Policy

Policy Impact

Policy impact is at the heart of my work. I partner with World Bank teams and government agencies around the world to answer policy-relevant questions with rigorous evidence. I have contributed to several policy publications, most notably the 2025 World Development Report. I have worked closely with policymakers in Ecuador, Chile, Honduras, and Rwanda.

Impact of the Pacific Alliance Agreement on the Competitiveness of Ecuadorian Firms

I was commissioned to write a chapter for the World Bank’s Ecuador Trade and Investment Competitiveness Report, 2019.

Export Promotion and Firm Entry into and Survival in Export Markets

I coauthored a background paper with Daniel Lederman and Marcelo Olarreaga for the World Bank’s report on Latin American Entrepreneurs, 2014. Later published in Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2016.

Supply Chain Incentives and Tax Compliance in Rwanda

I cowrote a chapter and background paper for the World Bank’s Rwanda Country Economic Memorandum, 2024.