Jorge Arbache

Development Bank of Latin America - CAF

Vice-President for Private Sector

Av Canaval Moreyra 380

Lima, Lima

Peru

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Trade Liberalization and Labor Market in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence

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Trade Liberalization and Labor Market in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Oct 2001
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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trade liberalization, technology, wages, employment, income distribution, developing countries

Trade Liberalization and Labor Market in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 15 Nov 2001
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF

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trade liberalization, technology, wages, employment, income distribution, developing countries

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Unions and the Labor Market in Brazil

IPEA-World Bank Brazil Jobs Report, 2002
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 May 2002
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Strategic default, Overinvestment, Debt contract, Monitoring costs

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Assessing the Impacts of Trade on Poverty and Inequality

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Assessing the Impacts of Trade on Poverty and Inequality

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Oct 2003
Jorge Arbache and Francisco Carneiro
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and The World Bank
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poverty, employment, income inequality, trade iberalization, CGE, counterfactual microsimulations

Assessing the Impacts of Trade on Poverty and Inequality

Posted: 16 Nov 2003
Jorge Arbache and Francisco Carneiro
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and The World Bank

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poverty, employment, income inequality, trade liberalization, CGE, counterfactual microsimulations

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Is Brazilian Manufacturing Losing its Drive?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2012
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Manufacturing sector, competitiveness, productivity, international trade, innovation, industrial policies, Brazil

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The Impacts of Trade Openness on Employment, Poverty and Inequality: The Case of Brazil

Catholic University Working Paper Series No. 09/02
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Jan 2003
Francisco Carneiro and Jorge Arbache
The World Bank and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Trade liberalization, poverty, inequality

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Is Africa's Economy at a Turning Point?

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Is Africa's Economy at a Turning Point?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4519
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Feb 2008
Delfin S. Go, Jorge Arbache and John Page
Development Prospects Group, The World Bank, Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and World Bank
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Growth diagnostics, growth robustness, economic policy, Africa

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The Determinants of Competitive Advantage of Brazilian Exporting Firms

University of Brasilia Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Apr 2005
Jorge Arbache and João Alberto De Negri
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and IPEA - Institute for Applied Economic Research
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Export determinants, education; technology, gains of scale, developing countries, Brazil

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The Impacts of Foreign Direct Investments on the Labor Market in Brazil

University of Brazil Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Sep 2004
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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FDI, human capital, technology, Brazil

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Trade Liberalisation and Wages in Developing Countries

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Trade Liberalisation and Wages in Developing Countries

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Oct 2003
Jorge Arbache, Andrew P. Dickerson and Francis Green
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF, University of Warwick - Institute for Employment Research (IER) and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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trade liberalisation, technology, wages, employment, income distribution, developing countries, returns to education, Brazil

Trade Liberalisation and Wages in Developing Countries

Posted: 16 Mar 2004
Jorge Arbache, Andrew P. Dickerson and Francis Green
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF, University of Warwick - Institute for Employment Research (IER) and University of Kent - Department of Economics

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trade liberalization, technology, returns to education, wages, employment, income distribution, developing countries

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The Impacts of Trade on the Brazilian Labor Market: A CGE Model Approach

UCB Grad. Programme in Econ. Working Paper No. 40-2002
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Apr 2002
Francisco Carneiro and Jorge Arbache
The World Bank and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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trade, wages, employment, inequality

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Is Africa's Recent Growth Robust?

Africa Region Working Paper Series - World Bank
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Feb 2008
Jorge Arbache and John Page
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and World Bank
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growth robustness, economic fundamentals, Sub-Saharan Africa

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The Contribution of Services to Manufacturing Competitiveness in Brazil

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jul 2015
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Services, manufacturing, competitiveness, trade, input-output matrices

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Human Capital, External Effects and Technical Change

London School of Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Oct 2002
Jorge Arbache and Sarquis J. B. Sarquis
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and LSE, Department of Economics
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human capital, external effects, technical change, TFP, endogenous growth, openness

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Wage Differentials in Brazil: Theory and Evidence

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Wage Differentials in Brazil: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Oct 2001
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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wage determination, wage differentials, Brazil

Wage Differentials in Brazil: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 26 Nov 2001
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF

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wage determination, wage differentials, Brazil

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Do Structural Reforms Always Succeed? Lessons from Brazil

WIDER Working Paper No. 2004/X
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Sep 2004
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Structural reforms, policy coordination, fiscal policy, stabilization, trade liberalization, political economy, Brazil

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The Effect of a Change in Legislation on the Wage Gap in Brazil

International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 4, No. 2, February
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2012
Jorge Arbache and Paulo R. A. Loureiro
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and University of Brasília- UnB
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Discrimination, gender, public service, natural experiment

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Are Fixed and Cell Phones Substitutes or Compliments? The Case of Brazil

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 May 2006
Cristina Lohmann Couri and Jorge Arbache
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - National School of Statistics and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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fixed telephony, cell telephony, substitute, complementary, Brazil

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Trade Openness and Gender Discrimination

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 05 Oct 2005
Jorge Arbache and Marina Santos
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and University of Brazil
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Gender, discrimination, labor market, competition, trade liberalization

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Pro-Poor Macroeconomics in Brazil?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Oct 2005
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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economic growth, economic reforms, poverty, income distribution, pro-poor macroeconomics, Brazil

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Growth Volatility and Economic Growth in Brazil

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2017
Jorge Arbache and Sarquis J. B. Sarquis
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and LSE, Department of Economics
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growth volatility, productivity, economic development

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Does Trade Liberalization Always Decrease Union Bargaining Power?

University of Brazil Economic Discussion Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Union, trade liberalization, wage structure, wage dispersion, Brazil

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Trade Liberalization, Wage and Employment Structure

IPEA Working Paper No. 801
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Dec 2001
Carlos Henrique Leite Corseuil and Jorge Arbache
Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Do Technological Innovations and Exports Affect the Size and Productivity of Manufacturing Firms? Evidence for Brazil

University of Brasilia Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Apr 2005
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Technology, innovation, R&D, exports, competitiveness, size, productivity, firm, Brazil

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Manufacturing, Services and the Productivity Gap

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Mar 2017
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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productivity gap, growth, service sector, manufacturing sector

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Dinâmica recente da conta de transações correntes e a conta de serviços (Current Accounts Dynamics and the Service Account in Brazil)

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Jun 2014
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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current account, services, deficits, Brazil

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Patterns of Long Term Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Sep 2007
Jorge Arbache and John Page
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and World Bank
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GDP per capita, Growth, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Demographic Transformation and International Competitiveness of the Brazilian Economy

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 31 Aug 2011
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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demographic transformation, international competitiveness, trade, labor supply, productivity, Brazil

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Long-term Inflationary Services and the Problem of Sectorial Measurement in National Accounts: An Analysis of the American Case

Presented at the UNCTAD Global Services Forum / REDLAS Conference 2018, Buenos Aires, September 14, 2018
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Oct 2018
Rafael Leao and Jorge Arbache
Brazilian Federal Government and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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services, manufacturing, productivity, measurement, inflation, costs, technology

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Sharing the Benefits of the Data Economy for Economic Development

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 13 Nov 2020
Jorge Arbache and Leandro M. S. de Sousa
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and Embassy of Brazil in France
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data economy; digital divide; digital commoditization, economic development

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Mercosur and Labor Market: Notes for the Debate

University of Brasilia Economics Working Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Apr 2005
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Free trade, trade agreement, labor market, Mercosur

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How the Pre-Salt Layer Can Help Brazil Enter a New Era of Economic Growth

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 03 May 2013 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2015
Jorge Arbache, Fernando Arbache and Fernando Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and Professor of Logistic at FGVProfessor of Logistics at HSM; Developer of Business Game - Arbache Games
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energy, pre-salt layer, innovation, technology, manufacturing sector, Brazil

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What Do We (Not) Know About Trade Liberalization and the Labor Market in Brazil?

IPEA Working Paper No. 843
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 May 2002
Sergei S. Soares, Luciana Mendes Santos Servo and Jorge Arbache
Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) - Directory of Social Policy and Studies, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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The Song of the Siren

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Aug 2011
Jorge Arbache
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
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Brazil, China, trade, investment

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Assessing the Stability of the Inter-Industry Wage Structure in the Face of Radical Economic Reforms

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Assessing the Stability of the Inter-Industry Wage Structure in the Face of Radical Economic Reforms

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Nov 2003
Jorge Arbache, Andrew P. Dickerson and Francis Green
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF, University of Warwick - Institute for Employment Research (IER) and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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wage structure, inter-industry wage differentials, Brazil

Assessing the Stability of the Inter-Industry Wage Structure in the Face of Radical Economic Reforms

Posted: 16 Mar 2004
Jorge Arbache, Andrew P. Dickerson and Francis Green
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF, University of Warwick - Institute for Employment Research (IER) and University of Kent - Department of Economics

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wage structure, wage stability, inter-industry wage differentials, Brazil

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Hunting for Leopards: Long Run Country Income Dynamics in Africa

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 May 2008
Jorge Arbache and John Page
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and World Bank
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GDP per capita, Growth, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Industrial Affiliation and Wage Differentials in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Economia, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 159-184, April-June 2004
Posted: 12 Sep 2004
Jorge Arbache and João Alberto De Negri
Development Bank of Latin America - CAF and IPEA - Institute for Applied Economic Research

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Inter-industry wage differential, wage determination, Brazil