When Schumpeter Meets Automation and Natural Disasters: Implications for Developing Economies (2026)
Submitted to Journal of Development Economics.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Examines how creative destruction, automation, and natural disasters interact in developing economies using a panel of 142 countries. Identification via smooth-transition LP-IV methodology.
Fiscal Stabilization under Adverse Commodity Terms of Trade: State-Dependent Multipliers and the Role of Investment Subsidies (2026)
Submitted to Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Droughts and Employment in Paraguay: Regional Heterogeneity, Gender and Social Protection Gaps (2026)
In progress. Joint ILO–IMF project.
Wildo González.
Uses pseudo-panels of household surveys and local panel projections to quantify the effect of droughts on employment, informality, and gender inequality in Paraguay.
How Effective is Fiscal Policy During Terms-of-Trade Deterioration? Evidence from Emerging and Developing Economies (2026)
In progress.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Economic Growth and Healthy Eating: Some International Evidence and Implications for Emerging Countries (2025)
In progress.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Rule of Law, FDI, and Long-Term Growth (2022)
USAID / Instituto Desarrollo – Program “Rule of Law and Culture of Integrity in Paraguay.”
Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions for Older Adults in Poverty in Paraguay (2021)
CONACYT / Instituto Desarrollo – Project PINV18-980.
José Molinas, Jorge Chamorro, Wildo González, Alain De Janvry, Elisabeth Sadoulet and Marcos Martínez.
Support to Science, Technology and Innovation: Impact Evaluation of PRONII (2021)
CONACYT / Instituto Desarrollo – Project PINV18-1608.
Alex Armand, José Molinas, Jorge Chamorro, Wildo González, Santiago Barboza and Camila Núñez.
Robots at Work in Developing Countries: How Bad Could It Be (2020)
ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers N° 337.
Carlos J. García, Wildo D. González and Tiare T. Rivera.
Fiscal Policy Schemes and Natural Resource Revenues: Results of a DSGE for Paraguay (2020)
Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) Consulting Report.
Forecasting with Shrinkage Methods Using a Large Database (2013)
DTBC N° 685. Central Bank of Chile.
Wildo González and Hernán Rubio.
Large Bayesian VARs for the Chilean Economy (2012)
DTBC N° 653. Central Bank of Chile.
Short-Term GDP Forecasting Using Bridge Models: A Case for Chile (2011)
DTBC N° 626. Central Bank of Chile.
M. Cobb, G. Echavarría, P. Filippi, M. García, C. Godoy, W. González, C. Medel and M. Urrutia.
Is More Exchange Rate Intervention Necessary in Small Open Economies? The Role of Risk Premium and Commodity Shocks (2010)
ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers N° 248.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Rationale Behind the Responses of Monetary Policy to the Real Exchange Rate in Small Open Economies (2009)
ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers N° 228.
Carlos García and Wildo González.
Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Selected Latin American Economies (2009)
ILADES-Georgetown University Working Papers N° 194.
Carlos García and Wildo González.