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Working Papers

2019

1. Are Public Sector Workers in Developing Countries Overpaid ? Evidence from a New Global Data Set
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2017

2. The Education and Employment Effects of DACA, In-State Tuition and Financial Aid for Undocumented Immigrants
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

3. Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (10)

2014

4. The Consequences of Increased Enforcement of Legal Minimum Wages in a Developing Country: An Evaluation of the Impact of the Campaña Nacional de Salarios Mínimos in Costa Rica
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)

2013

5. The Distribution of Income in Central America
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics (2013) View citations (2)

2012

6. Self-employment in the developing world
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
   See also Journal Article Self-Employment in the Developing World, World Development, Elsevier (2014) View citations (96) (2014)

2011

7. The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (47)
   Also in UMBC Economics Department Working Papers, UMBC Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The impact of minimum wages on wages, work and poverty in Nicaragua, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (52) (2011)

2010

8. Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America's Small Towns?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
9. The Effect of Family Separation and Reunification on the Educational Success of Immigrant Children in the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2008

10. Minimum Wages, Globalization, and Poverty in Honduras
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wages, Globalization, and Poverty in Honduras, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (34) (2010)
11. Single Mothers and Poverty in Costa Rica
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
12. South-South Migration: The Impact of Nicaraguan Immigrants on Earnings, Inequality and Poverty in Costa Rica
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article South-South Migration: The Impact of Nicaraguan Immigrants on Earnings, Inequality and Poverty in Costa Rica, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (14) (2009)

2007

13. Minimum Wages and the Welfare of Workers in Honduras
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2004

14. Legal Minimum Wages and the Wages of Formal and Informal Sector Workers in Costa Rica
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2004) View citations (18)
15. Minimum Wages, Inequality and Globalization
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (4)
16. The Effects of Multiple Minimum Wages Throughout the Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2004) View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Does increasing the minimum wage reduce poverty in developing countries?
   IZA World of Labor, 2018, 1-10 View citations (12)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 30.v3
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 30 (2014) View citations (14)

2016

2. How Large are Earnings Penalties for Self-Employed and Informal Wage Workers?
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-39 View citations (11)

2015

3. Compliance with legal minimum wages and overtime pay regulations in China
   IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, 4, (1), 1-35 View citations (25)
4. The Consequences of Increased Enforcement of Legal Minimum Wages in a Developing Country
   ILR Review, 2015, 68, (3), 666-707 View citations (18)

2014

5. Income Mobility in Costa Rica, 2001-2007
   Revista de Ciencias Económicas, 2014, 32, (1)
6. Self-Employment in the Developing World
   World Development, 2014, 56, (C), 313-331 View citations (96)
   See also Working Paper Self-employment in the developing world, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (34) (2012)

2013

7. IS HISPANIC POPULATION DISPERSION INTO RURAL COUNTIES CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH?
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2013, 31, (4), 649-668 View citations (3)

2011

8. The impact of minimum wages on wages, work and poverty in Nicaragua
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (S1), S45-S59 View citations (52)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (47) (2011)

2010

9. Minimum Wages, Globalization, and Poverty in Honduras
   World Development, 2010, 38, (6), 908-918 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper Minimum Wages, Globalization, and Poverty in Honduras, WIDER Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2009

10. Minimum wages, wages and employment in various sectors in Honduras
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (3), 291-303 View citations (44)
11. South-South Migration: The Impact of Nicaraguan Immigrants on Earnings, Inequality and Poverty in Costa Rica
    World Development, 2009, 37, (1), 116-126 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper South-South Migration: The Impact of Nicaraguan Immigrants on Earnings, Inequality and Poverty in Costa Rica, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2008

12. Female-headed single-parent households and poverty in Costa Rica
    Revista CEPAL, 2008 View citations (1)
13. Hogares monoparentales encabezados por mujeres y pobreza en Costa Rica
    Revista CEPAL, 2008

2007

14. The effects of multiple minimum wages throughout the labor market: The case of Costa Rica
    Labour Economics, 2007, 14, (3), 485-511 View citations (67)

2005

15. Accounting for Changing Earnings Inequality in Costa Rica, 1980-99
    Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41, (5), 898-926 View citations (10)
16. The effect of minimum wages on actual wages in formal and informal sectors in Costa Rica
    World Development, 2005, 33, (11), 1905-1921 View citations (50)

2004

17. Inequality in Central America in the 1990s
    Revista CEPAL, 2004 View citations (3)
18. La desigualdad en Centroamérica durante el decenio de 1990
    Revista CEPAL, 2004 View citations (3)

2002

19. Higher education planning and the wages of workers with higher education in Taiwan
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (2), 153-169 View citations (13)

2001

20. Patterns and Sources of Changing Wage Inequality in Chile and Costa Rica During Structural Adjustment
    World Development, 2001, 29, (4), 725-745 View citations (31)

1995

21. Changing returns to education in Taiwan: 1978-1991
    World Development, 1995, 23, (2), 343-356 View citations (9)
22. The nature of minimum wages and their effectiveness as a wage floor in Costa Rica, 1976-1991
    World Development, 1995, 23, (8), 1439-1458 View citations (24)

1993

23. Women's Wages and Economic Crisis in Costa Rica
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1993, 41, (2), 277-97 View citations (5)

1992

24. The performance of the labor market during recession and structural adjustment: Costa Rica in the 1980s
    World Development, 1992, 20, (11), 1599-1616 View citations (8)

1991

25. Labor Market Segmentation and the Determination of Wages in the Public, Private-Formal, and Informal Sectors in San Jose, Costa Rica
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1991, 39, (3), 584-605 View citations (99)

Books

2017

1. Toward More Efficient and Effective Public Social Spending in Central America
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group