Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

Lead Economist

World Bank

1818 H Street

Washington, DC 20433

United States

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1.

Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

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Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9157
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2020
Fatima Najeeb, Matias Morales and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
University of Maryland - College Park, Consultant and Lead Economist
Downloads 674 (82,002)

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Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12956
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Feb 2020
Fatima Najeeb, Matias Morales and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
University of Maryland - College Park, Consultant and Lead Economist
Downloads 156 (401,746)

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female labor force participation, South Asia

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Mexico: Two Decades of the Evolution of Education and Inequality

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3919
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
Downloads 552 (107,182)

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Mexico: Impact Evaluation of SME Programs Using Panel Firm Data

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5186
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Monica Tinajero
Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 438 (141,944)
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ICT Policy and Strategies, Poverty Monitoring & Analysis, Poverty Impact Evaluation, Labor Policies, E-Business

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Professional Development and Incentives for Teacher Performance in Schools in Mexico

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
Downloads 387 (163,425)

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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises: Lessons from Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3760
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 11 Nov 2005
Hong Tan and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
World Bank and Lead Economist
Downloads 376 (168,771)

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The Distribution of Mexico's Public Spending on Education

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Angel Salinas
Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 349 (183,203)
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Trends and Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation in Morocco: An Initial Exploratory Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14218
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Mar 2021
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Florencia Devoto, Matias Morales and Jaime Roche Rodriguez
Lead Economist, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Consultant and World Bank
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How Mexico's Financial Crisis Affected Income Distribution

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Angel Salinas
Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 274 (236,932)
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School Attendance and Child Labor in Ecuador

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
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Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports: Evidence from Bangladesh

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Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports: Evidence from Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13041
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Mar 2020
Raymond Robertson, Deeksha Kokas, Diego Cardozo and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Texas A&M University, World Bank, University of Chicago and Lead Economist
Downloads 134 (455,485)

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local labor markets, Bangladesh, apparel, exports, wage inequality, Stolper-Samuelson

Short and Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Developing Country Exports: Evidence from Bangladesh

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9176
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Mar 2020
Raymond Robertson, Deeksha Kokas, Diego Cardozo and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Texas A&M University, World Bank, University of Chicago and Lead Economist
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Equity and Bond Flows to Asia and Latin America: The Role of Global and Country Factors

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 1160
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Angel Salinas
Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 231 (280,933)

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Macroeconomic Management, Financial Intermediation, Environmental Economics & Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Banks & Banking Reform

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Female Wages in the Apparel Industry Post-Mfa: The Cases of Cambodia and Sri Lanka

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6061
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Yevgeniya Savchenko, Yevgeniya Savchenko and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
World BankGeorgetown University and Lead Economist
Downloads 226 (287,001)

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Free Trade, Labor Policies, Labor Markets, Water and Industry, Work & Working Conditions

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Wages and Productivity in Mexican Manufacturing

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
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Evolution of Earnings and Rates of Returns to Education in Mexico

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
Downloads 222 (291,795)
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Teachers' Salaries and Professional Profile in Mexico

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
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Mexico: Human Capital Effects on Wages and Productivity

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3791
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jan 2006
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Monica Tinajero and Marcela Rubio
Lead Economist, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 210 (307,723)
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Pending Issues in Protection, Productivity Growth, and Poverty Reduction

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3799
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
Omar Arias, Andreas Blom, Mariano Bosch Mossi, Wendy Cunningham, Ariel Fiszbein, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, William F. Maloney, Jaime Saavedra, Carolina Sánchez-Páramo, Mauricio Santamaria and Lucas Siga
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank - Human Development Network, Lead Economist, World Bank - Poverty and Economic Management Unit, GRADE, World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Department of Economics, University of Essex
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Poverty and Inequality in Tunisia: Recent Trends

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14597
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Aug 2021
Deeksha Kokas, Abdel Rahmen El Lahga and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
World Bank, University of Tunis and Lead Economist
Downloads 162 (388,914)
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International Trade and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Arab Republic of Egypt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14413
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Jun 2021
Raymond Robertson, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena, Deeksha Kokas and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Texas A&M University, World Bank, World Bank and Lead Economist
Downloads 160 (393,114)

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The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia

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The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9195
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2020
Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Matias Morales
Texas A&M University, Lead Economist and Consultant
Downloads 117 (507,984)

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Labor Markets, Armed Conflict, International Terrorism & Counterterrorism, Textiles, Apparel & Leather Industry, Pulp & Paper Industry, Plastics & Rubber Industry, Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies, Food & Beverage Industry, Common Carriers Industry, Construction Industry, General Manufacturing, Rural Labor Markets

The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12955
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Matias Morales
Texas A&M University, Lead Economist and Consultant
Downloads 41 (926,707)

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added-worker effect, female labor force participation, terrorism, conflict, South Asia

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Mexico: In-Firm Training for the Knowledge Economy

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Hong Tan
Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 158 (397,336)
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Impacts of Covid-19 on Household Welfare in Tunisia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13978
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Dec 2020
Deeksha Kokas, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Abdel Rahmen El Lahga and Vibhuti Mendiratta
World Bank, Lead Economist, University of Tunis and World Bank
Downloads 157 (399,474)
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Changes in Female Employment in Mexico: Demographics, Economics, and Policies

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Changes in Female Employment in Mexico: Demographics, Economics, and Policies

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13404
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Jun 2020
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Samuel Freije, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena and Diego Cardozo
Lead Economist, University of the Americas, Puebla, World Bank and University of Chicago
Downloads 139 (442,067)

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female labor force participation, Mexico, gender gap, female education, childcare services

Changes in Female Employment in Mexico. Demographics, Economics and Policies.

Posted: 20 Jul 2020
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena and Diego Cardozo
Lead Economist, World Bank, World Bank and University of Chicago

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A Duration Analysis of Conalep (Mexico's National Technical Professional School)

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
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Measuring Monetary Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Data Gaps and Different Options to Address Them

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Measuring Monetary Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Data Gaps and Different Options to Address Them

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9259
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Jun 2020
Aziz Atamanov, Sharad Alan Tandon, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena
World Bank, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 120 (498,072)

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Inequality, Labor & Employment Law, Health Care Services Industry, Poverty Lines, Small Area Estimation Poverty Mapping, Poverty Assessment, Poverty Monitoring & Analysis, Poverty Diagnostics, Poverty Impact Evaluation, Educational Sciences

Measuring Monetary Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: Data Gaps and Different Options to Address Them

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13363
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Aziz Atamanov, Sharad Tandon, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena
World Bank, World Bank, Lead Economist and World Bank
Downloads 16 (1,223,946)
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Middle East and North Africa, poverty, household budget surveys

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Supply-Side School Improvement and the Learning Achievement of the Poorest Children in Indigenous and Rural Schools: The Case of Pare

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Vincent Paqueo
Lead Economist and World Bank
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Mending the Gap: Apparel Export Prices and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15411
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jul 2022
Raymond Robertson, Deeksha Kokas, Diego Cardozo and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Texas A&M University, World Bank, University of Chicago and Lead Economist
Downloads 115 (511,692)
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Bangladesh, apparel, exports, male-female wage inequality, rules of origin

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Effects of the 2008-09 Economic Crisis on Labor Markets in Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5840
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Samuel Freije, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia
University of the Americas, Puebla, Lead Economist and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 112 (521,940)

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Labor Markets, Labor Policies, Population Policies, Labor Standards, Economic Theory & Research

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Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan's Transition

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7864
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Nov 2016
Vincent Floreani, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Martin Rama
World Bank - South Asia Chief Economist Office, Lead Economist and World Bank
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Conflict and Fragile States, Economic Growth, Inequality, Industrial Economics, Economic Theory & Research

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Evaluation of National School for Professional Technology Education in Mexico

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 May 2005
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Lead Economist
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impact evaluation, technical education

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Conflict and the Composition of Economic Activity in Afghanistan

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9188
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Mar 2020
Virgilio Galdo, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Martin Rama
Michigan State University - Economics, Lead Economist and World Bank
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Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11821
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Yevgeniya Savchenko and Yevgeniya Savchenko
Macalester College - Department of Economics, Lead Economist and World BankGeorgetown University
Downloads 92 (598,471)
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apparel, Multi-Fibre Arrangement, textile, wages, women, working conditions

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Globalization and the Gender Earnings Gap: Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7930
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 Dec 2016
Yevgeniya Savchenko, Yevgeniya Savchenko, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Raymond Robertson
World BankGeorgetown University, Lead Economist and Texas A&M University
Downloads 88 (615,174)

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International Trade and Trade Rules, Inequality

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Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15892
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Jan 2023
Carlos Goes, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Raymond Robertson
University of San Diego, Lead Economist and Texas A&M University
Downloads 80 (650,985)

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international trade, labor markets, gender, inequality

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Poverty in Latin America: Sources of Welfare Disparities in Ecuador

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5104
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Monica Tinajero
Lead Economist and World Bank
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Rural Poverty Reduction, Regional Economic Development, Population Policies, Poverty Lines

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On the Use of Transparent Formulae to Allocate Federal Education Transfers

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Vincent Paqueo and Suhas Parendekar
Lead Economist, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 69 (706,434)

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Is International Trade Always Beneficial to Labor Markets? A Case Study from Egypt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15626
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Oct 2022
Raymond Robertson, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
Texas A&M University, World Bank and Lead Economist
Downloads 62 (747,014)

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imports, trade, labor market, informality, econometrics, bartik, Egypt

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Trends in Growth and Labor Markets in the Last Two Decades: Evidence from Tunisia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14563
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 24 Jul 2021
Deeksha Kokas, Abdel Rahmen El Lahga and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
World Bank, University of Tunis and Lead Economist
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Trade Liberalization and Local Labor Markets in Morocco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16213
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Jaime Roche Rodriguez, Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Daniela Zárate
World Bank, Texas A&M University, Lead Economist and Bank of Mexico
Downloads 54 (799,668)

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trade policy, trade flows, labor market outcomes, firm dynamics

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Export and Labor Market Outcomes: A Supply Chain Perspective - Evidence from Vietnam

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16566
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 03 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2023
Deeksha Kokas, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Ha Vu
World Bank, Lead Economist and Deakin University - Deakin Business School
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inequality, labor markets, international trade, poverty, jobs

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Re-Assessing the Impacts of Exports on Local Labour Market Outcomes: A Supply Chain Perspective. Evidence from Egypt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16547
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Oct 2023
Pablo Tillian, Deeksha Kokas, Carlos Góes and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
World Bank, World Bank, University of San Diego and Lead Economist
Downloads 44 (877,878)

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trade policy, trade flows, labor market outcomes, firm dynamics

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Local Labor Markets Dynamics and Export Shocks: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16473
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Sep 2023
Carlos Góes, Juan Segnana, Raymond Robertson and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
University of San Diego, Tilburg University, Texas A&M University and Lead Economist
Downloads 44 (877,878)

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international trade, labor markets, inequality, poverty, jobs

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Exports and Labor Demand: Evidence from Egyptian Firm-Level Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15627
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Oct 2022
Claudia N. Berg, Raymond Robertson and Gladys Lopez-Acevedo
International Monetary Fund (IMF), Texas A&M University and Lead Economist
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exports, trade, employment, labor market, econometrics, Egypt

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Exports to Improve Women's Economic Opportunities in Morocco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16546
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Oct 2023
Jaime Roche Rodriguez, Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Daniela Zárate
World Bank, Texas A&M University, Lead Economist and Bank of Mexico
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gender, trade policy, trade flows, labor market outcomes, firm dynamics

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Exports and Jobs for Inclusive Growth in Cambodia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17209
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Aug 2024
Deeksha Kokas, Jaime Roche Rodriguez, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Raymond Robertson and Wendy Karamba
World Bank, World Bank, Lead Economist, Texas A&M University and World Bank
Downloads 13 (1,220,114)

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trade policy, exports, trade exposure, employment, informality, wages

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Effects of the 2008–09 Economic Crisis on Labor Markets in Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, No. 5840
Posted: 11 May 2020
Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo and Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia
World Bank, Lead Economist and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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employment, Mexico