Publicaciones e investigación
PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
“How Do Subnational Governments React to Shocks to Different Revenue Sources? Evidence from Hydrocarbon-Producing Provinces in Argentina” (with M. Besfamille, D. Jorrat, O. Manzano). Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 136, July 2023. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/juecon/v136y2023ics009411902300027x.html
“Reciprocity and Willingness to Pay Taxes: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Latin America”. (with D. Ortega and L. Ronconi). Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Vol 16, #2. Spring 2016. https://ideas.repec.org/a/col/000425/014410.html
“The Impact of South-South Preferential Trade Agreements on Industrial Development: An Empirical Test” (with C. Volpe y J. Traistaru). Journal of Economic Integration, Vol 25, 1. March 2010. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23000966
“Tariffs and Manufacturing Location in Argentina” (with Christian Volpe). Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol 39, Issue 2, 155-167. March 2009. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/regeco/v39y2009i2p155-167.html
“Trade Liberalization, Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Contingent Protection in Latin America” (with E. Bianchi), Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. 2006. https://ideas.repec.org/a/col/000425/008651.html
“Trade Policy Options for Argentina in the Short and Long Runs” (with D. Lederman). Integration and Trade, Vol 19, 99–133. 2004. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239924831_Trade_Policy_Options_for_Argentina_in_the_Short_and_Long_Runs
“Trade Diversion and Declining Tariffs: Evidence from Mercosur” (with A. Bohara and K. Gawande). Journal of International Economics, Vol 64, 65-88. October 2004. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/inecon/v64y2004i1p65-88.html
“Intergovernmental Transfers and Fiscal Behavior: Insurance vs Aggregate Discipline” (with M. Tommasi). Journal of International Economics, Vol 62, 149-170. January 2004. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/inecon/v62y2004i1p149-170.html
“Wage Inequality and Trade Liberalization: Evidence from Argentina” (with S. Galiani). Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 497-513. December 2003. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/deveco/v72y2003i2p497-513.htm
“Fiscal Federalism in Argentina: Policies, Politics, and Institutional Reform” (with M. Tommasi and S. Saghier). Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. 2001. https://ideas.repec.org/a/col/000425/008706.html
“Political Determinants of Intergovernmental Grants: Evidence from Argentina” (with A. Porto). Economics & Politics, Vol 13, November. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK. 2001. https://ideas.repec.org/a/bla/ecopol/v13y2001i3p237-256.html
“Politics, Institutions and Fiscal Performance in a Federal System: An analysis of the Argentine Provinces.” (with M. Jones, Michigan University and M. Tommasi, UDESA). Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 61, 305–333, North-Holland, 2000. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/deveco/v61y2000i2p305-333.html
“Business Cycles from Misperceived Trends” (with D. Heymann). Economic Notes, vol 27, no 2, 205-232, 1998. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Heymann-3/publication/245591526_Business_cycles_from_misperceived_trends/links/546cb2f70cf284dbf190e99a/Business-cycles-from-misperceived-trends.pdf
“Structural Reform and Disinflation, Lessons from the Argentine Convertibility Plan” (with E. Tanner). Journal of Developing Areas, 31(4):529-552. Western Illinois University, Summer 1997.
“Fiscal Inconsistencies and High Inflation” (with Daniel Heymann). Journal of Development Economics, North Holland, 43 # 1, 1994. https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/deveco/v43y1994i1p85-104.html
PUBLICATION IN REGIONAL JOURNALS (LATIN AMERICA)
“Los impactos socioeconómicos del COVID en América Latina y los desafíos de la recuperación” (with Adriana Arreaza). El Impacto Económico de la Pandemia, revista ICE (Información Económica Española), November-December 2021. Nro 923. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357444458_Los_impactos_socioeconomicos_del_COVID-19_en_America_Latina_y_los_desafios_de_la_recuperacion/link/6264278a8cb84a40ac845810/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19
"Patrones de desarrollo en América Latina: ¿Convergencia o caída en la trampa del ingreso medio?" (with L. Villar). Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, 2012. https://ideas.repec.org/a/col/000438/011645.html
“Canon minero y decisiones fiscales subnacionales en el Perú”. Perspectivas, Análisis de temas críticos para el desarrollo sostenible Vol 8, N°1, June 2010. CAF. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/183/Perspectivas_vol8.pdf?sequence=1
“La cooperación público-privada para la provisión de gas de red en barrios informales de la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires: gestión e impactos” (with C. Goytia y R. Pasquini). Perspectivas, Análisis de temas críticos para el desarrollo sostenible, vol 6, Nro 2, December 2008. CAF https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/180/PerspectivasVol6N%C2%BA2.pdf
“La incorporación de Venezuela al MERCOSUR: impactos sobre el comercio, la producción, el empleo y la distribución del ingreso” (with E. Bianchi). Perspectivas: Análisis de temas críticos para el desarrollo sostenible, Vol. 5 | Nº 1, Junio 2007. CAF. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/177/PerspectivasVol5N%C2%BA1.pdf?sequence=1
“Liberalización comercial, pobreza y distribución del ingreso en América Latina” (with E. Bianchi), Perspectivas: Análisis de temas críticos para el desarrollo sostenible, Vol 3, N°2. December 2005. CAF. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/192/perspectivas3-vol2.pdf?sequence=1
“Pseudo equilibrios de expectativas: Algunos ejemplos macroeconómicos," (with D. Heymann) Económica, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, vol. 0(1), pages 23-36, 2000. https://ideas.repec.org/a/akh/journl/508.html
“Quiebres de Tendencia, Expectativas y Fluctuaciones Económicas” (with D. Heymann). Desarrollo Económico, vol 38, No 149, Instituto de Desarrollo Económico Y Social, Ides, 1998. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3467384?origin=crossref/
“The Export-Led Growth Hypothesis Revisited, Theory and Evidence” (with H. Ahumada). Estudios de Economía, Universidad de Chile. December 1995. https://ideas.repec.org/a/udc/esteco/v22y1995i2p327-355.html
“Coordinación Macroeconómica en el Mercosur: Ventajas, desventajas y la práctica.” (with M. Garriga). Publicado en Serie PROSUR, Fundación Friedrich Ebert. 1996 https://collections.fes.de/publikationen/content/titleinfo/444685
“Es el Mercosur un Bloque Natural?” (with M. Garriga). Publicado en Estudios Económicos, Instituto de Estudios Económicos sobre la Realidad Argentina. Fundación Mediterránea, Argentina. 18(73), 59-68, Abril de 1995. https://catalogosiidca.csuca.org/Record/CR.UNA01000209095
“Intergovernmental Transfers and Public Sector Expenditures in Argentina, A Game Theoretic Approach”. Estudios de Economía, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile. December 1994. https://ideas.repec.org/a/udc/esteco/v21y1994i2p179-212.html
“The Politics of Intergovernmental transfers and Local Government deficits: Theory and Evidence". Estudios Económicos, Vol 8 #1, January-June, 1993. El Colegio de Mexico. Mexico, D.F. https://ideas.repec.org/a/emx/esteco/v8y1993i1p87-109.html
"Distributional Effects of the Inflation Tax: An Estimation for Argentina (in spanish) (with H. Ahumada, A. Canavese y W. Sosa). Economía Mexicana, vol II, num. 2, julio-diciembre 1993, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE), 1993, Mexico D.F. https://ideas.repec.org/a/emc/ecomex/v2y1993i2p329-383.html
BOOKS and CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
“Reglas fiscales para la recuperación en América Latina: experiencias y principales lecciones.” (with Arreaza, A., Kopits, G., Berganza, J. C., Schmidt-Hebbel, K., Ortiz, M. C.). Caracas: CAF, 2022. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1905
“Pathways to integration: trade facilitation, infrastructure and global value chains” (with Moncarz, P., Vaillant, M., Allub, L., Juncosa, F., Barril, D., Cont, W., Lalanne, Á.) Economic and Development Report (RED). Caracas: CAF, 2021. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1823 //https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/1907.html
“Integrity in public policy. Keys to prevent corruption” (with Fajardo, G., Berniell, L., De La Mata. D., Brassiolo, Estrada, R., P. Vargas, J.) Economic and Development Report (RED). Bogotá, CAF, 2019. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1538 https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/1538.html
“Institutions for productivity: towards a better business environment” (with Álvarez, F., Eslava, M., Toledo, M., Alves, G., Daude, C., & Allub, L.). Economic and Development Report (RED). Caracas: CAF, 2018. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1410 https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/1410.html
“Urban growth and access to opportunities: a challenge for Latin America” (with Vargas, J. C., Daude, C. Fajardo, G., Brassiolo, P., Estrada, R., Goytia, C. ). Economic and Development Report (RED). CAF, 2017. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1091 https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/1091.html
“A More Effective State. Capacities for designing, implementing, and evaluating public policies”. (with Brassiolo, P., Ortega, D., Álvarez, F., Quintero, L., Berniell, L., Maris, L. Economic and development Report (RED). Bogotá, CAF, 2015. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/830 https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/830.html
“Vivienda y bienestar: diagnóstico y políticas en América Latina” (with C. Goytia and D. Jorrat). In: Urbanización y políticas de vivienda en China y América Latina y el Caribe: perspectivas y estudios de caso. Chapter IX. Academia China de Ciencias Sociales, UN-CEPAL-CAF-Instituto de Estudios Latinoamericanos. 2015. https://ideas.repec.org/b/ecr/col013/39712.html https://repositorio.cepal.org/entities/publication/c61e1f21-afeb-438e-a8d6-3b830c825be3
“Towards a safer Latin America. A new perspective to prevent and control crime” (with Ortega, D., Berniell, L., Álvarez, F., Mejía, D., Castillo, J. C., & Brassiolo, P.). Economic and Development Report. Caracas: CAF 2014. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/708 / https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/708.html
"Comments on “The Latin American Debt Crisis in Historical Perspective” by José Antonio Ocampo," International Economic Association Series, in: Joseph E. Stiglitz & Daniel Heymann (ed.), Life After Debt, chapter 2, pages 116-121, Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. https://ideas.repec.org/h/pal/intecp/978-1-137-41148-8_5.html
“Enhancing productivity in Latin America: from subsistence to transformational entrepreneurship” (with P., Brassiolo, P., Arreaza, A., Berniell, L., Álvarez, F., Ortega, D., & Kamiya, M.). Economic and Development Report (RED). Caracas: CAF, 2013. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/599/ https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/168.html
“Public Finances for Development: Strengthening the connection between taxes and expenditures”. (with Berniell, L., Álvarez, F., Ortega, D., Arreaza, A., & Penfold, M.). Economic and Development Report. CAF, 2012. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/600 https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/600.html
“Financial services for development: promoting access in Latin America” (with Arreaza, A., Rodríguez, P., Álvarez, F., Ortega, D., & Penfold, M.) Economic and Development Report (RED). Caracas: CAF, 2011. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/942 / https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/942.html
“Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America’s Urban Neighborhoods: A Summary of Results from the City Case Studies (with Andrew Powell)”. In “The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perceptions”. Eduardo Lora, Andrew Powell, Pablo Sanguinetti, Bernard M.S. van Praag (Editors). Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. 2010. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/325571468045577440/pdf/544310PUB0EPI01OX0349415B01Public10.pdf
“The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perceptions” (Edited with Eduardo Lora Andrew Powell, Bernard M.S. van Praag). A co-publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. 2010 The Inter-American Development Bank. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/325571468045577440/pdf/544310PUB0EPI01OX0349415B01Public10.pdf
“Local development: towards a new leadership of cities and regions”(with Pineda, J., Scandizzo, S., Ortega, D., & Penfold, M. Economic and Development Report (RED)). Caracas: CAF, 2010. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/941/ https://ideas.repec.org/b/dbl/dblrep/941.html
“Caminos para el futuro. Gestión de la infraestructura en América Latina”. (with Castilla, L. M., Ortega, D., Pineda, J., Scandizzo, S., & Urbiztondo, S.). Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo (RED). Caracas: CAF, 2009. Retrieved from http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/172/ https://ideas.repec.org/f/psa702.html
“Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life" (with Pagés, C., Scartascini, C. Funaro, R., Madrigal, L., Duryea, S., Chaparro, JC., Rodríguez-Pombo, M., Lora, E., and Savedoff, W). Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 7200, April 2008. https://ideas.repec.org/b/idb/idbbks/7200.html
“El Mercosur y la Inserción Comercial Argentina en los Mercados Internacionales”. En “El país que queremos: Principios, estrategia y agenda para alcanzar una Argentina mejor”. Eds: Sergio Berensztein, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta y Federico Sturzenegger. Editorial Temas, 2006.
“Implementing Preferential Trade Agreements in the Southern Cone: Rules of Origin” (with E. Bianchi). In "The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements" edited by Olivier Cadot, Antoni Estevadeordal, Akiko Suwa and Thierry Verdier, CEPR / IADB / Oxford University Press, 2005. Verdier, T, A Estevadeordal, A Suwa-Eisenmann and O Cadot (eds) (2006), ‘The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Regional Trade Agreements‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://ideas.repec.org/b/oxp/obooks/9780199290482.html
“Learning About Trends, Spending and Credit Fluctuations in Open Economies” (with D. Heymann and M. Kaufmann). In “Monetary Theory as a Basis for Monetary Policy”. In: Leijonhufvud, A. (eds) Monetary Theory as a Basis for Monetary Policy. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3961-6_6.
“Politics, Institutions, and Public Sector Spending in the Argentine Provinces” (with M. Jones and M. Tommasi). In “Institutions and Fiscal Performance,” edited by J. Poterba and Jurguen von Hagen, NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc . May 1999. https://ideas.repec.org/b/nbr/nberbk/pote99-1.html
“Los efectos distributivos de las Transferencias Intergubernamentales, Evidencia para América Latina” (with A. Porto). In “Descentralización Fiscal en América Latina, Perspectivas y nuevos Desafíos”, Edited by G. Ago and H. Edling, CEPAL/GTZ, 1997. https://repositorio.cepal.org/entities/publication/6553a831-e0ec-4e4c-b5c8-8f028892f12d/ https://ideas.repec.org/p/ecr/col093/30866.html
“Apertura Económica, Aumento de las Exportaciones y Crecimiento Económico en el Contexto Argentino” (with H. Ahumada). Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, Colección Estudios Políticos y Sociales, Septiembre de 1995. https://search.worldcat.org/es/title/apertura-economica-aumento-de-las-exportaciones-y-crecimiento-economico-en-el-contexto-argentino/oclc/925766210
“Redistributive Policies, Social Integration and Productivity: An Exploration". (with Daniel Heymann). In Finanzas Publicas y Economía Espacial, Ensayos en Honor de Horacio Nuñez Miñana. Editado por A. Porto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. 1995. Working paper version: https://repositorio.utdt.edu/handle/20.500.13098/12922. Book: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295079032_Finanzas_Publicas_y_Economia_Espacial_A_Porto_editor
WORKING PAPERS
"Taxing for Health in Latin America" (with Leandro Arozamena, Hernán Ruffo, and Federico Weinschelbaum). UTDT Working Paper Nro 3. 2024. Link Link
“Impacts of Russia–Ukraine Conflict on Panama”. UNDP Policy Document Series, Nro 39, January 2023. Link
“Importaciones para exportar y cadenas de valor en Argentina y Uruguay” (with L. Allub, Matías Garibotti, and Álvaro Lalanne). Policy Paper Series #11, CAF, October 2022. Link
“Apertura comercial y productividad: desafíos y oportunidades tras la crisis sanitaria”. Serie Documentos de Política para el Desarrollo. Nro 4. Iniciativas para la recuperación en la pospandemia. CAF, 2021. Link
"The Flypaper Effect is not a Puzzle" (with M. Besfamille & N. Grosman). Documentos de Trabajo 464, Instituto de Economía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2015. Link
"Deterrence and reciprocity effects on tax compliance: experimental evidence from Venezuela" (with D. Ortega). Research Department Working Papers 253, CAF Development Bank Of Latin America. 2013. Link
“Optimal taxes and penalties when the government cannot commit to its audit policy” (with L. Arozamena and M. Besfamille). Working Paper 10-2010, Department of Economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. 2010. Link
“Public-Private Partnership Cooperation for the Provision of Piped Gas in Poor Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: Institutional Framework and Impacts”. UN-WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University. 2010. Link
"Trade liberalization and Export Variety in Latin America: Is there a North-South, South-South Divide?" (with Jose Pineda). EcoMod2007 23900068, EcoMod. 2007. Link
“Asimetrías en el MERCOSUR: ¿Son compatibles con el proceso de integración?” Documentos de Trabajo Nro 6, Secretaria del MERCOSUR, Montevideo, Uruguay. 2006.
“Trade Policy, Trade Flows, Poverty and Income Inequality in Argentina” (with G. Porto). Mimeo, UTDT and World Bank. Background Paper for the World Bank Report “Pobreza, Desigualdad y Crecimiento en Argentina”. April 2005. Link
“Innovation and R&D Expenditures in Argentina: Evidence from a firm level survey”. Working Paper, UTDT. 2005. Link
"Exerting local tax effort or lobbying for central transfers?: Evidence from Argentina” (with Martin Besfamille). Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings 249, Econometric Society. Link
“Economic integration and location of manufacturing activities: Evidence from MERCOSUR” (with Traistaru, Iulia and Volpe Martincus, Christian). ZEI Working Papers B 11-2004, University of Bonn, ZEI - Center for European Integration Studies. 2004. Link
"Improving the Access of Mercosur's Agriculture Exports to United States: Lessons from NAFTA" (with Eduardo Bianchi). IDB Publications (Working Papers) 2655, Inter-American Development Bank. 2004. Link
“Formal and real federalism in Argentina,” (with M. Besfamille). Working Paper 115/03, 2004. Center for the Studying of Globalization and Regionalization. University of Warwick. Link
“Improving the Access of MERCOSUR’s Agriculture Export in US: Lessons from Nafta” (with E. Bianchi). INTAL-ITD Working Paper No 18. September 2004. Link
“Mercosur and the behavior of labor markets in Argentina and Uruguay” (with S. Galiani). UTDT Working Paper Nro 18. 2002. Link
“Changes in Production and Employment Structure and Relative Wages in Argentina and Uruguay” (with R. Arim and J. Pantano). Mimeo (written as background paper for the report: “Patterns of Integration in the Global Economy: What Does Latin America Trade? What Do Its Workers Do?”). World Bank. Link
“Trade liberalization and the dynamics of trade structure in Argentina and Uruguay” (with J. Pantano and J. Posadas). UTDT Working Paper Nro 15. 2001. Link Link
“Trade Liberalization and exports/imports diversification in Argentina: the role of tariff preferences and economies of scale” (with J. Pantano and R. Arim). UTDT Working Papers 015. 2002. Link
“Fiscal Discipline in Subnational Governments and the Bailout Problem: The Argentine Case” (with J.P Nicolini, M. Tommasi, and J. Sanguinetti). Research Network Working Paper. R-467. Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. 2002. Link Link
“Exclusions for Sale: Evidence on the Grossman-Helpman Model of Free Trade Agreements” (with A. Bohara and K. Gawande). Nafta-Mercosur Working Paper Series No 4, July 2001, Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New México. Link
"Political Determinants of Regional Distribution in a Federation: Evidence from Argentina" (with A. Porto). IIE, Working Papers 006, IIE, 1998. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Link
“Las Transferencias Intergubernamentales y La Equidad Distributiva: El Caso Argentino” (with A. Porto). Serie Política Fiscal No. 88 CEPAL, August 1996. Link Link
“The determinants of regional exchange in Mercosur: Geography and trade liberalization” (with M. Garriga). Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Working Paper, 16. 1995. Link
“Descentralización Fiscal en América Latina: El Caso Argentino” (with A. Porto). Serie de Política Fiscal # 45 CEPAL, Santiago de Chile. 1994. [Link](https://repositorio.cepal.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/fdb25bdb-90