Publications

Journal Articles

• "Are Trade Preferences a Panacea? The Export Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act," with A. Forero, H. Maemir, and A. Mattoo, World Development forthcoming.

• "Corruption in Customs," with B. Rijkers, C. Chalendard, and G. Raballand, Quarterly Journal of Economics forthcoming.

• "The Intensive Margin in Trade," with P. Klenow, S. Meleshchuk, M. Pierola, and A. Rodriguez-Clare, American Economic Journal Macro forthcoming.

• "Determinants of Global Value Chain Participation: Cross-Country Evidence," with H.-L. Kee and D. Winkler, World Bank Economic Review 36 (2) 329–360, 2022.

• "Trade Effects of Customs Reform: Evidence from Albania," with R. Hillberry and A. Alcántara, World Bank Economic Review 35 (1) 34–57, 2021.

• “Gender Empowerment, Supply-Chain Linkages and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence on Bangladesh,” with Hiau-Looi Kee, Transnational Corporations 27 (3), 115-132, 2020.

• "Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firm," with R. Almeida and M. Viollaz, Journal of Development Studies 56 (1), 169-185, 2020.

• "The Internet and Chinese Exports in the Pre-Alibaba Era," with A. Mattoo, H. Nguyen and M. Schiffbauer, Journal of Development Economics 138, 57-76, 2019.

• "Product Standards and Firms’ Export Decisions," with E. Ferro and J. Wilson, World Bank Economic Review 33 (2), 353-374, 2019.

• "The Role of Imports for Exporter Performance in Peru," with M. Pierola and T. Farole, The World Economy 41 (2), 550–572, 2018.

• "Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development: Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database," with C. Freund and M. Pierola, Journal of Development Economics 119, 121-137, 2016.

• "Are the benefits of export support durable? Evidence from Tunisia," with O. Cadot, J. Gourdon, and A. Mattoo, Journal of International Economics 97 (2), 310-324, 2015.

• "The Risks of Innovation: Are Innovating Firms Less Likely to Die?," with C. Paunov, Review of Economics and Statistics 97 (3), 638-653, 2015.

• "Micro Dynamics of Turkey’s Export Boom in the 2000s," with T. Cebeci, The World Economy 38 (5), 825-855, 2015.

• "Learning-by-Exporting Effects: Are They for Real?,” with A. Isgut, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 51 (1), 65-89, 2015.

• "Evaluation in Aid for Trade: A Survey of Recent Studies," with O. Cadot, J. Gourdon, A. Mattoo, and J. de Melo, The World Economy 37 (4), 516-529, 2014.

• "Learning from the Experiments that Never Happened: Lessons from Trying to Conduct Randomized Evaluations of Matching Grant Programs in Africa," with F. Campos, A. Coville, M. Goldstein, and D. McKenzie, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 33, 4-24, 2014.

• "Does Trade Stimulate Product Quality Upgrading? Evidence from Firm-Product Data,” with C. Paunov, Canadian Journal of Economics, 46 (4), 1232-1264, 2013.

  • Appendices

• "What Explains Local Manufacturing Growth in Chile? The Advantages of Diversity," with R. Almeida, Applied Economics 45 (16), 2201-2213, 2013.

• "Foreign Direct Investment in Services and Manufacturing Productivity: Evidence for Chile," with C. Paunov, Journal of Development Economics 97 (1), 305-321, 2012.

• "Technology Adoption and the Investment Climate: Firm-Level Evidence for Eastern Europe and Central Asia," with P. Correa and C. Uregian, World Bank Economic Review 24 (1), 121-147, 2010.

• "Structure and Performance of the Service Sector in Transition Economies," Economics of Transition 17 (3), 467-501, 2009.

• "International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled Labor: Evidence from Brazil and China," with P. Fajnzylber, Applied Economics 41 (5), 563-577.

• "Exports and Productivity - Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries," with The International Study Group on Exports and Productivity, Review of World Economics 144 (4), 596-635, 2008.

• "Firm-Level Productivity in Bangladesh Manufacturing Industries", World Development, vol. 36 (10), pp. 1725-1744, 2008.

• "Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries: Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys," with R. Almeida, Journal of Development Studies 44 (5), 701-727, 2008.

  • Appendices

• "Trade Policy, Trade Volumes and Plant-Level Productivity in Colombian Manufacturing Industries," Journal of International Economics 71 (1), 51-72, 2007.

  • Appendices

Edited Volumes

• Where to Spend the Next Million? Applying Impact Evaluation to Trade Assistance with O. Cadot, J. Gourdon, and A. Mattoo (eds.), CEPR and The World Bank, 2011.

Chapters in Books

• "Imported Technology and Firm Exporting: The Case of Chile," with R. Lopez Chapter 17 in Handbook on Trade and Development edited by O. Morrissey, R. Lopez and K. Sharma, Edward Elgar, forthcoming.

• "Developing Professional Services in Africa: How Regional Integration Can Help?," with N. Dihel and A. Mattoo, Chapter 13 in De-Fragmenting Africa: Deepening Regional Trade Integration in Goods and Services, Brenton, P. and G. Isik (eds.), World Bank, Washington DC. 2012.

• "Can Kenya become a global exporter of business services?," with N. Dihel, R. Gicho, J. Kashangaki, and N. Strychacz, Chapter 7 in Exporting Services: A Developing Country Perspective, A. Grover, A. Mattoo, and J. S. Saez (eds.). World Bank, Washington DC, 2012.

• "Is Growth Constrained by Institutions?” with M. Honorati and T. Mengistae Chapter 5 in The Poor Half Billion in South Asia, E. Ghani (ed.), Oxford University Press. 2010.

• "Evidence of Underemployment of Labor and Capital in Indian Manufacturing," with A. Pakes, Chapter 6 in Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia, S. Ahmed and E. Ghani (eds.), Oxford University Press India. 2009.

• "Comparing Property Rights Institutions, Contracting Institutions, and Growth in South Asia and East Asia," Chapter 9 in Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia, S. Ahmed and E. Ghani (eds.), Oxford University Press India. 2009.

• "Property Rights Institutions, Contracting Institutions, and Growth in South Asia: Macro and Micro Evidence," with A. Kraay, in South Asia Growth and Regional Integration, S. Ahmed and E. Ghani (eds.) Macmillan India Ltd. 2007.

Policy Notes and Other Publications

• "Trade Facilitation Reform - The Impact of Targeted Sampling on Import Compliance," with R. Hillberry and A. Alcántara Viewpoint Note #352, The World Bank, 2018.

• "Customs Reform and Performance: Early Results from Madagascar," with G. Raballand, C. Chalendard, A. Mattoo, and B. Rijkers Governance Note #4, The World Bank, 2017.

• "Expediting Trade," with R. Hillberry, C. Berg, and A. Alcántara Viewpoint Note #351, The World Bank, 2017.

• "Risk Management in Customs: Benefits of Customs Reform - The Evidence from Albania,' with R. Hillberry and A. Alcántara Viewpoint Note #347, The World Bank, 2015.

• "Lessons for Matching Grant Programs from Failed Attempts to Evaluate Them," with F. Campos, A. Coville, M. Goldstein, and D. McKenzie in Finance & PSD Impact: The Lessons from DECFP Impact Evaluations #21, The World Bank, 2013.

• "Developing Professional Services in Africa through Regional Integration," with N. Dihel and A. Mattoo in Setting the Agenda for Africa’s Economic Recovery and Long-Term Growth Report of the African Economic Conference 2010.

• "Can Kenya Become a Global Exporter of Business Services?," with N. Dihel, R. Gicho, J. Kashangaki, and N. Strychacz, Africa Trade Policy Note # 20, World Bank, 2011.

• "Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa," with N. Dihel, A. Mattoo, and N. Strychacz, Africa Trade Policy Note #5 and Economic Premise Note 32, World Bank, 2010.

• "Towards a Regional Integration of Professional Services in Southern Africa," with N. Dihel and A. Mattoo, Africa Trade Policy Note #10, World Bank, 2010.