Books and Book Chapters
Place, Productivity and Prosperity: Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development, with A. Grover and S. Lall, World Bank, 2021.
Harvesting Prosperity: Technological Adoption and Productivity Growth in Agriculture. With K. Fuglie, A. Goyal, and M. Guatam, World Bank, 2020.
Productivity Revisited: Shifting Paradigms in Analysis and Policy, with A. P. Cusolito, World Bank, 2018.
The Innovation Paradox: Developing Country Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological Catch-Up, With X. Cirera, World Bank 2017.
Does What You Export Matter: In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policy, World Bank, with D. Lederman, 2012. In Spanish, University of the Andes Press 2014.
"Mexican Labor Markets: Protection, Productivity, and Power" in No Growth without Equity?: Inequality, Interests and Competition in Mexico, M. Walton and S. Levy (eds.), Palgrave-Macmillan/World Bank publication 2008.
“Self Employment in LDCs” with W. Cunningham and P. Aroca, in Economic Policy and Performance in Latin America, H. Esfahani, G. Facchini, and G.Hewings (eds.), Palgrave/Macmillan. 2008.
Informality: Exit and Exclusion, with G. Perry, O. Arias and J. Saavedra, World Bank 2007.
Neither Curse Nor Destiny: Natural Resources and Development, with D. Lederman (eds.), Stanford University Press, 2006.
“Trade Structure and Growth” with D. Lederman in Neither Curse Nor Destiny: Natural Resources and Development , D. Lederman and W. Maloney (eds.), Stanford University Press, 2006.
Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles with G. Perry, O. Arias, J. H. Lopez and L Serven. World Bank 2006.
Pobreza e Crecimento:Circulos Virtuosos y Viciosos en J. Reis Velloso, Por que o Brasil nao e um Pais de Alto Crescimento, Forum Nacional, 2006.
"Risk, Welfare and Human Capital" with P. Krishna and T. Krebs Essays in Honor of J Baghwati, MIT Press, 2006.
“Innovation in Mexico: NAFTA is Not Enough” with D. Lederman, in Global Integration and Tech Transfer, B. Hoekman and B Jovorcik (eds.), Palgrave/MacMillan, 2006.
“NAFTA after 10 Years: Lessons for Developing Countries” with D. Lederman and L. Serven in Trade, Doha, and Development: Window into the Issues, R. Newfarmer (ed.), World Bank, 2006.
Lessons from NAFTA with D. Lederman, and L. Serven, Stanford University Press, 2005.
“Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages” with J. Nuñez in Law and Labor Markets: Lessons from Latin America, J. Heckman and C. Pages (eds.),National Bureau of Economic Research and University of Chicago Press, 2004. Also NBER working paper 9800.
Flexibilidad Laboral” in Crecimeinto Economico y la Globalizacion. Joint Mexican Senate/Central Bank volume on reform challenges in Mexico , 2003.
“An Alternative View of Informality” with W. Cunningham in The Third Dimension of Labor Markets, Demand, Supply and Institutions in Brazil, F. Carneiro, I Gill and R Paes de Barros (eds.), 2006.
Closing the Gaps in Education and Technology with D. De Ferranti, G Perry and others, World Bank, 2002. Also in Spanish.
“Informal Self-Employment: Poverty Trap or Decent Alternative” in G. Fields and G. Pfeffermann, Pathways Out of Poverty, Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston.
From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economywith D. De Ferranti, G. Perry and D. Lederman, World Bank 2001. Also in Spanish. Synthesis “De Los Recursos Naturales a la Economía del Conocimiento Foreign Affairs en Español, Spring 2002.
“Mexican Labor Markets” in Mexico, A Comprehensive Development Agenda for the New Era, (M. Giugale, O. Lafourcade and V. Nguyen eds.), World Bank 2001.
Securing Our Future in a Global Economy with D. De Ferranti, G Perry and others, World Bank, 2000. Also in Spanish.
“Chilean Economic History in the Post-War Period,” in The Political Economy of Latin America in the Post War Period, L. Randall (ed.), University of Texas Press, 1998.
“Estructura del Mercado de Trabajo en Paises Menos Desarollados: Evidencia de Series de Tiempo sobre Diferentes Perspectivas” in Secretaria del Trobajo y Prevision Social, Mexico, Memoria del III Seminario de Investigacion Laboral: El Sector Informal, Mexico City 1997.
“Heterogeneidad en Empresa a Pequena Escala en Paises Menos Desarrollados: El Caso de Mexico” with W. Cunningham in Secretaria del Trobajo y Prevision Social, Mexico, Memoria del III Seminario de Investigacion Laboral: El Sector Informal, Mexico City 1997.
“Privatization with Share Diffusion: Popular Capitalism in Chile,” in Privatization in Latin America, New Roles for the Public and Private Sectors, W. Baer and M. Birch (eds.) Praeger, 1994.