Bilateral trade agreement impact assessment of Colombia with United States, based on disaggregated econometric model measuring welfare effects and employment and output impact of alternative tariff-reductions in sequencing FTA committments.
Economic analysis of sources of growth from product and expenditure sides; and macro-modeling based on RMSM-X, adapted to a dynamic model using (a) econometric estimates, (b) growth decomposition analysis based on growth-accounting framework, and (c) total factor productivity (TFP) analysis.
Macro-model building to support ADB planning and programming activities.
WTO impact assessment of Egypt's tariff reforms and their impact on macro-economy, based on both econometric modeling techniques and CGE model
Trade-related poverty assessment, based on survey and critical analysis of poverty and unemployment indicators.
Training for trade capacity building of State Bank of Vietnam staff for the design and implementation of trade and macroeconomic models.
Managed team of international economists supporting IDB lending operations, and coordinated activities in trade, finance and macroeconomics. Designed international trade policy models to quantitatively assess impact of multilateral trade liberalization, free trade areas and WTO negotiations. Led innovative research into international trade issues, project appraisal, Latin America's socioeconomic development, industrialization, poverty alleviation, and other leading topics in development economics.