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Working Papers

2020

1. Trust and Insurance Contracts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2014

2. Letter Grading Government Efficiency
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (29)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (4)
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2014)

2013

3. Growth in Regions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2014)

2012

4. Human capital and regional development
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations (68)
   Also in Working Papers, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (2011) View citations (22)
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2013)

2011

5. Corporate Governance and Firm Value in Mexico
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
   Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2006) View citations (4)
6. Corporate Governance in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
   Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2007) View citations (14)
7. Giants at the Gate: On the Cross-Section of Private Equity Investment Returns
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (8)
8. Money Laundering and its Regulation
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
   Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2007) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2015)
9. Privatization and Labor Force Restructuring around the World
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
   Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2003) View citations (14)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (26)
10. Privatization in Mexico
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2004)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2004) View citations (22)

2010

11. Opening the Black Box: Internal Capital Markets and Managerial Power
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2013)

2009

12. Disclosure by Politicians
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)
13. The Divergence of Legal Procedures
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2009)

2008

14. Looking Inside a Conglomerate: Efficiency of Internal Capital Allocation and Managerial Power Within a Firm
    Sonderforschungsbereich 504 Publications, Sonderforschungsbereich 504, Universität Mannheim View citations (3)
    Also in Papers, Sonderforschungsbreich 504 (2008) View citations (3)
15. The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (1026)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2008)
16. The Law and Economics of Self-dealing
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (891)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2008)

2007

17. Gobierno Corporativo en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2006

18. Related Lending
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)
19. What Works in Securities Laws?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (678)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (54)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2006)

2004

20. A survey of securities laws and enforcement
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
21. Do Institutions Cause Growth?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (1343)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (1286)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2004)
22. Judicial Checks and Balances
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (214)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)
23. The Regulation of Labor
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (605)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (120)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2004)

2003

24. Courts: The Lex Mundi Project
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (130)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (39)
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (49)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (34)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (30)
25. La privatización y la reestructuración de la fuerza laboral en todo el mundo
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
26. The New Comparative Economics
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (352)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (362)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2003) View citations (351)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (353)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (349)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations (329)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
27. The Truth About Privatization in Latin America
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (16)
    Also in Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2003) View citations (21)

2002

28. THE POLITICS OF LEGAL REFORM
    G-24 Discussion Papers, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Economía Journal (2002)
29. The Guarantees of Freedom
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (17)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (18)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2002) View citations (9)

2001

30. Government Ownership of Banks
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (47)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2000) View citations (50)
31. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (8)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2000) View citations (1561)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (2000)
32. The Regulation of Entry
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (46)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (19)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2001) View citations (21)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2000) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (118)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2002)

2000

33. Tunnelling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1999) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)

1999

34. Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (48)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (63)
35. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, Reform
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (35)
36. Investor Protection: Origins, Consequences, and Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

1998

37. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies Around the World
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2000)
38. Corporate Ownership Around the World
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (68)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1999)
39. Law and Finance
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (3755)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (104)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1996) View citations (60)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1998)
40. The Quality of Goverment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (3)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1998) View citations (128)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (1999)

1997

41. A New Bankruptcy Procedure that Uses Multiple Auctions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1997)
42. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3018)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago View citations (43)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1997) View citations (3016)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1997)
43. The Benefits of Privatization: Evidence from Mexico
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (15)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1999)
44. What Factors Determine Auction Prices in Privatization?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
45. Which Countries Give Investors the Best Protection?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

1996

46. A New Bankruptcy Procedure that Uses Multiple Auctions - (Now published in 'European Economics Review', vol.41(3/5), 1997, pp.461-473.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
47. Determinants of Privatization Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1997)
48. Trust in Large Organizations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (71)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)

1995

49. Privatization in the United States
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1997)

1993

50. Anti-Competitive and Rent-Shifting Aspects of Domestic-Content Provisions in Regional Trade Blocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
51. What do Firms do with Cash Windfalls?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Financial Economics (1994)

1992

52. Complementarity and Increasing Returns in Intermediate Inputs: A Theoretical and Applied General-Equilibrium Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
53. The Automobile Industry and The Mexico-Us Free Trade Agreement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
54. Trade Policy for Imported Intermediate Inputs: A Theoretical and Applied General-Equilibrium Analysis
    Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies View citations (1)

Undated

55. Courts
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

Journal Articles

2015

1. Giants at the Gate: Investment Returns and Diseconomies of Scale in Private Equity
   Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2015, 50, (3), 377-411 View citations (17)
2. Money Laundering and Its Regulation
   Economics and Politics, 2015, 27, (1), 78-123 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2014

3. Growth in regions
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2014, 19, (3), 259-309 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
4. LETTER GRADING GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (2), 277-299 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

5. Human Capital and Regional Development
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (1), 105-164 View citations (241)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
6. Opening the Black Box: Internal Capital Markets and Managerial Power
   Journal of Finance, 2013, 68, (4), 1577-1631 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

7. Privatization and labor policies
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9-10), 1119-1130 View citations (10)
   Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (9), 1119-1130 (2011) View citations (8)

2010

8. Disclosure by Politicians
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (2), 179-209 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

9. Corporate governance reform and firm value in Mexico: an empirical assessment
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2009, 12, (3), 163-188 View citations (7)
10. The Divergence of Legal Procedures
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2009, 1, (2), 138-62 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

11. The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (2), 285-332 View citations (1180)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
12. The law and economics of self-dealing
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2008, 88, (3), 430-465 View citations (897)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2006

13. What Works in Securities Laws?
    Journal of Finance, 2006, 61, (1), 1-32 View citations (786)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

14. Do Institutions Cause Growth?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (3), 271-303 View citations (1295)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
15. Judicial Checks and Balances
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (2), 445-470 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
16. La protección del inversionista y la administración corporativa
    El Trimestre Económico, 2004, LXXI (3), (283), 497-532
17. Privatization in Latin America: What Does the Evidence Say?
    Economía Journal, 2004, Volume 4 Number 2, (Spring 2004), 37-111 View citations (30)
18. The Regulation of Labor
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (4), 1339-1382 View citations (635)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

19. Courts
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 453-517 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper
20. Judicial Reform
    World Bank Research Observer, 2003, 18, (1), 61-88 View citations (3)
21. Related Lending
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 231-268 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
22. The new comparative economics
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (4), 595-619 View citations (352)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

23. The Politics of Legal Reform
    Economía Journal, 2002, Volume 2 Number 2, (Spring 2002), 91-152 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
24. The Regulation of Entry
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117, (1), 1-37 View citations (1276)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

25. Agency Problems and Dividend Policies around the World
    Journal of Finance, 2000, 55, (1), 1-33 View citations (823)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
26. Investor protection and corporate governance
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2000, 58, (1-2), 3-27 View citations (1569)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
27. Tunneling
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 22-27 View citations (420)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

28. Corporate Ownership Around the World
    Journal of Finance, 1999, 54, (2), 471-517 View citations (2999)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
29. The Benefits of Privatization: Evidence from Mexico
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (4), 1193-1242 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
30. The Quality of Government
    Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1999, 15, (1), 222-79 View citations (2258)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

31. Law and Finance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (6), 1113-1155 View citations (3719)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1997

32. A new bankruptcy procedure that uses multiple auctions
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 461-473 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
33. Determinants of Privatization Prices
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (4), 965-1025 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
34. Legal Determinants of External Finance
    Journal of Finance, 1997, 52, (3), 1131-50 View citations (3467)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
35. Privatization in the United States
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1997, 28, (3), 447-471 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
36. Trust in Large Organizations
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 333-38 View citations (914)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

37. Trade policy subtleties with multinational firms
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (8), 1605-1627 View citations (29)

1994

38. Complementarity and increasing returns in intermediate inputs
    Journal of Development Economics, 1994, 45, (1), 101-119 View citations (13)
39. What do firms do with cash windfalls?
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1994, 36, (3), 337-360 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

Books

2011

1. Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)
   Also in World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2005) View citations (26)

2009

2. Gobierno corporativo y mercados financieros en la OCDE y América Latina: lecciones para los cambios regulatorios después de la crisis financiera
   Copublicaciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2007

3. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Firm-Level Evidence Across Latin America
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (21)

Edited books

2011

1. Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Firm-level Evidence across Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)

Chapters

2013

1. Law and Finance After a Decade of Research
   Elsevier View citations (16)

2008

2. Turning the Key to Credit: Credit Access and Credit Institutions
   Chapter 1 in Secured Transactions Reform and Access to Credit, 2008