Research

Peer-reviewed Publications

· Bridging the Gap: Mobilization of Multilateral Development Banks in Infrastructure, 2024, World Development (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A., Rodríguez, J. P. )

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· The Cyclicality of Official Bilateral Lending: Which Cycle do Flows Follow?, 2024, Emerging Markets Review (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A., Gómez, T.)

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 ·  Labor Market Gender Gaps in the Time of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024, Applied Economics (with Acevedo, I., Castellani,  Székely, M.) 

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 · Higher Inequality in Latin America: a Collateral Effect of the Pandemic, 2023, International Review of Applied Economics (with Acevedo, I., Castellani,   F., Cota, M. J., Székely, M.) 

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· Tough on Young Offenders: Harmful or Helpful?, 2022, Journal of Human Resources

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· Empowering Mothers and Enhancing Early Childhood Investment: Effect on Adults Outcomes and Children Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills, 2022, Journal of Human Resources (with Lavy, V., Zizhong, Y.)

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· Informality in the time of Covid-19 in Latin America: Implications and Policy Options, 2021, Plos One,  (with Acevedo, I., Castellani, F., Székely, M.)

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· Sovereign External Borrowing and Multilateral Lending: Dynamics and Crises, 2021, International Review of Economics and Finance (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A.)

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· Social effect of Covid-19: Estimates and alternatives for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2021, Latin American Economic Review (with Acevedo, I., Castellani, F., Flores, I., Székely, M.)

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· Following public finances: the mirage of MDBs countercyclicality, 2020, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A.)

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· Mobilization Effects of Multilateral Development Banks, 2020, World Bank Economic Review, (with Broccolini, C., Maffioli, A., Presbitero, A., Stucchi, R.)

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· Fixed or Open-Ended? Labor Contracts and Productivity in the Colombian Manufacturing Sector, 2020, Journal of Applied Economics, 23, 199-223 (with Castellani, F., Obando, N.)

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·  Do Labor Market Regulations Affect the Link between Innovation and Employment?, 2019, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy (with Baensch, L., Lanzalot, M. L., Stucchi, R.)

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Reports, Chapters in Books & Technical Notes

· Chapter 7 (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A.) in Dealing with Debt: Less Risk for More Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023, by Powell, A., and Valencia, O.

· Research Insights: What Can Multilateral Development Banks Do to Reduce Infrastructure Gaps in Emerging Economies, 2023, Research Insights (with Avellán, L., Galindo, A., Rodriguez, J. P.)

· Trends and Features of Policy- Based Lending at the Inter -American Development Bank, 2022, Technical note IDB-TN-02544   (with Avellán, L., Brito, S., León-Díaz, J.)

· The Role of Technical Cooperation and Tools to Improve Monitoring, 2022, Technical note IDB-TN-02460 (with Margolis, D. )

· Operational Excellence: Understanding Project Financial Cancellations and its Impact on the Delivery of Results, 2022, Technical note IDB-TN-02417 (with Corral, L., Martínez, J., Pecha, C. )

· Knowledge for Development: the IDB's Impact in the Region, 2021, IDB-WP-1223, (with Avellán, L., Calderón, C., Wanner, Z. )

· Why do some Development Projects Disburse Funds Faster than others?, 2021, Technical Note IDB-TN-02336 (with Avellán, L., Leal, Z.)

· Sound Banks for Healthy Economies, 2020, A CGD-IDB Working Group Report, (chaired by Powell, A., Rojas-Suarez, L., with Caprio, G., Cowan, K., Galindo, A. J., Guidotti, P. E., Honohan, P. , O'Dogherty, P. , Parrado, E., de la Torre, A., Turner, P., Wynter, B.)

·  Is Shorter Project Preparation Time Associated with Longer Project Execution Time?, 2019, Technical Note IDB-TN-01714 (with Avellán, L., Cavalcanti, V.)

·  Can Project Preparation and Execution Efforts Be Linked?, 2019, Technical Note IDB-TN-01830 (with Avellán, L., Cavalcanti, V., Leal, Z.)

·  What Predicts Problems in Project Execution?: Evidence from Progress Monitoring Reports, 2018, Technical Note IDB-TN-01586 (with Avellán, L., Cavalcanti, V., Cossens, S.)

·  Diagnóstico de mercados laborales en la Región Andina, 2018, Nota Técnica IDB-TN-1352

·  Chapter 3 (with Deza, M. C.)  in Creciendo con Productividad: Una agenda para la Región Andina, 2018, by Ruiz Arranz, M. and Deza, M. C.

·  Chapter 6 (with Stucchi, R., Sanguino, L., Lanzalot M. L.) in Creciendo con Productividad: Una agenda para la Región Andina, 2018, by Ruiz Arranz, M. and Deza, M. C.