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Working Papers

2018

1. Informational asymmetries and private credit in Lima, Peru, 1825-65
   Working Papers, Economic History Society

2016

2. Usury laws and Private Credit in Lima, Peru. Evidence from notarized contracts
   Working Papers, Peruvian Economic Association
   See also Journal Article Usury laws and private credit in Lima, Peru. Evidence from notarized records, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2015

3. Political Instability, Institutions and Private Capital Markets in Lima, Peru
   Working Papers, Peruvian Economic Association View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Prices, wages and living standards in Spain in the modern era
   Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2024, 42, (2), 243-268
2. Profits and inequality during an export boom. Evidence from tax records in Lima, Peru
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2024, 39, (2), 169-195
3. Wages, prices and living standards in Spanish America: evidence from Lima
   Cliometrica, 2024, 18, (3), 837-867

2023

4. Living standards from a historical perspective
   Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2023, 19, (02), 1-2

2022

5. Borrower income and loan rates in the credit market of Lima
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2022, 37, (2), 147-169
6. Living costs and welfare ratios in Western Europe: new estimates using a linear programming model
   European Review of Economic History, 2022, 26, (1), 38-61 View citations (1)

2020

7. Introduction. Special issue. Quantitative analysis and new trends on the economic history of Latin America
   Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2020, 16, (03), 13-14
8. Living Costs and Real Wages in Nineteenth Century Lima: Levels and International Comparisons
   Australian Economic History Review, 2020, 60, (2), 186-219 View citations (2)

2019

9. Wars, public finances and interest rates for rural lending: evidence from 19th-century Lima
   Agricultural Finance Review, 2019, 80, (2), 153-172

2018

10. Information asymmetries and agricultural credit
    Agricultural Finance Review, 2018, 79, (2), 217-233
11. RECONSTRUCTION OF EXPORT SERIES FOR PERU BEFORE THE GREAT DEPRESSION
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2018, 36, (3), 393-421 View citations (3)
12. Were early banks important for economic growth? Evidence from Latin America
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2018, 33, (3), 225-258

2017

13. PRIVATE LENDERS, BANKS AND MORTGAGE CREDIT IN PERU. EVIDENCE FROM NOTARISED LOANS*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2017, 35, (1), 105-146 View citations (3)
14. Usury laws and private credit in Lima, Peru. Evidence from notarized records
    Explorations in Economic History, 2017, 65, (C), 68-93 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Usury laws and Private Credit in Lima, Peru. Evidence from notarized contracts, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

15. Political instability and non-price loan terms in Lima, Peru: evidence from notarized contracts
    European Review of Economic History, 2016, 20, (4), 478-525 View citations (1)

2015

16. Mortgage banks and export agriculture in Peru, 1840-1880
    Historia Agraria. Revista de Agricultura e Historia Rural, 2015, (65), 121-147

2014

17. Bank laws, economic growth and early banking in Latin America: 1840–1920
    Explorations in Economic History, 2014, 53, (C), 101-119 View citations (3)
18. WOMEN AND CREDIT IN PERU DURING THE GUANO ERA. WAS THERE GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE MORTGAGE CREDIT MARKET OF PERU?*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2014, 32, (1), 151-185 View citations (4)

2013

19. Free banking and bank entry in Latin America
    Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2013, 09, (03), 131-142
20. Transportation Costs and the Social Savings of Railroads in Latin America. The Case of Peru*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2013, 31, (1), 41-72 View citations (3)

2011

21. Las Barreras al Crecimiento Económico en Junín
    Estudios Regionales, 2011
    Also in Diagnóstico y propuesta, 2011 (2011)
    See also Book Las barreras al crecimiento económico en Junín, IDB Publications (Books), 2011 (2011) (2011)
22. Línea de pobreza y salarios, 1913-1925. Una primera aproximación
    Revista Economía, 2011, 34, (67), 39-56 View citations (1)
23. Railroads in Peru: How Important Were They?
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2011 View citations (3)
24. Transport costs and economic growth in a backward economy: the case of Peru, 1820-1920*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2011, 29, (3), 361-392 View citations (2)

2001

25. ¿Por qué las autocracias promueven la inestabilidad política y económica?: Perú, 1948-1956
    Apuntes. Revista de ciencias sociales, 2001, 28, (48), 171-202

2000

26. Acción colectiva, regímenes políticos y crecimiento económico: hacia una discusión teórica
    Apuntes. Revista de ciencias sociales, 2000, 27, (46), 5-28

Books

2011

1. Las barreras al crecimiento económico en Junín
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank
   See also Journal Article Las Barreras al Crecimiento Económico en Junín, Estudios Regionales, Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (2011) (2011)

Edited books

2022

1. Historia del Banco Central y la Política Monetaria de Perú, vol 2
   Libros, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
2. Historia del Banco Central y la Política Monetaria de Perú, vol 1
   Libros, Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Chapters

2025

1. Economic Bonanza and Wealth Inequality: Evidence From Tax Records for Lima, Peru
   A chapter in Research in Economic History, volume 38, 2025, vol. 38, pp 53-75

2022

2. Dinero, déficits fiscales y precios durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
   Chapter 4 in Historia del Banco Central y la Política Monetaria de Perú, 2022, vol. 1, pp 121-158
3. Oro, papel moneda y liquidez. Del patrón oro al cheque circular, 1901-21
   Chapter 1 in Historia del Banco Central y la Política Monetaria de Perú, 2022, vol. 1, pp 13-49

2017

4. Exports and Their Impact on the Economy. The Case of Peru, 1830–1930
   Palgrave Macmillan

2010

5. Competitividad, infraestructura y desarrollo regional
   Chapter 7 in Opciones de política económica en el Perú 2011-2015, 2010, pp 205-234