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Working Papers

2023

1. Growth Diagnostics and Competitiveness Study of the Manufacturing Sector in Tanzania
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
   Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2023)
2. Looking for Virtue in Remoteness: Policy Recommendations for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Peruvian Amazonia
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2023)

2022

3. A Growth Diagnostic of Namibia
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2022)
4. Overcoming Remoteness in the Peruvian Amazonia: A Growth Diagnostic of Loreto
   CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
   Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2022)
5. The Economic Complexity of Namibia: A Roadmap for Productive Diversification
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2022) View citations (1)

2021

6. Diagnosing Human Capital as a Binding Constraint to Growth: Tests, Symptoms and Prescriptions
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2021) View citations (2)
7. Loreto’s Hidden Wealth: Economic Complexity Analysis and Productive Diversification Opportunities
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2021)
8. What Economic Complexity Theory Can Tell us about the EU's Pandemic Recovery and Resilience Plans
   National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Policy Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research

2020

9. Buscando virtudes en la lejanía: Recomendaciones de política para promover el crecimiento inclusivo y sostenible en Loreto, Peru
   Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
   Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2020) View citations (1)
10. Emerging Cities as Independent Engines of Growth: The Case of Buenos Aires
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2020) View citations (1)
11. La Riqueza Escondida de Loreto: Análisis de Complejidad Económica y Oportunidades de Diversificación Productiva
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2020)

2019

12. A Roadmap for Investment Promotion and Export Diversification: The Case for Jordan
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2019) View citations (3)
13. Female Labor in Jordan: A Systematic Approach to the Exclusion Puzzle
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (7)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2019)
14. Jordan: The Elements of a Growth Strategy
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (7)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2019)

2018

15. Fool's gold: the impact of Venezuelan currency devaluations on multinational stock prices
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Fool’s Gold: The Impact of Venezuelan Currency Devaluations on Multinational Stock Prices, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
16. Place-specific Determinants of Income Gaps: New Sub-National Evidence from Chiapas, Mexico
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (2)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2018)
17. There is a Future after Cars: Economic Growth Analysis for Hermosillo
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2018)

2017

18. Appraising the Economic Potential of Panama Policy Recommendations for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (3)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2017)
19. Fool’s Gold: Currency Devaluations and Stock Prices of Multinational Companies Operating in Venezuela
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2017)

2016

20. Economic Complexity in Panama: Assessing Opportunities for Productive Diversification
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (5)
21. One More Resource Curse: Dutch Disease and Export Concentration
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article One more resource curse: Dutch disease and export concentration, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (50) (2018)
22. Panama beyond the Canal: Using Technological Proximities to Identify Opportunities for Productive Diversification
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (9)
23. Shifting Gears: A Growth Diagnostic of Panama
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (5)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (3)
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2016)
24. Special Economic Zones in Panama: Technology Spillovers from a Labor Market Perspective
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016) View citations (12)
25. Towards a Prosperous and Productive Chiapas: Institutions, Policies, and Public-Private Dialog to Promote Inclusive Growth
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2016)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2016)

2015

26. Chiapas Growth Diagnostic: The Trap of Low Productivity
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) View citations (1)
27. Diagnostico de Crecimiento de Chiapas: La Trampa de la Baja Productividad
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (4)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2015)
28. From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (1)
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2015)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
29. La Complejidad Economica de Chiapas; Analisis de Capacidades y Posibilidades de Diversificacion Productiva
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) View citations (3)
30. Piloto de Crecimiento Inclusivo en comunidades indígenas de Chiapas (Cruztón, Chamula)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University View citations (3)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2015)
31. The Right Fit for the Wrong Reasons: Real Business Cycle in an Oil-Dependent Economy
    Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015)
    See also Journal Article The Right Fit for the Wrong Reasons: Real Business Cycle in an Oil-dependent Economy, Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2016) (2016)
32. Why Is Chiapas Poor?
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (1)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2015)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2015) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Place-specific determinants of income gaps: New sub-national evidence from Mexico
   Journal of Business Research, 2021, 131, (C), 782-792 View citations (10)

2018

2. Fool’s Gold: The Impact of Venezuelan Currency Devaluations on Multinational Stock Prices
   Economía Journal, 2018, Volume 19 Number 1, (Fall 2018), 93-128 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Fool's gold: the impact of Venezuelan currency devaluations on multinational stock prices, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
3. One more resource curse: Dutch disease and export concentration
   Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 132, (C), 102-114 View citations (50)
   See also Working Paper One More Resource Curse: Dutch Disease and Export Concentration, Growth Lab Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

4. From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela
   Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2016, 52, (2), 255-284 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper From Financial Repression to External Distress: The Case of Venezuela, CID Working Papers (2015) (2015)
5. The Right Fit for the Wrong Reasons: Real Business Cycle in an Oil-dependent Economy
   Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2016, 53, (1), 61-94
   See also Working Paper The Right Fit for the Wrong Reasons: Real Business Cycle in an Oil-Dependent Economy, Growth Lab Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2014

6. Expropriation risk and housing prices: Evidence from an emerging market
   Journal of Business Research, 2014, 67, (5), 935-942 View citations (1)

Books

2025

1. Public-Private Dialogs to Spur Export-led Growth
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2025)

2021

2. Diagnosing Human Capital as a Binding Constraint to Growth
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (2)