Working Papers

Work in Progress (Selection)

"Understanding the Growth of the Middle Class in Bolivia" with Javier Beverinotti and Alejandro Puerta

"The Effects of Better Management Practices on Effective Tax Rates: Evidence from Ecuador" with Javier Beverinotti, Maria Cecilia Deza and Lyliana Gayoso

“Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Crisis” with Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Pablo Evia

"Penny wise, pound wiser: Can incentives work at subnational level?" with Kenyi Cansino and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

"Productivity and Displacement: Evidence from Colombia's Coca Production" with Maria Cecilia Acevedo and Alejandro Herrera

"An Uphill Battle: The Relationship Between Geography and Terrorism" with Felipe Bedoya-Maya and Alejandra Montoya-Agudelo

“Polarized education levels and civil war” with Alejandra Montoya-Agudelo, Michael Jetter and Christopher Cotton

"Dumb Criminals?: Exploring the effects of education on crime" with Catalina Gomez-Toro

"The effects of football games on crime" with Catalina Gomez-Toro

"Efficiency in Poverty Reduction: A State-Level Analysis for Bolivia" with Javier Beverinotti and Alejandro Puerta

"Unraveling the Link Between Television and Fertility Rates in Post-WWII America" with Javier Romero Haaker and Fernando Rios-Avila

"Unlocking Economic Potential: The Power of Children Education in Enhancing Female Labor Force Participation" with Gunnar Poppe Yañez

"Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Unleashing Economic Potential through Youth Employment in Bolivia" with Vincenzo di Maro and Fernando Landa

"The Effects of Management Practices on Effective Tax Rates: Evidence from Ecuador" with Javier Beverinotti, Maria Cecilia Deza and Lyliana Gayosso.

"Fiscal Decentralization and Economic Crisis” with Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Pablo Evia

"Crime and Soccer" with Catalina Gomez-Toro

"Civil conflict reduced the impact of Colombia’s protected areas" with Merlin Hanauer

Working Papers

“Moving Citizens and Deterring Criminals: Innovation in Public Transport Facilities” with Juan Carlos Duque and Joaquin Urrego. CAF Working paper Nº 15 (2016).

“Income Inequality in Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador: Different Reasons” with Maria Aristizabal-Ramirez and Michael Jetter, (2015).

"Subnational Revenue Mobilization in Peru" with Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Cristian Sepulveda. Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper IDB-WP-299, (2012).

"Fiscal Transfers a Curse or Blessing? Evidence of Their Effect on Tax Effort for Municipalities in Sinaloa, Mexico" Nicolás Guadalupe Zúñiga Espinoza, ISP-Georgia State University. Working Paper 10-30, (2010).

"Targeting Aid to the Needy and Deserving" with Peter Nunnenkamp and Luis Triveño Kiel Institute for World Economics. Kiel Working Paper No. 1229, (2005).