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Working Papers

2025

1. Industrial Policies: Handle with Care
   IMF Staff Discussion Notes, International Monetary Fund
2. Inflation Targeting and the Legacy of High Inflation
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
3. The Impact of Labor Litigation Cases on Firm-level Productivity in Brazil
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2024

4. Assessing Chile’s pension system: challenges and reform options
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2021) View citations (1)
5. Can Fiscal Consolidation Announcements Help Anchor Inflation Expectations?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
   See also Journal Article Can fiscal consolidations announcements help anchor inflation expectations?, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
6. Climate Policies as a Catalyst for Green FDI
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
7. Constraints on Trade in the LAC Region
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
8. Inflated Concerns: Exposure to Past Inflationary Episodes and Preferences for Price Stability
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
9. Rising Temperature, Nuanced Effects: Evidence from Seasonal and Sectoral Data
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
10. Trade in Low Carbon Technologies: The Role of Climate and Trade Policies
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2023

11. External Shocks, Policies, and Tail-Shifts in Real Exchange Rates
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
12. Green Innovation and Diffusion: Policies to Accelerate Them and Expected Impact on Macroeconomic and Firm-Level Performance
    IMF Staff Discussion Notes, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)
13. How Far Has Globalization Gone? A Tale of Two Regions
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
    Also in Working Papers, Banco de España (2023)

2022

14. Central Bank Independence and Inflation in Latin America—Through the Lens of History
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
15. Tax Policy for Inclusive Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
16. The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The return of expansionary austerity: Firms' investment response to fiscal adjustments in emerging markets, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

17. The Macroeconomic Impact of Social Unrest
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Macroeconomic Impact of Social Unrest, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
18. The macroeconomic and socioeconomic effects of structural reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article The Macroeconomic and Socioeconomic Effects of Structural Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2020

19. Labor Market Dynamics, Informality and Regulations in Latin America
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)
20. The Macroeconomic Effects of Structural Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)

2016

21. Are all trade agreements equal ? the role of distance in shaping the effect of economic integration agreements on trade flows
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Are all trade agreements equal? The role of distance in shaping the effect of economic integration agreements on trade flows, Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer (2019) View citations (17) (2019)
22. The volatility of international trade flows in the 21st century: whose fault is it anyway ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2015

23. Latent trade diversification and its relevance for macroeconomic stability
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Latent Trade Diversification and Its Relevance for Macroeconomic Stability, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2013

24. Macro prudential policies from a micro prudential angle
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Can fiscal consolidations announcements help anchor inflation expectations?
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2025, 151, (C)
   See also Working Paper Can Fiscal Consolidation Announcements Help Anchor Inflation Expectations?, IMF Working Papers (2024) (2024)
2. Central bank independence and inflation tail risks—Evidence from emerging markets
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2025, 153, (C)
3. Foreign exchange intervention and capital flow measures under external tail risks
   Emerging Markets Review, 2025, 65, (C)

2024

4. The return of expansionary austerity: Firms' investment response to fiscal adjustments in emerging markets
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 143, (C)
   See also Working Paper The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets, IMF Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2023

5. The Macroeconomic Impact of Social Unrest
   The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2023, 23, (2), 917-958 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Macroeconomic Impact of Social Unrest, IMF Working Papers (2021) View citations (8) (2021)

2022

6. The Macroeconomic and Socioeconomic Effects of Structural Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
   Economía Journal, 2022, Volume 21, Number 2, (Spring 2021), 115-155 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The macroeconomic and socioeconomic effects of structural reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2021) (2021)

2021

7. Latent Trade Diversification and Its Relevance for Macroeconomic Stability
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2021, 35, (1), 58-91 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Latent trade diversification and its relevance for macroeconomic stability, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
8. On the effectiveness of containment measures in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of labour market characteristics and governance
   Applied Economics Letters, 2021, 28, (19), 1641-1647 View citations (3)

2020

9. Macroprudential policies from a microprudential angle: A note
   Latin American Journal of Central Banking (previously Monetaria), 2020, 1, (1)

2019

10. Are all trade agreements equal? The role of distance in shaping the effect of economic integration agreements on trade flows
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2019, 155, (2), 257-285 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Are all trade agreements equal ? the role of distance in shaping the effect of economic integration agreements on trade flows, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
11. The volatility of world trade in the 21st century: Whose fault is it anyway?
    The World Economy, 2019, 42, (9), 2508-2545 View citations (3)

Books

2017

1. Better Neighbors
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2014

2. Latin American Entrepreneurs: Many Firms but Little Innovation
   (El emprendimiento en América Latina: muchas empresas y poca innovación)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (29)

Edited books

2023

1. Ensayos de historia económica. Cien años del Banco de la República
   Books, Banco de la Republica de Colombia