamics for Africans in Post-apartheid South Africa: A Panel Study of KwaZulu-Natal1
    Journal of African Economies, 2005, 14, (2), 143-190 View citations (23)

2004

23. DUALISM IN THE LABOR MARKET: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE LEWIS MODEL AFTER HALF A CENTURY
    Manchester School, 2004, 72, (6), 724-735 View citations (43)

2003

24. Decent work and development policies
    International Labour Review, 2003, 142, (2), 239-262 View citations (13)
25. For Richer or for Poorer? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2003, 1, (1), 67-99 View citations (58)
26. Household income dynamics: a four-country story
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 40, (2), 30-54 View citations (48)

2002

27. Stochastic dominance in mobility analysis
    Economics Letters, 2002, 75, (3), 333-339 View citations (28)

2001

28. Book Review: Income and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: Forecasting Retirement Needs and Retirement Wealth
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2), 378-378

2000

29. FALLING LABOR INCOME INEQUALITY IN KOREA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH: PATTERNS AND UNDERLYING CAUSES
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2000, 46, (2), 139-159 View citations (68)
30. The Dynamics Of Poverty, Inequality and Economic Well-being: African Economic Growth in Comparative Perspective
    Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (Supplement_1), 45-78 View citations (5)

1997

31. Discontinuous losses from poverty, generalized P[alpha] measures, and optimal transfers to the poor
    Journal of Public Economics, 1997, 63, (2), 155-175 View citations (51)
32. Wage floors and unemployment: A two-sector analysis
    Labour Economics, 1997, 4, (1), 85-91 View citations (11)

1996

33. The Meaning and Measurement of Income Mobility
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1996, 71, (2), 349-377 View citations (172)

1995

34. Employment and development: A new review of evidence: David Turnham, (OECD, Paris, 1993)
    Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 47, (2), 497-502

1994

35. A Discussion of Social Protection and Private Insurance
    The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review, 1994, 19, (2), 97-99
36. Changing Labor Market Conditions and Economic Development in Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, China
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1994, 8, (3), 395-414 View citations (25)
37. Data for measuring poverty and inequality changes in the developing countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1994, 44, (1), 87-102 View citations (22)

1993

38. Inequality in Dual Economy Models
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (420), 1228-35 View citations (13)

1992

39. Changing Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1992, 47, (Supplement), 59-76 View citations (4)
40. Modern Sector Enlargement or Traditional Sector Enrichment? GNP Effects with Induced Migration
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (2), 101-12
41. The balance between industry and agriculture in economic development: Volume 3 - Manpower and training: Sukhamoy Chakravarty, ed., (Published for the International Economic Association by Macmillan, London, 1990)
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 39, (2), 418-420

1990

42. Measuring inequality change in an economy with income growth: Reply
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 32, (1), 211-213 View citations (3)

1989

43. Changes in Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries
    The World Bank Research Observer, 1989, 4, (2), 167-85 View citations (71)
44. On-the-job search in a labor market model: Ex ante choices and ex post outcomes
    Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 30, (1), 159-178 View citations (36)
45. Wage-setting institutions and economic growth
    World Development, 1989, 17, (9), 1471-1483 View citations (17)

1988

46. Employment and economic growth in Costa Rica
    World Development, 1988, 16, (12), 1493-1509 View citations (6)

1987

47. Measuring inequality change in an economy with income growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 26, (2), 357-374 View citations (18)

1986

48. Income distribution and economic development: An analytical survey: Jacques Lecaillon, Felix Paukert, Christian Morrison and Dimitri Germidis, (International Labour Office, Geneva, 1984) pp. ix + 212, $17.10
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 21, (2), 381-383

1984

49. Economic Determinants of the Optimal Retirement Age: An Empirical Investigation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1984, 19, (2), 245-262 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Economic Determinants of the Optimal Retirement Age: An Empirical Investigation, NBER Working Papers (1982) View citations (22) (1982)
50. Employment, Income Distribution and Economic Growth in Seven Small Open Economies
    Economic Journal, 1984, 94, (373), 74-83 View citations (33)
51. The Economics of Retirement Behavior
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (1), 84-105 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Retirement Behavior, NBER Working Papers (1983) View citations (4) (1983)
52. The effects of social security reforms on retirement ages and retirement incomes
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 25, (1-2), 143-159 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Social Security Reforms on Retirement Ages and RetirementIncomes, NBER Working Papers (1984) View citations (41) (1984)

1983

53. Income distribution, structure of the economy and employment: The Philippines, Iran, The Republic of Korea and Malaysia:, London: Croom Helm, 1981. 169 pp., index. $32.00, [UK pound]12.95
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1983, 7, (2), 191-192

1982

54. INCOME‐GENERATING FUNCTIONS IN A LOW INCOME COUNTRY: COLOMBIA
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1982, 28, (1), 71-87 View citations (4)
55. Place-to-Place Migration in Colombia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1982, 30, (3), 539-58 View citations (20)

1981

56. Poverty, inequality, and development: A distributional approach
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1981, 3, (3), 295-315 View citations (2)

1980

57. Migración permanente en Colombia: prueba de la hipótesis del ingreso esperado
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 1980
58. Regional Inequality and Other
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1980, 28, (3), 447-67 View citations (9)
59. Who Benefits from Economic Development? Reply
    American Economic Review, 1980, 70, (1), 257-62 View citations (2)

1979

60. A Welfare Economic Approach to Growth and Distribution in the Dual Economy
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1979, 93, (3), 325-353 View citations (39)
61. Dec.mposing LDC Inequality
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1979, 31, (3), 437-59 View citations (5)
62. INCOME INEQUALITY IN URBAN COLOMBIA: A DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1979, 25, (3), 327-341 View citations (16)
63. Place-to-Place Migration: Some New Evidence
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1979, 61, (1), 21-32 View citations (46)

1978

64. On Inequality Comparisons
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (2), 303-16 View citations (67)

1977

65. Who Benefits from Economic Development?-A Reexamination of Brazilian Growth in the 1960's
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (4), 570-82 View citations (11)

1976

66. Labor Force Migration, Unemployment and Job Turnover
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1976, 58, (4), 407-15 View citations (33)

1975

67. Higher Education and Income Distribution in a Less Developed Country
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1975, 27, (2), 245-59 View citations (12)
68. Rural-urban migration, urban unemployment and underemployment, and job-search activity in LDCs
    Journal of Development Economics, 1975, 2, (2), 165-187 View citations (363)

1974

69. The Private Demand for Education in Relation to Labour Market Conditions in Less-Developed Countries
    Economic Journal, 1974, 84, (336), 906-25 View citations (12)
70. The allocation of resources to education in less developed countries
    Journal of Public Economics, 1974, 3, (2), 133-143 View citations (3)

Books

2017

1. Growth, Employment, and Poverty in Latin America
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (9)

2012

2. Working Hard, Working Poor: A Global Journey
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (39)

2002

3. Distribution and Development: A New Look at the Developing World, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (18)

1984

4. Retirement, Pensions, and Social Security, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (55)

1981

5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (3)

Edited books

2019

1. Labor Income Share in Asia
   ADB Institute Series on Development Economics, Springer View citations (4)

Chapters

2009

1. LABOR RETRENCHMENT LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION
   Chapter 9 in New And Enduring Themes In Development Economics, 2009, pp 181-205 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Labor Retrenchment Laws and their Effect on Wages and Employment: A Theoretical Investigation, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

1985

2. Rewards for Continued Work: The Economic Incentives for Postponing Retirement
   A chapter in Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, 1985, pp 269-292 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Rewards to Continued Work: The Economic Incentives For Postponing Retirement, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1983) View citations (1) (1983)