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Working Papers

2019

1. Migration and Jobs: Issues for the 21st Century
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
2. NDC Schemes and the Labor Market: Issues and Options
   Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

3. Do Youth Employment Programs Improve Labor Market Outcomes? A Systematic Review
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen View citations (28)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (26)
4. How to Help Poor Informal Workers to Save a Bit: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)

2015

5. Entering and Leaving Self-Employment: A Panel Data Analysis for 12 Developing Countries
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2014

6. Unemployment Insurance, Job Search, and Informal Employment
   Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL View citations (5)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (13)

2013

7. Social Insurance, Informality and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
8. Youth employment: a human development agenda for the next decade
   Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (13)

2012

9. Building social protection and labor systems: concepts and operational implications
   Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (19)
10. Labor Income and the Design of Default Portfolios in Mandatory Pension Systems: An Application to Chile
    Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (4)
11. Labor markets in low and middle income countries: trends and implications for social protection and labor policies
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (28)

2011

12. Incentive Effects of Risk Pooling, Redistributive and Savings Arrangements in Unemployment Benefit Systems: Evidence from a Job-Search Model for Brazil
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)

2010

13. Assessing Fiscal Costs and the Distribution of Pensions in Transitions to FDC and NDC Systems: A Retrospective Analysis for Chile
    Working Papers, Adolfo Ibáñez University, School of Government
14. Jobs and the Crisis
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (6)
15. Social protection in Latin America: achievements and limitations
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)

2009

16. Addressing the Employment Effects of the Financial Crisis: The Role of Wage Subsidies and Reduced Work Schedules
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
17. Ex-ante methods to assess the impact of social insurance policies on labor supply with an application to Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2009) View citations (12)
18. Savings for Unemployment in Good or Bad Times: Options for Developing Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (15)
    Also in Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank (2009) View citations (11)

2008

19. An ex-ante evaluation of the impact of social insurance policies on labor supply in Brazil: the case for explicit over implicit redistribution
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (23)
20. Assessing interactions among education, social insurance, and labor market policies in a general equilibrium framework: an application to Morocco
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
21. How Mandatory Pensions Affect Labor Supply Decisions and Human Capital Accumulation? Options to Bridge the Gap between Economic Theory and Policy Analysis
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
22. Incentive Effects of Retirement Income Transfers
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
23. Jobs for Brazil’s Poor: Social Protection Programs and Labor Supply Impacts on the Poor in Brazil
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
24. The Financial Crisis and Mandatory Pension Systems in Developing Countries: Short- and Medium-term Responses
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
25. The Financial Crisis and Mandatory Pension Systems in Developing Countries: Short-and Medium-Term Responses for Retirement Income Systems
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2007

26. Assessing the distortions of mandatory pensions on labor supply decisions and human capital accumulation: how to bridge the gap between economic theory and policy analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2006

27. On the financial sustainability of earnings-related pension schemes with"pay-as-you-go"financing and the role of government indexed bonds
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article On the financial sustainability of earnings-related pension schemes with ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing and the role of government-indexed bonds, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2009) View citations (15) (2009)
28. lmplicit Pension Debt in the Middle-East and North Africa Magnitude and Fiscal lmplications
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (1)

2005

29. Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: time for change
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (33)
    See also Book Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Change, World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group (2005) View citations (32) (2005)

2004

30. Employee Responses to Health Insurance Premium Increases
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
31. Improving the Quality of Care in Developing Countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2002

32. Risks and macroeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa: why waiting to intervene can be costly
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2001

33. Does fiscal decentralization improve health outcomes? - evidence from a cross-country analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (50)

2000

34. Carrots and sticks for new technology: Abating greenhouse gas emissions in a heterogeneous and uncertain world
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (25)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Do youth employment programs improve labor market outcomes? A quantitative review
   World Development, 2019, 114, (C), 237-253 View citations (63)

2017

2. Interventions to improve the labour market outcomes of youth: A systematic review of training, entrepreneurship promotion, employment services and subsidized employment interventions
   Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2017, 13, (1), 1-288 View citations (33)

2016

3. Supporting self-employment and small-scale entrepreneurship: potential programs to improve livelihoods for vulnerable workers
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2016, 5, (1), 1-26 View citations (7)

2014

4. Designing unemployment benefits in developing countries
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 15 View citations (8)
5. PROTOCOL: Interventions to Improve Labour Market Outcomes of Youth: A Systematic Review of Active Labour Market Programmes
   Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2014, 10, (1), 1-109 View citations (3)
6. Wage subsidies in developing countries as a tool to build human capital: design and implementation issues
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-24 View citations (22)

2013

7. Designing and implementing unemployment benefit systems in middle and low income countries: beyond risk-pooling vs savings
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2, (1), 1-20 View citations (8)

2012

8. Assessing interactions among education, social insurance and labour market policies in Morocco
   Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (24), 3149-3167 View citations (8)

2009

9. On the financial sustainability of earnings-related pension schemes with ‘pay-as-you-go’ financing and the role of government-indexed bonds
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2009, 8, (2), 153-187 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper On the financial sustainability of earnings-related pension schemes with"pay-as-you-go"financing and the role of government indexed bonds, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2006

10. Poverty Reduction through Fiscal Restructuring: An Application to Thailand
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2006, 11, (3), 249-267 View citations (7)

2002

11. The macroeconomic impacts of AIDS in Kenya estimating optimal reduction targets for the HIV/AIDS incidence rate
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2002, 24, (2), 195-218 View citations (18)

Books

2015

1. Labor Policy to Promote Good Jobs in Tunisia: Revisiting Labor Regulation, Social Security, and Active Labor Market Programs
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

2014

2. Working through the Crisis: Jobs and Policies in Developing Countries during the Great Recession
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (3)

2013

3. Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World: Volume 2. Gender, Politics, and Financial Stability
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (6)

2012

4. From Right to Reality: Incentives, Labor Markets, and the Challenge of Universal Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
   (De los derechos a la realidad: incentivos, mercados de trabajo, y el desafío de la portección social universal en América Latina y el Caribe)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (28)
5. Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension Schemes in a Changing Pension World: Volume 1. Progress, Lessons, and Implementation
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (11)
6. The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (45)

2010

7. Achieving Effective Social Protection for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Right to Reality
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (13)

2009

8. Closing the Coverage Gap: The Role of Social Pensions and Other Retirement Income Transfers
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (56)

2005

9. Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Change
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa: time for change, MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (33) (2005)

2003

10. HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa: The Costs of Inaction
    World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (7)

Edited books

2014

1. Social Insurance, Informality, and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (29)