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Working Papers

2024

1. Development Acupuncture: The Network Structure of Multidimensional Poverty and Its Implications
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

2. The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias (2021)
   See also Journal Article The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on learnings, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2020

3. The Effects of Local Market Concentration and International Competition on Firm Productivity: Evidence from Mexico
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (1)
4. Within-Country Poverty Convergence: Evidence from Mexico
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Within-country poverty convergence: evidence from Mexico, Empirical Economics, Springer (2022) (2022)

2019

5. Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2020) (2020)
6. Poverty Convergence in a Time of Stagnation: A Municipal-Level Perspective from Mexico (1992-2014)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2017

7. Arithmetics and politics of domestic resource mobilization
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
8. Who Benefits from Fiscal Redistribution in the Russian Federation?
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2016

9. Declining wages for college-educated workers in Mexico: are younger or older cohorts hurt the most ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (2)
10. Labor Earnings, Misallocation, and the Returns to Education in Mexico
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
11. Pro-growth equity: a policy framework for the twin goals
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
12. Understanding the Dynamics of Labor Income Inequality in Latin America
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (13)

2015

13. A decade of declining earnings inequality in the Russian Federation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
14. Convergence with Stagnation: Mexico's Growth at the Municipal level 1990-2010
    Working Paper Series Sobre México, Sobre México. Temas en economía View citations (1)
15. Income Inequality and Violent Crime: Evidence from Mexico's Drug War
    Working Paper Series Sobre México, Sobre México. Temas en economía
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Income inequality and violent crime: Evidence from Mexico's drug war, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (74) (2016)
16. Volatility and Inequality as Constraints to Shared Prosperity: Paraguay Equity Assessment
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2014

17. Equity for Sustained Growth
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
18. Gasto social, redistribución del ingreso y reducción de la pobreza en México: evolución y comparación con Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2013

19. Crime and growth convergence: evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Crime and growth convergence: Evidence from Mexico, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) View citations (36) (2014)
20. Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (42)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (34)
    See also Chapter Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2016) View citations (15) (2016)
21. The Unfairness of (Poverty) Targets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013)
    See also Journal Article The unfairness of (poverty) targets, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2016) (2016)

2012

22. Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012) View citations (29)
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (36)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, World Development, Elsevier (2013) View citations (143) (2013)
23. Exiting Belindia? Lesson from the Recent Decline in Income Inequality in Brazil
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
24. Is There Such Thing as Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin America
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is there such thing as middle class values? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America, Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter (2016) (2016)
25. Is There Such a Thing As Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values, and Political Orientations in Latin America - Working Paper 286
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (7)
26. Is the baby to blame ? an inquiry into the consequences of early childbearing
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
27. Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2011

28. A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2014) View citations (72) (2014)
29. Down and Out or Up and In? Polarization-Based Measures of the Middle Class for Latin America
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (6)
30. Economic Crises, Maternal and Infant Mortality, Low Birth Weight and Enrollment Rates: Evidence from Argentina's Downturns
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2011)
31. The Decline in Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (30)

2010

32. Inequality and teenagers’ educational aspirations in urban Mexico
    Serie documentos de trabajo del Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos View citations (2)
33. Permanent Effects of Economic Crises on Household Welfare: Evidence and Projections from Argentina’s Downturns
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

34. Evidence and Policy Lessons on the Links between Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
35. Income and Beyond: Multidimensional Poverty in Six Latin American Countries
    OPHI Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (10)
    Also in CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2009) View citations (26)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2009) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Income and Beyond: Multidimensional Poverty in Six Latin American Countries, Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer (2013) View citations (71) (2013)
36. The recent decline of inequality in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (12)

2008

37. Comments
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2004)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008)

2005

38. Child labor, school attendance, and indigenous households: evidence from Mexico
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (17)
39. Conditional cash transfers and indigenous people?s health: Is there a differential impact of Progresa between indigenous and non-indigenous households?
    EGAP Working Papers, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México View citations (4)
40. Poniendo a la pobreza de ingresos y a la desigualdad en el mapa de México
    EGAP Working Papers, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México
    See also Journal Article Poniendo a la pobreza de ingresos y a la desigualdad en el mapa de México, Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, CIDE, División de Economía (2007) (2007)
41. Poniendo al ingreso de los hogares en el mapa de México
    EGAP Working Papers, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México View citations (1)
42. Ser ciudadano en un estado
    EGAP Working Papers, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México

2004

43. Macroeconomía y pobreza: lecciones desde Latinoamérica
    Financiamiento para el Desarrollo, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Market concentration, trade exposure, and firm productivity in developing countries: Evidence from Mexico
   World Development, 2023, 165, (C) View citations (3)

2022

2. The arithmetics and politics of domestic resource mobilization for poverty eradication
   World Development, 2022, 149, (C) View citations (2)
3. The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on learnings
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, 91, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning, MPRA Paper (2021) (2021)
4. Wage inequality in the developing world: Evidence from Latin America
   Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26, (4), 1944-1970 View citations (5)
5. Within-country poverty convergence: evidence from Mexico
   Empirical Economics, 2022, 62, (5), 2547-2586
   See also Working Paper Within-Country Poverty Convergence: Evidence from Mexico, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

6. Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2020, 34, (2), 284-311
   See also Working Paper Persistent Misallocation and the Returns to Education in Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2016

7. Income inequality and violent crime: Evidence from Mexico's drug war
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 120, (C), 128-143 View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper Income Inequality and Violent Crime: Evidence from Mexico's Drug War, Working Paper Series Sobre México (2015) (2015)
8. Is there such thing as middle class values? Class differences, values and political orientations in Latin America
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2016, 7, (2), 12
   See also Working Paper Is There Such Thing as Middle Class Values? Class Differences, Values and Political Orientations in Latin America, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
9. The unfairness of (poverty) targets
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (2), 379-397
   See also Working Paper The Unfairness of (Poverty) Targets, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2015

10. A Long-Term Perspective on Inequality and Human Development in Latin America
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2015, 16, (3), 319-323 View citations (2)
11. Exploring the Differential Impact of Public Interventions on Indigenous People: Lessons from Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer Program
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2015, 16, (3), 452-467 View citations (5)

2014

12. A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2014, 12, (1), 23-47 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (45) (2011)
13. Clases medias y vulnerabilidad a la pobreza. Reflexiones desde América Latina
    El Trimestre Económico, 2014, vol. LXXXI (2), (322), pp. 281-307
14. Crime and growth convergence: Evidence from Mexico
    Economics Letters, 2014, 125, (1), 9-13 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Crime and growth convergence: evidence from Mexico, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2013

15. Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
    World Development, 2013, 44, (C), 129-141 View citations (143)
    See also Working Paper Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, Working Papers (2012) View citations (29) (2012)
16. Income and Beyond: Multidimensional Poverty in Six Latin American Countries
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2013, 112, (2), 291-314 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Income and Beyond: Multidimensional Poverty in Six Latin American Countries, OPHI Working Papers (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
17. Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class
    Oxford Development Studies, 2013, 41, (4), 409-435 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Stability and Vulnerability of the Latin American Middle Class, WIDER Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2012

18. A Household-Based Distribution-Sensitive Human Development Index: An Empirical Application to Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru
    Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2012, 109, (3), 395-411 View citations (2)
19. Declining Income Inequality in Brazil: The Proud Outlier
    World Bank - Inequality in Focus, 2012, 1, (1), 5-8

2010

20. Transitory Shocks, Permanent Effects: Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Well-Being of Households in Latin America and The Caribbean
    Estudios Económicos, 2010, 25, (1), 3-35 View citations (1)

2009

21. Medición multidimensional de la pobreza en México: significancia estadística en la inclusión de dimensiones no monetarias
    Estudios Económicos, 2009, -, (Special issue), 3-33 View citations (2)

2008

22. El ingreso de los hogares en el mapa de México
    El Trimestre Económico, 2008, LXXV (4), (300), 843-896 View citations (2)

2007

23. Poniendo a la pobreza de ingresos y a la desigualdad en el mapa de México
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 2007, XVI, (2), 239-303
    See also Working Paper Poniendo a la pobreza de ingresos y a la desigualdad en el mapa de México, EGAP Working Papers (2005) (2005)

2005

24. Measuring the Distribution of Human Development: methodology and an application to Mexico
    Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2005, 6, (1), 5-25 View citations (92)

2004

25. Filial Obligations and Child Labor
    Review of Development Economics, 2004, 8, (3), 489-504 View citations (6)

2003

26. Privatization and Its Benefits: Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2003, 49, (3), 429-459 View citations (87)

2002

27. A social stigma model of child labor
    Estudios Económicos, 2002, 17, (2), 193-217 View citations (12)
28. Acumulación de capital trabajo infantil y educación obligatoria
    El Trimestre Económico, 2002, 69(1), (273), 3-36

1998

29. DEBRAJ RAY, Development Economics, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1998
    El Trimestre Económico, 1998, 65 (4), (260), 620-623

1995

30. Empleo rural y combate a la pobreza: una propuesta de política
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 1995, IV, (2), 313-353

Books

2014

1. Shared Prosperity: Paving the Way in Europe and Central Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (13)

2013

2. Economic Mobility and the Rise of the Latin American Middle Class
   (La movilidad económica y el crecimiento de la clase media en América Latina)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (146)

2004

3. The Emerging Integration of the California-Mexico Economies
   PPIC Research Reports, Public Policy Institute of California

Undated

4. El México del 2012: Reformas en la Hacienda Pública y al sistema de protección social
   Book, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias

Edited books

2011

1. Sistemas de impuestos y prestaciones en América Latina
   EGAP Books, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México

2006

2. Política social para la equidad
   EGAP Books, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México

Chapters

2023

1. “A Giant Glob of Oily Ambiguity”: On the Use of the Concept of Power in Economics
   Springer

2016

2. Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (42) (2013)

2011

3. Chapter Sixteen - Functionings and Capabilities
   Chapter 16 in Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, 2011, vol. 2, pp 153-187 View citations (6)

2010

4. Chapter 1 Refining the basic needs approach: A multidimensional analysis of poverty in Latin America
   A chapter in Studies in Applied Welfare Analysis: Papers from the Third ECINEQ Meeting, 2010, pp 1-29