Articles

Development Aid

Lessing, J. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2025) “Domestic Effects of Foreign Aid” Mimeo.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “"Prioridades estratégicas en la ayuda española al desarrollo y su relación con el comercio exterior" Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación 49 (2), Issue December 2022.

Zhang, Y. and I. Martínez-Zarzoso (2022) “Does New Donors’ Aid Affect Gross Exports and GVC Participation Differently?” Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 31(1), 2-22.

Kruse, H. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2021) “Transfers in the Gravity Equation”, Canadian Journal of Economics 54 (1), 410-442.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “Effects of Aid on Income through International Trade”, Politics and Governance 7(2), 1-37.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehman D., F. and Reewald, K. (2017) “Is Aid for Trade Effective? A Panel-Quantile Regression Approach”, Review of Development Economics 21 (4), e175–e203.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehman D., F. and Klasen, S. (2017) “Aid and its Impact on the Donor’s Export Industry –The Dutch Case”, European Journal of Development Research 29 (4), 769-786.

Gradeva, K. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2016) “Trade as Aid: The Role of the EBA-Trade Preferences Regime in the Development Strategy”, World Economy 39 (8), 1146-1171. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehman D., F., Klasen, S. and Johannsen, F. (2016) “Does German Development Aid Boost German Exports and German Employment? A Sector-Level Analysis”, Journal of Economics and Statistics 236 (1), 71-94.

Herzer, D., Nowak-Lehmann D., Dreher, A., Klasen, S. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2015) “Comment on Lof, Mekasha and Tarp” World Development 70 (C), 389-396.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehman D., F., Parra, M. and Klasen, S. (2014), “Does aid promote donor exports? Commercial Interest versus Instrumental Philanthropy”, Kyklos 67 (4), 559-587.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. Nowak-Lehmann D., and Johannsen, F. (2012), “Foreign Aid, Exports and Development in EuroMed”, Middle East Development Journal 4 (2), 1-24.

Nowak-Lehmann D., F., Herzer, D., Klasen, S., Dreher, A. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2012), “Does Foreign Aid Really Raise Per-Capita Income? A Time Series Perspective”, Canadian Journal of Economics 45 (1), 288-313.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehmann D., F., Klasen, S. and Larch, M. (2009) “Does German Development Aid Promote German Exports?” German Economic Review, 10 (3), 317-338.

Nowak-Lehmann D., F., Martinez-Zarzoso, I., Klasen, S. and Herzer, D. (2009), " Aid and Trade from a Donor Perspective” Journal of Development Studies 45 (7), 1-19.

Development Economics

Martinez-Zarzoso, I., & Oberst, C. (2025). Financial development, innovation and trade in emerging countries. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 34(2), 237-239.

Torres Munguía, J. A., Hesselman, M., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., & Ruyssen, I. (2025). Mapping energy poverty measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a new global panel dataset. Journal of Applied Economics, 28(1), 2483403.

Díaz Pavez, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2024) “The Impact of Local and Foreign Automation on Labor Market Outcomes in Emerging Countries” World Economy 47 (1), 298-331. 

Albulescu, C.T., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Paparas, D. (2024) “Global Challenges and Developing Economies: Strategies for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth” Journal of International Development, forthcoming.

Lo Bue, M. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2024) “Female Managers and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Non-Agricultural Sectors in Caribbean Countries” Economic Modelling 133, 106648.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2023) “Female Top Managers and Firm Performance in Developing Countries” PloS ONE, 18 (2), e0273976.

Moreira-Dantas, I.R., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Henning, C. (2023) “Rural credit acquisition for family farming in Brazil: Evidence from the Legal Amazon”, Journal of Rural Studies, forthcoming.

Carpa, N. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “The Impact of Global Value Chain Participation on Income Inequality” International Economics 169, 269-290. 

Diaz Pavez, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2023) “The Impact of Local and Foreign Automation on Labor Market Outcomes in Emerging Countries” World Economy, forthcoming. 

Kruse, H., Baghdadi, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2021) “Standards and Political Connections: Evidence from Tunisia” Journal of Development Economics 153, 102731.

Environmental Economics

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Badarau, C., Díaz Pavez, L., Torres Munguía, J. A., & Wacker, K. (2025) Pandemics and Environmental Performance in a Globalized World. Frontiers in Climate, 7, 1504804.

Siewers, S., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Baghdadi, L. (2024) “Global Value Chains and Firms’ Environmental Performance” World Development 173, 106395.

Nunez Rocha, T., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Zaki, C. (2024) “What type of trade is promoted by environmental provisions in trade agreements?” Annals of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming.

Paschoaleto, R. D. L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2024) “Environmental regulations and firms’ integration in global markets: using a new environmental performance index” Empirica 51, 829-876.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nuñez-Rocha, T. and Zaki, C. (2024). Impact of environmental regulations and environmental provisions on trade. Revue D’Économie du Développement 3-4, 109-115.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. Nowak-Lehmann and Paschoaleto, R.D. (2022) “Climate change, natural disasters, and international migration: A country-level analysis considering climatic zones” Frontiers in Climate 4, https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.986088.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020). Globalización y sostenibilidad. Cuadernos Económicos De ICE, (100). https://www.revistasice.com/index.php/CICE/article/view/7143

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Oberst, C. and Turcu, C. (2020) “Introduction: Special Issue on the Environment, Resources and Pollution –New Challenges for Economic Development” Environment and Development Economics 25(6), 529-536.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Phillips, J. (2020) “Freedom of the Press, Inequality and Environmental Policy” Environment and Development Economics 25(6), 537-570.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020) “Searching for Grouped Patterns of Heterogeneity in the Climate-Migration Link” Weather, Climate and Society 12(4), 695-710.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Bengochea-Morancho, A. and Morales-Lague, R. (2019) “Does Environmental Stringency Foster Innovation and Productivity in OECD Countries? Energy Policy 134, 110982.

Camarero, M., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Bengochea-Morancho, A. and Morales-Lague, R. (2019) “Club Convergence of Sectoral CO2 Emissions in the European Union”, Energy Policy 135, 111019.

Fiankor, D., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Bruemer, B. (2019) "Exports and Governance: The Role of Private Voluntary Agrifood Standards", Agricultural Economics 50 (3), 341-352. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Bengochea-Morancho, A. and Morales-Lague, R. (2019) “Are CO2 Emissions Converging in the European Union? Policy Implications” Notas Economicas 49, 63-82.

Cattaneo, C., Beine, M., Fröhlich, C., Kniveton, D., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Mastrorilla, M., Millock, K., Piguet, E. and Schraven, B. (2019) “Human Migration in the Era of Climate Change”, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 13(2), 189-206. 

Nuñez, T. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “Are International Environmental Policies Effective? The Case of the Rotterdam and the Stockholm Conventions”, Economic Modelling 81, 480-502. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and W. Oueslati (2018) “Do Deep and Comprehensive Regional Trade Agreements help in Reducing Air Pollution?”, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 18(6), 743-777. 

Kareem, F., Bruemer, B. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2018) "Protecting Health or Protecting Imports? Evidence from EU Non-Tariff Measures" International Review of Economics and Finance 53, 185-202. 

Grunewald, N., Klasen, S., Martinez-Zarzoso, I. and Muris, C. (2017) “The Trade-off between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions”, Ecological Economics 142, 249-256.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Vidovic, M. and Voicu, A. (2017) “Are the Central East European Countries Pollution Havens?”, Journal of Environment and Development 26, 25-50. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2017) “The Environmental Impact of Free Trade Agreements”, Integration and Trade Journal 21 (41), 158-172.

Grunewald, N. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2016) "Did the Kyoto Protocol Fail? An Evaluation of the Effect of the Kyoto Protocol on CO2 Emissions", Environment and Development Economics 21 (1), 1-22. 

Bensassi, S., Barret, A.P., Martinez-Zarzoso, I. and Stroeve, S. (2016) “Melting Ice, Growing Trade?, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 4: 000107. doi: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000107.

Backhaus, A., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Muris, C. (2015) “Do Climate Variations Explain Bilateral Migration? A Gravity Model Analysis”, IZA Journal of Migration 4 (1), 1-15.

Jacob, M., Steckel, J. C., Klasen, S., Lay, J., Grunewald, N., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Renner, S. and Edenhofer, O. (2014), “Feasible Mitigation Actions in Developing Countries”, Nature Climate Change 4, 961-968. IF: 15.295.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Maurotti, A. (2013), “The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Functional Form, Time-Varying Heterogeneity and Outliers in a Panel Setting”, Environmetrics 24 (7), 461-475. 

Baghdadi, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Zitouna, H. (2013), “Are RTA with Environmental Provisions Reducing Emissions?”, Journal of International Economics 90, 378-390.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and A. Maurotti (2011), “The Impact of Urbanization on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Developing Countries”, Ecological Economics 70, 1344-1353.

Baghdadi, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Zitouna, H. (2013), “Are RTA with Environmental Provisions Reducing Emissions?”, Journal of International Economics 90, 378-390.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Bengochea Morancho, A. and Morales-Lage, R. (2007), “The Impact of Population on CO2 Emissions: Evidence from European Countries” Environmental and Resource Economics 38, 497-512. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and A. Bengochea Morancho (2004), “Testing for an Environmental Kuznets Curve in Latin-American Countries” Revista de Análisis Económico 18, 1, 3-26.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and A. Bengochea Morancho (2004), "Testing for Environmental Kuznets Curves for CO2 Evidence from Pooled Mean Group Estimates” Economics Letters 32, 1, 121- 126.

Bengochea Morancho, A., F. Higón Tamarit and I. Martínez-Zarzoso (2001), "Economic Growth and CO2 Emissions in the European Union” Environmental & Resource Economics 19 (2), 165-172.

International Trade

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Santacreu, A.M. (2025) Cross‐Border Patenting and the Margins of International Trade. Review of International Economics 33, 393-409.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., & Arregui Coka, D. (2025). Do trade agreements contribute to technology internationalization?. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1-43. Forthcoming.

Díaz Mora, C., & Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2025). Comercio internacional y cadenas de valor en el nuevo contexto global. Cuadernos Económicos De ICE, (109). https://www.revistasice.com/index.php/CICE/article/view/7927

Masood, A. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2024) “Trade Effects of Trade Facilitation Revisited” Economic Letters 234, 111477.

Guedidi, I., Baghdadi, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2024) “Trade facilitation in global value chains: Assessing the role of maritime connectivity and trading across borders”. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1-31.

Khorana, S., Ali., S. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “An Anatomy of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Global and Intra-Commonwealth Trade in Goods” Review of International Economics, 31(2), 550-597, https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12637.

Alguacil, M., Turco, A. L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “Robot Adoption and Export Performance: Firm-Level Evidence from Spain” Economic Modelling, 105912.

Barros, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “Systematic Literature Review on Trade Liberalisation and Sustainable Development” Sustainable Production and Consumption, forthcoming.

Cardozo, A. R., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., & Vogler, P. L. (2022). “The Impact of FTAs on MENA Exports of Intermediate and Final Goods” World Economy 45(5), 1501-1527.

Kareem, F., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Bruemer, B. (2022) “What drives Africa’s Inability to Comply with EU Standards? Insights from Africa’s Institution and Trade Facilitation Measures” The European Journal of Development Research 35, 938–973.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and S. Chelala (2021) “Trade Agreements and International Technology Transfer” Review of World Economics 157, 631-665.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Said, M. and Zaki (2021) “Trade Policy and Input Liberalization: The Effect on Egyptian Firms’ Productivity” Review of Development Economics 25(3), 1305-1325.

Klasen, S., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehmann D, F., & Brückner, M. (2021). “Does the Designation of Least Developed Country Status Promote Exports?” Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 30(2), 157-177.

Peluffo, A., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Silva, E. (2020) “New Stuff or Better Ways: What Matters to Access International Markets? Journal of Applied Economics 23(1), 656-678.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020) “Exporting and Firm Productivity: Evidence for Egypt and Morocco”, Middle East Development Journal 12 (1), 84-100.

Kareem, F. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020) “Are EU Standards Detrimental to Africa’s Exports?” Journal of Policy Modelling 42 (5), 1022-1037.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Vidovic, M. and Voicu, A.  (2020) "Production Networks in Europe: A Natural Experiment of the EU Enlargement to the East," Review of International Economics 28 (5), 1143-1163. https://doi.org/10.1111/roie.12484.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Chelala, S. (2020) "The Impact of Single Windows on Trade", World Economy 43 (10), 2549-2573.https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12945.

Abeliansky, A., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Prettner, K. (2020) “3D Printing, International Trade and FDI” Economic Modelling 85, 288-306.

Khorana, S. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020) "Twenty-First Century Trade Governance: Findings from the Commonwealth Countries" Contemporary Economic Policy 38 (2), 380-396.

Rodriguez-Crespo, E. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “The Effect of ITC on Trade: Does Product Complexity Matter?” Telematics and Informatics 41, 182-196. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “Effects of Aid on Income through International Trade”, Politics and Governance 7(2), 1-37.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “The Euro and the CFA Franc: Evidence of Sectoral Trade Effects”, Open Economies Review 30 (3), 483-504.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and H. Kruse (2019) “Are Labour Provisions in Free Trade Agreements Improving Labour Conditions?”, Open Economies Review 30(5), 975-1003.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Johannsen, F. (2019) “Gravity of Arms”, Defence and Peace Economics 30 (1), 2-26. IF: 1.062.

Abeliansky, A. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2019) “The Chinese "Going Out" Strategy: FDI and International Trade Links”, E-Journal, Economics, 13, 2019-21. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Marquez-Ramos, L. (2019) “Exports and Governance. Is the Middle East and North Africa Different?”, World Economy 42 (1), 143-174. 

Kaplan, L.C. & Kohl, T. & Martínez-Zarzoso, I., (2018) “Supply-chain Trade and Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of the 2004 European Union Enlargement”, Review of International Economics 26 (2), 481-506. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Johannsen, F. (2018) “What Explains Indirect Exports of Goods and Services in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?”, Empirica. Journal of European Economies 45 (2), 283-309.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Johannsen, F. (2017) “Monetary Uncertainty and Trade in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: A Firm-Level Analysis”, International Business Review 26 (3), 476- 490.

Chelala, Santiago and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2017) “Anti-Innovation Bias? The Technological Impact of Trade Agreements”, Integration and Trade Journal 21 (42), 140-155.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Vollmer, S. (2016) “Bilateral Trade Flows and Income Distribution Similarity”, PloS ONE 11(5): e0128191. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128191. IF: 3.53.

Camarero, M., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehman D. and F. Tamarit, C. (2016), “Trade Openness and Income: A Tale of Two Regions”, World Economy 39 (3), 386-408. 

Parra, M.D., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez-Burguet, C. (2016) “The impact of FTAs on MENA Trade in Agricultural and Industrial Products”, Applied Economics 48 (25), 2341-2353. 

Gylfason T., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Wijkman, P. M. (2015) "Free Trade Agreements, Institutions and the Exports of Eastern Partnership Countries” Journal of Common Market Studies 53 (6), 1214-1229. 

Bensasi, S., Marquez-Ramos, L. Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suarez-Burguet, C. (2015) “Relationship between Logistics Infrastructure and Trade: Evidence from Spanish Regional Exports”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 72 (C), 47-61. 

Parra, M.D. and Martínez-Zarzoso (2015) “Imported Inputs and Egyptian Exports: Exploring the Links”. Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 9 (2015-38), 1-31. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2015-38. IF: 0.644.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Voicu, A., Vidovic, M. (2015) “Central East European Countries' Accession into the European Union: Role of Extensive Margin for Trade in Intermediate and Final Goods” Empirica. Journal of European Economies 42 (4), 825-844.

Florensa, M., Marquez-Ramos, L. Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Recalde, M. L. (2015) “Regional versus global production networks: Where does Latin America stand?, Applied Economics 47(37), 3938-3956.

Gylfason, T., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Wijkman, P.M. (2015), “Can Free Trade help convert the ’Arab Spring’ into Permanent Peace and Democracy?”, Defence and Peace Economics 26 (3), 247-270. 

Yang, S. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2014), “A Panel Data Analysis of Trade Creation and Trade Diversion Effects: The case of ASEAN-China Free Trade Area” China Economic Review 29,138-151.

Bensassi, S., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez-Burguet, C. (2014), “The Effect of Maritime Transport Costs on the Extensive and Intensive Margins of Euro-Asian Sectoral Trade” Maritime Economics & Logistics 16, 276-297. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2013), “The Log of Gravity Revisited”, Applied Economics 45 (3), 311-327.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Bensassi, S. (2013), “The Price of Modern Maritime Piracy”, Defence and Peace Economics 24 (5), 397-418. 

Bensassi, S., Márquez-Ramos, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2012), “Economic Integration and the Two Margins of Trade: An Application to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements”, Journal of African Economies 21 (2), 228-265.

Bensassi, S. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2012), “How Costly is Modern Maritime Piracy for the International Community?”, Review of International Economics 20(5), 869-883.

Márquez, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez, C. (2012), “Trade Policy versus Trade Facilitation: An Application Using "Good Old" OLS” Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal. 6, 2012-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2012-11. IF: 0.644.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Martin Clever (2011) “Deeper Integration: What Effects on Trade”, Swiss Review of International Economic Relations (Aussenwirtschaft) 66, 7-32.

Doyle, E. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2011), "Productivity, Trade and Institutional Quality: A Panel Analysis" Southern Economic Journal 77 (3), 726-752.

Márquez-Ramos, L., Martínez Zarzoso, I. and Suárez-Burguet, C. (2011), "Determinants of Deep Integration: Examining Socio-Political Factors", Open Economies Review 22(3), 479-500.

Marquez-Ramos, L. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2010), "The effect of technological innovation on international trade. A non-linear approach", Economics 4, 2010-11. 

http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2010-11

Vollmer, S., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and F. Nowak-Lehmann D. (2009), “Unit Values, Productivity and Trade” Global Economic Journal 9 (3), 1-19.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Nowak-Lehmann D., F. and Horsewood, N. (2009) “Are Regional Trading Agreements Beneficial? Static and Dynamic Panel Gravity Models” North American Journal of Economics and Finance 20, 46-65.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Pérez-García, Eva and Suárez Burguet, C. (2008) "Do Transport Costs Have a Differential Effect on Trade at the Sectoral Level?” Applied Economics 40 (24), 3145-3157. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and L. Márquez-Ramos (2008) "The Effect of Trade Facilitation on Sectoral Trade", B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 8 (1), 1-42. Berkeley, USA.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and F. Nowak-Lehmann D. (2007), “Is Distance a Good Proxy for Transport Costs?: The Case of Competing Transport Modes” The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 16 (3), 411-434.

Marquez-Ramos, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez Burguet, C. (2007) “The Role of Distance in Gravity Regressions: Is there really a Missing Globalisation Puzzle?” B.E. Journal Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy 7(1), 1-25. 

Nowak Lehmann D. D., F., Herzer, D., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Vollmer, Sebastian (2007) "Turkey and the Ankara Treaty of 1963: What can trade Integration do for Turkish Exports?”  Journal of Common Market Studies 45 (3), 719-743. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Marquez-Ramos, L. (2005) "Does Heterogeneity Matter in the Context of the Gravity Model? Economics Bulletin 6,  http://www.economicsbulletin.com/2005/volume6/EB-05F10089A.pdf.

Coca, P., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and L. Marquez-Ramos (2005) "Infraestructura, Costes del Transporte y Flujos de Comercio” Revista de Análisis Económico 20, 3-22, Argentina.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez Burguet, C. (2005) "Transport Costs and Trade: Empirical Evidence for Latin American Imports from the European Union”, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 14 (3), 227-245.

Nowak-Lehmann D., F. and I. Martínez-Zarzoso, (2005), "Mercosur-European Union Trade: How Important is EU Trade Liberalization for Mercosur Exports?” The International Trade Journal 19, 1, 1-35.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and F. Nowak-Lehmann D. (2004), "Economic and Geographical Distance: Explaining Mercosur Exports to the EU” Open Economies Review 15, 3, 291-314.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Nowak-Lehmann D., F. (2003), "Augmented Gravity Model: An Empirical Application to Mercusur-European Union Trade Flows” Journal of Applied Economics VI, 2, 269- 294.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2001), "Does Hysteresis Occur In Trade? Some Evidence for Bilateral Export Flows at a Disaggregated Level” The International Trade Journal, 57-88, Texas, USA.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and C. Suárez Burguet (2000), "The Determinants of Trade Performance.  Influence of R&D on Export Flows" Applied Economics     32, 1939-946. 

Migration and Remittances

Elguezabal, P., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., & Nowak-Lehmann, F. (2025). Immigration as a Trade Facilitator: A Review and New Insights. Cuadernos Económicos De ICE, (109). https://doi.org/10.32796/cice.2025.109.7919

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. Nowak-Lehmann and Paschoaleto, R.D. (2022) “Climate change, natural disasters, and international migration: A country-level analysis considering climatic zones” Frontiers in Climate 4, https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.986088.

Cardozo, A. R., Diaz Pavez, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Nowak-Lehmann D. (2022) “The Impact of COVID-19 Government Responses on Remittances in Latin American Countries” Journal of International Development 34(4), 803-822.

Ahmed, J., Mughal, M. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2021) “Sending Money Home: Transaction Cost and Remittances to Developing Countries” World Economy, forthcoming.

Nowak-Lehmann D, F., Cardozo, A. R., & Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2021) “Migration and Asylum Flows to Germany: From Facts to Analysis” Politics and Governance 9 (4), 210-233.

Ripolles, J. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2021) “African Asylum Seekers in Europe: The Interplay between Foreign Aid and Governance in Origin Countries” Open Economies Review 32, 829-865.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2020) “Searching for Grouped Patterns of Heterogeneity in the Climate-Migration Link” Weather, Climate and Society 12(4), 695-710.

Ahmed, J., Mughal, M. and Martinez-Zarzoso, I. (2018) “They Earn and Send; we Spend: Consumption Patterns of Pakistani Migrant Households”, International Journal of Social Economics 45 (7), 1092-1108.

Ahmed, J. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2016) “Do Transfer Costs Matter for Foreign Remittances? A Gravity Approach”.  Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 10 (2016-4), 1-37. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2016-4. 

Ahmed, J. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2016) “Blessing or Curse: The Stabilizing Role of Remittances Compared with other Financial Flows”, Journal of South Asian Development 11(1), 1-29.

Backhaus, A., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Muris, C. (2015) “Do Climate Variations Explain Bilateral Migration? A Gravity Model Analysis”, IZA Journal of Migration 4 (

1), 1-15.

Transport Economics

Bensasi, S., Marquez-Ramos, L. Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suarez-Burguet, C. (2015) “Relationship between Logistics Infrastructure and Trade: Evidence from Spanish Regional Exports”, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 72 (C), 47-61. 

Bensassi, S., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Suárez-Burguet, C. (2014), “The Effect of Maritime Transport Costs on the Extensive and Intensive Margins of Euro-Asian Sectoral Trade” Maritime Economics & Logistics 16, 276-297. 

Wilmsmeier, G., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and Fiess, N. (2011), “Regional Hub Port Development: The Case of Montevideo, Uruguay”, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics 3 (4), 475-493.

Márquez-Ramos, L., Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Pérez Garcia, E. and Wilmsmeier, G. (2011), “Maritime Networks, Services Structure and Maritime Trade”, Networks and Spatial Economics 11 (3), 555-576.

Martínez Zarzoso, I. and G. Wilmsmeier (2010), "Determinants of maritime transport costs - a panel data analysis", Transportation Planning and Technology 33 (1), 105-121.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Pérez-García, Eva and Suárez Burguet, C. (2008) "Do Transport Costs Have a Differential Effect on Trade at the Sectoral Level?” Applied Economics 40 (24), 3145-3157. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and F. Nowak-Lehmann D. (2007), “Is Distance a Good Proxy for Transport Costs?: The Case of Competing Transport Modes” The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 16 (3), 411-434. 

Coca, P., Martínez-Zarzoso, I. and L. Marquez-Ramos (2005) "Infraestructura, Costes del Transporte y Flujos de Comercio” Revista de Análisis Económico 20, 3-22, 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Eva Pérez and L. García Menéndez (2004), "Determinants of Mode Choice (Road/Shipping) for Freight Transport: Evidence for four Spanish Exporting Sectors” Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 38, 447-466. 

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., C. Suárez Burguet and L. García Menéndez (2003), "The Impact of Transport Costs on International Trade. The Case of Spanish Ceramic Exports” Maritime Economics & Logistics 5, 2, 179-198

Other Topics (Education, Gender, Finance & Health)

Herrera-Prada, L.O. and Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2025). Stairway to Heaven? The Economic Consequences of Setting Foot in College in Colombia. Education Economics, forthcoming.

Martínez-Zarzoso, I., Serranito, F. and Turcu, C. (2023) “Recent advances in international macroeconomics, financial development and globalization: Some policy challenges”, International Economics 175 (2023) 135–138.

Gómez-Puig, M., Sosvilla-Rivero, S., & Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “On the Heterogeneous Link between Public Debt and Economic Growth” Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 77, 101528.

Torres Munguia, J.A., F. C. Badarau, L. Rodrigo Díaz Pavez, I. Martínez-Zarzoso, and K. M. Wacker (2022) “A Global Dataset of Pandemic- and Epidemic-Prone Disease Outbreaks” Nature Scientific Data, 9:683.

Torres Munguía, J. A., & Martínez-Zarzoso, I. (2022) “Determinants of Emotional Intimate Partner Violence Against Women and Girls with Children in Mexican Households: an ecological framework” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 08862605211072179.