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March 12, 2026Working paper

IIF Deep Dive: Capital Flows and Digital Trade in Emerging Markets

Using emerging-market data for 2008–2024, the paper studies how the composition of capital inflows relates to exports of ICT goods and services. Equity FDI is associated with stronger digital exports, particularly after 2017; portfolio flows show a weaker systematic relationship.

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2026Forthcoming

Two prices, one exit: administrative visibility and the distributional incidence of subsidy reform in Bolivia

Accepted for presentation at the LSE International Inequalities Institute and UNU-WIDER workshop on 6 November 2026. Using BOLMOD, the Bolivian module of SOUTHMOD, this paper studies how Bolivia’s fuel subsidy reform and exchange rate unification affect households. It compares the enacted compensation package with alternatives deliverable through existing registries, showing why administrative visibility matters for who receives relief.

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September 2012Working paper

Declining inequality in Bolivia: How and Why

Uses household survey evidence from four Bolivian survey years to examine how education and other household characteristics contributed to changes in inequality.

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