Working Papers

Work in Progress (Selection)

"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

"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

"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).