Publications 

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     Energy reform and energy consumption convergence in Mexico: A spatial approach 

         🡕 (2022) Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 61(1), 336-350, in collaboration with René Cabral and André Varella Mollick

     Proximity effects and labour specialization transitions in Mexico: a spatial Markov chain analysis 

         🡕 (2021) Regional Studies, 55(4), 575-589, in collaboration with Miguel Flores

     Labor productivity convergence in Mexico

         🡕 (2020) International Journal of Political Economy, 49(3), 243-260

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     Europe's income convergence and the latest global financial crisis 

         🡕 (2019) Research in Economics, 73(1), 23-34, in collaboration with René Cabral

                    *** [Among the top 5 most cited articles in Research in Economics] ***

­­To Revise and Resubmit

     Political budget cycles: The role of candidate selection 

      in collaboration with Marco Pérez 

Under Review

     Spatial Income Inequality in the United States

     Immigration and Income Inequality in the United States

In Progress

     U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Exports and U.S. Imports from Mexico

          in collaboration with Raymond Robertson, and Nereyda Ortiz-Osejo

     Spatial spillovers of international trade 

     Trade wars and income inequality

     Government Spending and Income Inequality 

     Decentralization and Economic Growth in Mexican Municipalities 

     The Economic Effect of Dominant-Party Alternation in Mexican States

          in collaboration with Julio A. Ramos-Pastrana

     Income Inequality and CO2 Emissions in the United States

     Fear of deportation? Uncovering the labor market effects of Secure Communities 

          in collaboration with Ana Canedo

     Estimating lost profits from patent infringement: A test on the duopoly/monopoly approach for the last two decades 

          in collaboration with Stephen P. Magee