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Marcio Cruz

International Finance Corporations (IFC)

Principal Economist

World Bank

1818 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20433

United States

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1.

How Do Emerging Markets Investors Make Decisions? Evidence From Venture Capital and Private Equity

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 02 Dec 2025
Emanuele Colonnelli, Josh Lerner and Mariana De La Paz Pereira Lopez
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Harvard Business School - Finance Unit and World Bank
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On the Impact of Demographic Change on Growth, Savings, and Poverty

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7805
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Sep 2016
Marcio Cruz and S. Amer Ahmed
International Finance Corporations (IFC) and World Bank
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Inequality

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Demographic Change and Development: A Global Typology

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7893
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2017
S. Amer Ahmed, Marcio Cruz, Bryce Quillin and Philip Schellekens
World Bank, International Finance Corporations (IFC), World Bank and World Bank
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Do Export Promotion Agencies Promote New Exporters?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7004
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz
International Finance Corporations (IFC)
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Trade and Multilateral Issues, Trade Policy, Rules of Origin

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Does Input Tariff Reduction Impact Firms'Exports in the Presence of Import Tariff Exemption Regimes?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7231
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz and Maurizio Bussolo
International Finance Corporations (IFC) and World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia
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Rules of Origin, Trade Technology and Productivity, Trade Policy, Trade and Multilateral Issues

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Beyond the Income Effect: Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs on Private Investments in Human Capital

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6867
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz and Zacharias Ziegelhofer
International Finance Corporations (IFC) and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
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Conditional Cash Transfers, Government Policies, Social Protections & Assistance, Children and Youth, Gender and Social Policy

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How Significant is Africa's Demographic Dividend for its Future Growth and Poverty Reduction?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7134
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
S. Amer Ahmed, Marcio Cruz, Delfin S. Go, Maryla Maliszewska and Israel Osorio-Rodarte
World Bank, International Finance Corporations (IFC), Development Prospects Group, The World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
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Achieving Shared Growth, Economic Conditions and Volatility, Economic Theory & Research, Economic Growth, Emerging Markets

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The Dynamics of High-Growth Firms: Evidence from Tunisia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9145
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2020
Marcio Cruz, Leila Baghdadi and Hassen Arouri
International Finance Corporations (IFC), University of Tunis - Tunis Business School and Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT)
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Online Exports and the Wage Gap

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Online Exports and the Wage Gap

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8160
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2017
Marcio Cruz, Emmanuel Milet and Marcelo Olarreaga
International Finance Corporations (IFC), University of Geneva and University of Geneva
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Labor Policies, Electronic Commerce, ICT Applications, E-Business, Rural Labor Markets, Labor Markets

Online Exports and the Wage Gap

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12092
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Marcio Cruz, Emmanuel Milet and Marcelo Olarreaga
International Finance Corporations (IFC), Paris School of Economics (PSE)(Paris1) and University of Geneva
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online trade, wage gap

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Anatomy and Impact of Export Promotion Agencies

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8470
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 11 Jun 2018
Marcio Cruz, Daniel Lederman and Laura Zoratto
International Finance Corporations (IFC), World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region and World Bank
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Export Competitiveness, International Trade and Trade Rules, Rules of Origin, Trade Policy, Trade and Multilateral Issues, Trade and Services

11.

Global Inequality in a More Educated World

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8135
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2017
S. Amer Ahmed, Maurizio Bussolo, Marcio Cruz, Delfin S. Go and Israel Osorio-Rodarte
World Bank, World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, International Finance Corporations (IFC), Development Prospects Group, The World Bank and World Bank
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Educational Sciences

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Making the Most of Demographic Change in Southern Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7798
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Sep 2016
S. Amer Ahmed and Marcio Cruz
World Bank and International Finance Corporations (IFC)
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Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Institutions and Governance, Industrial Economics, Economic Theory & Research

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Labor Adjustment Costs Across Sectors and Regions

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8233
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 05 Nov 2017
Marcio Cruz, Emmanuel Milet and Marcelo Olarreaga
International Finance Corporations (IFC), University of Geneva and University of Geneva
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International Trade and Trade Rules

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Organizing Knowledge to Compete: Impacts of Capacity Building Programs on Firm Organization

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7640
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Marcio Cruz, Maurizio Bussolo and Leo Iacovone
International Finance Corporations (IFC), World Bank - Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia and World Bank
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International Trade and Trade Rules, Private Sector Development Law, Private Sector Economics, Marketing

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Technology and Resilience

NBER Working Paper No. w29644
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2023
Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz, X. Cirera, Kyung Min Lee and Jesica Torres
Dartmouth College, International Finance Corporations (IFC), Institute of Development Studies, World Bank and World Bank
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Anatomy of Technology in the Firm

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Anatomy of Technology in the Firm

NBER Working Paper No. w28080
Number of pages: 156 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
X. Cirera, Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz and Kyung Min Lee
Institute of Development Studies, Dartmouth College, International Finance Corporations (IFC) and World Bank
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Anatomy of Technology in the Firm

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15427
Number of pages: 159 Posted: 02 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2022
X. Cirera, Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz and Kyung Min Lee
Institute of Development Studies, Harvard University - Business School (HBS), International Finance Corporations (IFC) and World Bank
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Labour Mobility Costs Across Sectors and Regions in a Cross-Section: How Old is the Captain?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Jul 2024
Emmanuel Milet, Marcelo Olarreaga and Jean-Marc Solleder
University of Geneva, University of Geneva and University of Geneva
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Labour mobility costs, Developing Countries, Internal Migration

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Anatomy of Technology and Tasks in the Establishment

NBER Working Paper No. w32281
Number of pages: 118 Posted: 01 Apr 2024
X. Cirera and Diego Comin
Institute of Development Studies and Dartmouth College
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Technology and Resilience

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16885
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 28 Mar 2022
X. Cirera, Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz, Kyung Min Lee and Jesica Torres
Institute of Development Studies, Harvard University - Business School (HBS), International Finance Corporations (IFC), World Bank and World Bank
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Technology Sophistication Across Establishments

NBER Working Paper No. w33358
Number of pages: 125 Posted: 14 Jan 2025
Diego Comin and X. Cirera
Dartmouth College and Institute of Development Studies
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Startups in Africa

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Startups in Africa

NBER Working Paper No. w35261
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 03 Jun 2026
Emanuele Colonnelli, Marcio Cruz, Mariana De La Paz Pereira Lopez, Tommaso Porzio and Chun Zhao
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, International Finance Corporations (IFC), World Bank, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Economics and Stanford University
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