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Workplace:	Departamento de Economia Agraria (Department of Agricultural Economics), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. Stability of the Ricardian land value model: Chile during rapid economic growth
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2016

2. Public Expenditures and the Performance of Latin American and Caribbean Agriculture
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)

2015

3. Residential Water Consumption in Chile: Economic Development and Climate Change
   2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2014

4. The agrarian reform experiment in Chile: History, impact, and implications
   IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2011

5. A profile of border protection in Egypt: an effective rate of protection approach adjusting for energy subsidies
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
6. Agricultural incentives, growth and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
7. Agricultural incentives, growth and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean: cross-country evidence for the period 1960-2005. Did trade liberalization increase the incomes of the poorest?
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
8. The filters to exit rural poverty: An analysis of the complementarities of assets in developing countries
   ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (7)

2010

9. Evolución y distribución del ingreso agrícola en América Latina: evidencia a partir de cuentas nacionales y encuestas de hogares
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
10. Incentivos agrícolas, crecimiento y pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe
    Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
11. Incentivos agrícolas, crecimiento y pobreza en América Latina y el Caribe: evidencia de corte transversal para el período 1960-2005. ¿La liberalización comercial incrementó los ingresos de los más pobres?
    Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (23)

2009

12. A profile of the rural poor
    ESA Working Papers, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA) View citations (4)

2007

13. Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications
    ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (65)
    Also in Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (2006) View citations (16)
    Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (2006) View citations (2)
    MATRIC Working Paper Series, Iowa State University, Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2007) View citations (66) (2007)
14. Economic reform to stimulate growth and reduce poverty: The Latin American experience
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

2006

15. Global Prospects for Dairy in Argentina and Chile: Evidence from Field Visits and Model Simulations
    Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University View citations (1)
    Also in Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (2006) View citations (1)
    Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (2006) View citations (1)
16. The Effect of Genetic and Infrastructure Investments in Dairy and Beef Producers' Profit in Chile
    2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2005

17. The New SSM: A Price Floor Mechanism for Developing Countries
    WTO Doha Round, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) View citations (1)

2003

18. Case study -- Guatemalan raspberries and cyclospora: food safety in food security and food trade
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

1996

19. Institutions and Market Distortions: International Evidence for Tobacco
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article INSTITUTIONS AND MARKET DISTORTIONS: INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE FOR TOBACCO, Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1996) View citations (9) (1996)

1995

20. Phytosanitary Regulation and Agricultural Trade Flows: Tobacco Inputs and Cigarettes Outputs
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics

1993

21. Commodity Policy, Price Incentives, and the Growth in Per-Acre Yields
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in ISU General Staff Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article COMMODITY POLICY, PRICE INCENTIVES, AND THE GROWTH IN PER-ACRE YIELDS, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association (1993) View citations (5) (1993)
22. Field-Level Measurements of Land Productivity and Program Slippage
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in 1991 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Manhattan, Kansas, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (1991)
    Archive, North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (1991)
    See also Journal Article Field-Level Measurement of Land Productivity and Program Slippage, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1993) View citations (12) (1993)
23. Land Quality and Diversion Decisions Under U.S. Commodity Programs
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics

1992

24. Input and Output Price Distortions Facilitating the Provision of Public Goods
    Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University
    Also in Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (1992)
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (1992)
25. Measuring Productivity Growth in Australian Broadacre Agriculture
    1992 Conference (36th), February 10-13, 1992, Canberra, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society View citations (2)
26. Political Criterion Functions and the Analysis of Wealth Transfers
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Political Criterion Functions and the Analysis of Wealth Transfers, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1992) View citations (5) (1992)
27. Price-Distorting Compensation Serving the Consumer and Taxpayer Interest
    Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University View citations (2)
    Also in Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics (1992) View citations (2)
    Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (1992) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Price-Distorting Compensation Serving the Consumer and Taxpayer Interest, Public Choice, Springer (1994) View citations (5) (1994)
28. Resource Mobility, Diversification of Ownership, and Political Rent-Seeking Incentives
    Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) Publications (archive only), Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (1991) View citations (1)
    Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University (1992)

1991

29. A Field-Level Analysis of Land Diversion Decisions
    WAEA/ WFEA Conference Archive (1929-1995), Western Agricultural Economics Association
30. Economic Incentives and Plant Breeding Research
    Archive, North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (7)
31. Producer Welfare Consequences of Regulating Chemical Residues on Agricultural Crops: Maleic Hydrazide and Flue Cured Tobacco
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
32. Resource mobility, diversification, and the compensation requirements of trade reform
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

1990

33. Coalition Breaking and Policy Reform
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (1990)
34. Effect of Government Policy on Flue Cured Tobacco Yields (The)
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in 1989 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) (1989)
35. Price-distorting compensation serving the public interest
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
36. Public goods and wealth transfer tradeoffs
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

1989

37. A Political-Economic Rationale for Coupled Welfare Transfer Policies
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
38. Political Preference Functions and the Market for Public Policy Reform
    1989 Conference (33rd), February 7-9, 1989, Christchurch, New Zealand, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society View citations (5)

1988

39. FARMER BEHAVIOR UNDER RISK OF FAILURE
    1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
    See also Journal Article Farmer Behavior under Risk of Failure, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1991) View citations (13) (1991)

1986

40. A Coherent Policy for U.S. Agriculture
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. Slow burn: Weak energy transition in a growing economy
   Energy Economics, 2024, 136, (C)

2022

2. A novel modelling toolkit for unpacking the Water-Energy-Food-Environment (WEFE) nexus of agricultural development
   Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 159, (C)
3. Forest plantation subsidies: Impact evaluation of the Chilean case
   Forest Policy and Economics, 2022, 137, (C) View citations (2)
4. Labor productivity response of the micro-and-small-firm sector to business entries and exits
   Journal of Small Business Management, 2022, 60, (6), 1449-1483

2021

5. In search of economically significant food losses: Evidence from Tunisia and Egypt
   Food Policy, 2021, 98, (C) View citations (8)
6. Understanding Farm-Level Incentives within the Bioeconomy Framework: Prices, Product Quality, Losses, and Bio-Based Alternatives
   Sustainability, 2021, 13, (2), 1-21
7. Waste-to-energy conversion technologies in the UK: Processes and barriers – A review
   Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, 135, (C) View citations (5)

2020

8. History and the micro‐foundations of dynamic capabilities
   Strategic Management Journal, 2020, 41, (3), 530-556 View citations (7)
9. Rural and agricultural subsidies in Latin America: Development costs of misallocated public resources
   Development Policy Review, 2020, 38, (1), 140-158 View citations (4)

2019

10. Are foreign-born researchers more innovative? Self-selection and the production of knowledge among PhD recipients in the USA
    Journal of Geographical Systems, 2019, 21, (4), 557-594
11. Economic development and residential water consumption in Chile
    Environment and Development Economics, 2019, 24, (1), 23-46 View citations (4)

2018

12. There’s a jungle in your bed
    Nature, 2018, 563, (7729), 31-32

2017

13. LOCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INSIGHTS FROM A SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE MODEL WITH AN APPLICATION TO CHILE
    Journal of Regional Science, 2017, 57, (4), 669-697 View citations (1)

2016

14. Entomology: A life of insects and ire
    Nature, 2016, 529, (7585), 152-153

2015

15. Regional entrepreneurship and innovation in Chile: a knowledge matching approach
    Small Business Economics, 2015, 44, (3), 685-703 View citations (12)

2014

16. A profile of trade protection in Egypt: an effective rate of protection approach adjusting for energy subsidies and non-tariff barriers
    Middle East Development Journal, 2014, 6, (2), 285-307 View citations (1)
17. Regional Market Potential and the Number and Size of Firms: Observations and Evidence from Chile
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2014, 9, (3), 327-348 View citations (4)

2013

18. Farmland values and agricultural growth: the case of Chile
    Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2013, 13, (02), 20 View citations (4)
19. Medición de la pobreza: consecuencias de compatibilizar ingresos de encuestas de hogares con cuentas nacionales
    Estudios Públicos, 2013, (130), 53-94 View citations (2)

2011

20. The Constraints to Escaping Rural Poverty: An Analysis of the Complementarities of Assets in Developing Countries
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2011, 33, (4), 528-565 View citations (7)
    Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2011, 33, (4), 528-565 (2011) View citations (8)

2010

21. Reflections on the Role of Agriculture in Pro-Poor Growth
    World Development, 2010, 38, (10), 1362-1374 View citations (39)

2008

22. Evolucion del ingreso agricola real en America Latina, 1990-2005: evidencia en base a cuentas nacionales y encuestas de hogares
    Revista Espanola de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros, 2008, (218), 28
23. Measuring the Costs and Trade Effects of Phytosanitary Protocols: A U.S.–Japanese Apple Example
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (1), 120-135 View citations (19)
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (1), 120-135 (2008) View citations (15)

2007

24. Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89, (4), 947-963 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Collective Marketing Arrangements for Geographically Differentiated Agricultural Products: Welfare Impacts and Policy Implications, ISU General Staff Papers (2007) View citations (65) (2007)

2006

25. CHILEAN AGRICULTURE AND MAJOR ECONOMIC REFORMS: GROWTH, TRADE, POVERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
    Region et Developpement, 2006, 23, 187-214 View citations (6)
26. Estudio de la Eficiencia Técnica de Productores de Papas en Chile: El Rol del Programa de Transferencia Tecnológica de INDAP
    Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2006, 10, 14 View citations (1)
27. Factores que intervienen en la frecuencia de consumo de vino en el sector oriente de Santiago, Chile
    Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2006, 10, 16 View citations (3)
28. Latin America's "New Open Regionalism" and WTO Negotiations: the case of agriculture
    Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales, 2006, 06, (12), 32
29. Medición de niveles de ruralidad y su relación con actividades económicas en la X Región de Los Lagos - Chile Enfoque Geográfico – Económico
    Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2006, 10, 12 View citations (3)
30. Participación e Impacto del Programa de Recuperación de Suelos Degradados en Usuarios de INDAP
    Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2006, 10, 14

2005

31. Diversificación de exportaciones agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe: patrones y determinantes
    Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2005, 09, 26 View citations (1)

2003

32. Análisis de la Oferta de Mano de Obra Familiar en la Agricultura Campesina
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2003, 40, (119), 89-110
33. Special safeguards for developing country agriculture: a proposal for WTO negotiations
    World Trade Review, 2003, 2, (1), 5-31 View citations (8)

2001

34. Dynamic factor demands for US cigarette manufacturing under rational expectations
    Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (10), 1301-1311

1999

35. A Cost Function Approach to Dynamic Duality: An Application to the US Cigarette Manufacturing Industry
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 50, (1), 106-123

1998

36. Adjustment costs and dynamic factor demands for U.S. cigarette manufacturing
    Agricultural Economics, 1998, 18, (3), 217-231 View citations (4)
    Also in Agricultural Economics, 1998, 18, (3), 217-231 (1998) View citations (1)

1996

37. INSTITUTIONS AND MARKET DISTORTIONS: INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE FOR TOBACCO
    Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1996, 47, (1‐4), 355-365 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Institutions and Market Distortions: International Evidence for Tobacco, Staff General Research Papers Archive (1996) View citations (8) (1996)

1995

38. PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION AND AGRICULTURAL FLOWS: TOBACCO INPUTS AND CIGARETTES OUTPUTS
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1995, 24, (2), 11
    Also in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1995, 24, (2), 221-231 (1995)
    See also Chapter Phytosanitary Regulation and Agricultural Flows: Tobacco Inputs and Cigarettes Outputs, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2017, 327-337 (2017) (2017)

1994

39. Price-Distorting Compensation Serving the Consumer and Taxpayer Interest
    Public Choice, 1994, 80, (1-2), 173-89 View citations (5)
    Also in Public Choice, 1993, 77, (2), 275-91 (1993) View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Price-Distorting Compensation Serving the Consumer and Taxpayer Interest, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications (1992) View citations (2) (1992)

1993

40. COMMODITY POLICY, PRICE INCENTIVES, AND THE GROWTH IN PER-ACRE YIELDS
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (01), 13 View citations (5)
    Also in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (1), 253-265 (1993) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Commodity Policy, Price Incentives, and the Growth in Per-Acre Yields, Staff General Research Papers Archive (1993) View citations (3) (1993)
41. Field-Level Measurement of Land Productivity and Program Slippage
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1993, 75, (1), 181-189 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Field-Level Measurements of Land Productivity and Program Slippage, Staff General Research Papers Archive (1993) View citations (16) (1993)
42. Land Quanlity and Diversion Decision Under U.S. Coommodity Programs
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 1993, 15, (3), 463-471

1992

43. Economic Rents Under Supply Controls with Marketable Quota
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (3), 630-637 View citations (26)
44. Political Criterion Functions and the Analysis of Wealth Transfers
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (3), 787-794 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Political Criterion Functions and the Analysis of Wealth Transfers, Staff General Research Papers Archive (1992) View citations (7) (1992)
45. Political Preference Functions and Public Policy Reforms: Reply
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992, 74, (1), 227-230

1991

46. Farmer Behavior under Risk of Failure
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 73, (2), 276-288 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper FARMER BEHAVIOR UNDER RISK OF FAILURE, 1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee (1988) (1988)
47. Measuring the Potential Contribution of Plant Breeding to Crop Yields: Flue-Cured Tobacco, 1954–87
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 73, (3), 850-859 View citations (10)
48. Producer Welfare Consequences of Regulating Chemical Residues on Agricultural Crops: Maleic Hydrazide and Tobacco
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 73, (4), 1224-1232 View citations (4)

1990

49. COMMODITY PROGRAM SLIPPAGE RATES FOR CORN AND WHEAT
    Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 15, (2), 10 View citations (16)
50. Political Preference Functions and Public Policy Reform
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1990, 72, (3), 641-652 View citations (29)

1989

51. Measuring welfare effects of product contamination with consumer uncertainty
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1989, 17, (3), 266-283 View citations (103)

1987

52. Managing Farm Supply: Kick the Habit; But Make Other Reforms, Too
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1987, 02, (3), 4

1986

53. Distributional Welfare Implications of an Irrigation Water Subsidy
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, 68, (4), 778-786 View citations (4)

1983

54. Participation in the Farmer-Owned Reserve Program: A Discrete Choice Model
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1983, 65, (1), 120-124 View citations (35)

Books

2005

1. Beyond the City: The Rural Contribution to Development
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (51)

Chapters

2022

1. The Way Forward
   Springer

2017

2. Phytosanitary Regulation and Agricultural Flows: Tobacco Inputs and Cigarettes Outputs
   Chapter 19 in Nontariff Measures and International Trade, 2017, pp 327-337
   See also Journal Article PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION AND AGRICULTURAL FLOWS: TOBACCO INPUTS AND CIGARETTES OUTPUTS, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (1995) (1995)

2004

3. South America
   Chapter 11 in The World's Wine Markets, 2004
4. Special Safeguards for Developing Country Agriculture in WTO Negotiations
   Chapter 17 in Agricultural Policy Reform and the WTO, 2004, pp 410-442