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Working Papers
2023
- Growth and Risk: A View from International Trade
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2020) View citations (2)
2022
- Learning to learn: Experimentation, entrepreneurial capital, and development
Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE 
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2021)
2021
- La paradoja de la innovación
Libros en Línea, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
- Productividad revisada. Cambio de paradigmas de análisis y políticas públicas
Libros en Línea, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
- Proximity to the Frontier, Markups, and the Response of Innovation to Foreign Competition: Evidence from Matched Production-Innovation Surveys in Chile
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2020
- Determinants of Social Distancing and Economic Activity during COVID-19: A Global View
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (30)
- Engineering Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
2019
- Family Firms and Contractual Institutions
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
- Improving Management in Colombian Firms Through Individual and Group Consulting
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
- Improving Management with Individual and Group-Based Consulting: Results from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
2017
- Engineering Growth: Innovative Capacity and Development in the Americas
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (17)
- Income Mobility, Income Risk and Welfare
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
See also Journal Article Income Mobility, Income Risk, and Welfare, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
- Industrial policy, information, and government capacity
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Industrial Policy, Information, and Government Capacity, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
- Revisiting the national innovation system in developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
2016
- Are automation and trade polarizing developing country labor markets, too ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)
2014
- Convergence to the Managerial Frontier
Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (2)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (2) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Convergence to the managerial frontier, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
- Engineers, Innovative Capacity and Development in the Americas
Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (6)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (2) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (6)
- Why don't poor countries do R&D ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
Also in Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2014) View citations (2)
2013
- Income Mobility and Welfare
IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (5)
Also in Working Papers, University of Mannheim, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (4)
- Income Risk, Income Mobility and Welfare
Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1) Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012)
- Toward a conceptual framework for the knowledge bank
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2012
- Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (6) Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2010) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Heterogeneity in subjective wellbeing: An application to occupational allocation in Africa, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2015) View citations (16) (2015)
- The Persistence of (Subnational) Fortune: Geography, Agglomeration, and Institutions in the New World
Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (9)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (7)
2011
- Export quality dynamics
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
- The Fall of Wage Flexibility
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
2009
- Does Formality Improve Micro-Firm Performance? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES Program
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
- Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism: evidence from the Caribbean
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism: Evidence from the Caribbean, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (22) (2009)
- How will Labor Markets Adjust to the Crisis? A Dynamic View
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
2008
- Cyclical Movements in Unemployment and Informality in Developing Countries
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (86)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (95)
- In search of the missing resource curse
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (75)
See also Journal Article In search of the Missing Resource Curse, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2008) View citations (76) (2008)
- Informality and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
2007
- Can foreign lobbying enhance development ? The case of tourism in the Caribbean
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
- Comparative Analysis of Labor Market Dynamics Using Markov Processes: An Application to Informality
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (67)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (81)
See also Journal Article Comparative analysis of labor market dynamics using Markov processes: An application to informality, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (153) (2010)
- Gross Worker Flows in the Presence of Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from Mexico, 1987-2002
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (38)
- Human capital, trade liberalization, and income risk
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Informal Labor Markets and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics View citations (7)
Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (2006) View citations (7)
- Innovation shortfalls
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2005) View citations (1) IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2005) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Innovation Shortfalls, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (7) (2007)
- The Determinants of Rising Informality in Brazil: Evidence from Gross Worker Flows
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (97)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (98)
2006
- Gross Worker Flows in the Presence of Informal Labor Markets. The Mexican Experience 1987-2002
CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (33)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (27) LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (19)
- Releasing constraints to growth or pushing on a string ? the impact of credit, training, business associations, and taxes on the performance of Mexican micro-firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)
2005
- Insuficiencias de innovación
Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
- Labor market dynamics in developing countries: comparative analysis using continuous time Markov processes
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)
- Migration, trade, and foreign investment in Mexico
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
- Patenting and research and development: a global view
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)
- Pending issues in protection, productivity growth, and poverty reduction
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
- Spatial dimensions of trade liberalization and economic convergence: Mexico 1985-2002
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
See also Journal Article Spatial Dimensions of Trade Liberalization and Economic Convergence: Mexico 1985--2002, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2005) View citations (29) (2005)
- Trade Policy, Income Risk, and Welfare
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (24) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Trade Policy, Income Risk, and Welfare, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (25) (2010)
2004
- Migration, Trade and FDI in Mexico
Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (4)
- R&D and Development
Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (20)
2003
- Informality revisited
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Informality Revisited, World Development, Elsevier (2004) View citations (576) (2004)
- Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages: Evidence from Latin America
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2001) View citations (66)
See also Chapter Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages. Evidence from Latin America, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (141) (2004)
- Missed Opportunities: Innovation and Resource-Based Growth
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
- Research and development (R&D) and development
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (41)
- Trade structure and growth
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (109)
2002
- Exchange Rate Appreciations, Labor Market Rigidities, and Informality
Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow View citations (17)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (12)
- Innovation and Growth in Resource Rich Countries
Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations (10)
- Missed opportunities - innovation and resource-based growth in Latin America
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (40)
See also Journal Article Missed Opportunities: Innovation and Resource-Based Growth in Latin America, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2002) View citations (29) (2002)
- Open Questions about the Link Between Natural Resources and Economic Growth: Sachs and Warner Revisited
Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations (24)
- Trade Liberalization and Labor Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
- Trade for development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
2001
- Evaluating emergency programs
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Firm entry and exit, labor demand, and trade reform: evidence from Chile and Colombia
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
- How comparable are labor demand elasticities across countries?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (22)
2000
- Labor demand andtrade reform in Latin America
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
See also Journal Article Labor demand and trade reform in Latin America, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (36) (2005)
- Poverty and Policy in Latin America and Caribeean
Working Papers, World Bank - Technical Papers View citations (49)
1999
- Efficiency wage and union effects in labor demand and wage structure in Mexico - An application of quantile analysis
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
- Logit analysis in a rotating panel context and an application to self-employment decisions
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Quitting and labor turnover: microeconomic evidence and macroeconomic consequences
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
- Self-employment and labor turnover - cross-country evidence
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
1998
- Are labor markets in developing countries dualistic?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
- Heterogeneity among Mexico's micro-enterprises - an application of factor and cluster analysis
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Heterogeneity among Mexico's Microenterprises: An Application of Factor and Cluster Analysis, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2001) View citations (84) (2001)
- Second thoughts on second moments: panel evidence on asset-based models of currency crises
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- The informal sector, firm dynamics, and institutional participation
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (47)
- The structure of labor markets in developing countries: time series evidence on competing views
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (18)
1996
- Financial and Capital Account Liberalization in the Pacific Basin: Korea and Taiwan during the 1980's
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
Also in International Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (1995) 
See also Journal Article Financial and Capital Account Liberalization in the Pacific Basin: Korea and Taiwan During the 1980's, International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals (1998) View citations (8) (1998)
Journal Articles
2019
- Income Mobility, Income Risk, and Welfare
The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (2), 375-393 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Income Mobility, Income Risk and Welfare, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)
2018
- Industrial Policy, Information, and Government Capacity
The World Bank Research Observer, 2018, 33, (2), 189-217 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Industrial policy, information, and government capacity, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
2017
- Convergence to the managerial frontier
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 134, (C), 284-306 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Convergence to the Managerial Frontier, Documentos CEDE (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
- Why don’t poor countries do R&D? Varying rates of factor returns across the development process
European Economic Review, 2017, 94, (C), 126-147 View citations (18)
2016
- The Persistence of (Subnational) Fortune
Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (598), 2363-2401 View citations (23)
2015
- Heterogeneity in subjective wellbeing: An application to occupational allocation in Africa
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 111, (C), 137-153 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
2012
- Trade liberalization, labor reforms and formal–informal employment dynamics
Labour Economics, 2012, 19, (5), 653-667 View citations (54)
2011
- Does formality improve micro-firm performance? Evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES program
Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 94, (2), 262-276 View citations (138)
2010
- Comparative analysis of labor market dynamics using Markov processes: An application to informality
Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (4), 621-631 View citations (153)
See also Working Paper Comparative Analysis of Labor Market Dynamics Using Markov Processes: An Application to Informality, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (67) (2007)
- Informal self-employment and macroeconomic fluctuations
Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 211-226 View citations (81)
- Trade Policy, Income Risk, and Welfare
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (3), 467-481 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper Trade Policy, Income Risk, and Welfare, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (23) (2005)
2009
- Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism: Evidence from the Caribbean
Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 90, (2), 267-275 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Foreign informational lobbying can enhance tourism: evidence from the Caribbean, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (14) (2009)
- Releasing Constraints to Growth or Pushing on a String? Policies and Performance of Mexican Micro-Firms
Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (7), 1027-1047 View citations (46)
2008
- In search of the Missing Resource Curse
Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 9 Number 1, (Fall 2008), 1-57 View citations (76)
See also Working Paper In search of the missing resource curse, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (75) (2008)
2007
- Analysis of craft workers' and foremen's perceptions of the factors affecting construction labour productivity
Construction Management and Economics, 2007, 25, (11), 1139-1152 View citations (2)
- Innovation Shortfalls
Review of Development Economics, 2007, 11, (4), 665-684 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Innovation shortfalls, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (7) (2007)
2006
- Microenterprise Dynamics in Developing Countries: How Similar are They to Those in the Industrialized World? Evidence from Mexico
The World Bank Economic Review, 2006, 20, (3), 389-419 View citations (71)
2005
- Hacia una política de innovación eficiente en América Latina
Revista CEPAL, 2005 View citations (3)
- How elastic are sea, sand and sun? Dynamic panel estimates of the demand for tourism
Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (5), 277-280 View citations (22)
- Labor demand and trade reform in Latin America
Journal of International Economics, 2005, 66, (2), 423-446 View citations (36)
See also Working Paper Labor demand andtrade reform in Latin America, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (18) (2000)
- Migration, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico
The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (3), 449-472 View citations (42)
- Spatial Dimensions of Trade Liberalization and Economic Convergence: Mexico 1985--2002
The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (3), 345-378 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Spatial dimensions of trade liberalization and economic convergence: Mexico 1985-2002, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (18) (2005)
- Towards an efficient innovation policy in Latin America
Revista CEPAL, 2005 View citations (6)
2004
- Building Social Capital in City Politics: Scope and Limitations at the Inter‐organisational Level
Political Studies, 2004, 52, (3), 508-530 View citations (4)
- Informality Revisited
World Development, 2004, 32, (7), 1159-1178 View citations (576)
See also Working Paper Informality revisited, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
- The Distribution of Income Shocks during Crises: An Application of Quantile Analysis to Mexico, 1992--95
The World Bank Economic Review, 2004, 18, (2), 155-174 View citations (10)
2002
- Missed Opportunities: Innovation and Resource-Based Growth in Latin America
Economía Journal, 2002, Volume 3 Number 1, (Fall 2002), 111-168 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Missed opportunities - innovation and resource-based growth in Latin America, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (40) (2002)
- Second moments in speculative attack models: panel evidence
Journal of International Economics, 2002, 56, (1), 97-129 View citations (4)
2001
- Heterogeneity among Mexico's Microenterprises: An Application of Factor and Cluster Analysis
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2001, 50, (1), 131-56 View citations (84)
See also Working Paper Heterogeneity among Mexico's micro-enterprises - an application of factor and cluster analysis, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (8) (1998)
1999
- Does Informality Imply Segmentation in Urban Labor Markets? Evidence from Sectoral Transitions in Mexico
The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (2), 275-302 View citations (482)
- Exchange Rate Uncertainty and the Law of One Price
Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (2), 328-41 View citations (5)
1998
- Financial and Capital Account Liberalization in the Pacific Basin: Korea and Taiwan During the 1980's
International Economic Journal, 1998, 12, (1), 53-74 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Financial and Capital Account Liberalization in the Pacific Basin: Korea and Taiwan during the 1980's, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (3) (1996)
1997
- EMERGING EQUITY MARKETS: ARE THEY FOR REAL?
Journal of Financial Research, 1997, 20, (2), 243-262 View citations (2)
- Neoliberalism and income distribution in Latin America
World Development, 1997, 25, (3), 311-327 View citations (13)
- Testing capital account liberalization without forward rates Another look at Chile 1979-1982
Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 52, (1), 139-168 View citations (3)
1995
- Optimal sequencing of credible reforms with uncertain outcomes
Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 48, (1), 151-166 View citations (14)
- Trade reform, uncertainty, and export promotion: Mexico 1982-88
Journal of Development Economics, 1995, 48, (1), 67-89 View citations (13)
1994
- Barriers to the Development of the Polish Banking System in the 1990s and to the Increasing Integration of the Household Sector
Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 1994, 5, (3), 157-182
1993
- Comments on Patrico Meller's paper at LA 2000
The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1993, 33, (Supplement 1), 113-114
1992
- Reformas comerciales, incertidumbre y promoción de exportaciones: México 1982 - 1988
Coyuntura Económica, 1992, 22, (3), 167-186
Books
2020
- Harvesting Prosperity
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
2018
- Productivity Revisited
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group
2017
- The Innovation Paradox
(La paradoja de la innovación)
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (67)
2012
- Does What You Export Matter? In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policies
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (55)
2008
- Chilean Growth through East Asian Eyes
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
2007
- Informality: Exit and Exclusion
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (513)
- Natural Resources: Neither Curse nor Destiny
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (68)
Also in World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2007) View citations (207)
2006
- Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (77)
2005
- Lessons from NAFTA: For Latin America and the Caribbean
IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (14)
Also in World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2004-11) View citations (28)
2003
- Closing the Gap in Education and Technology
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (44)
2002
- From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy: Trade and Job Quality
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (104)
Chapters
2010
- The Decision to Become Informal Self-Employed in Latin America
Palgrave Macmillan
2004
- Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages. Evidence from Latin America
A chapter in Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004, pp 109-130 View citations (141)
See also Working Paper Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages: Evidence from Latin America, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (58) (2003)
2000
- Economic transition in Eastern Europe: how much political support does it have?
Chapter 4 in Liberalization and its Consequences, 2000
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