Roberto Álvarez

Full Professor

Academic Training

Ph.D. in Management, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Master of Arts in Economics, University of California Los Angeles.
Master of Arts in Economics, Universidad de Chile.
Bachelor Economics (Commercial Engineering), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Sitio web

Research Areas

International Trade, Economic Development, Innovation and Productivity

Contact

robalvar@fen.uchile.cl

Publicaciones en Revistas con Comité Editorial

2025 / The heterogeneous impact of COVID-19 on university student´s academic performance / International Review of Economics Education / - No. 100318
2024 / Exploring the Effects of FTAs on Chilean Exports: Heterogeneous responses and Financial Constraints / Estudios de Economia / - No. 2
2024 / Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Recent Evidence and Challenges / Estudios de Economia / - No. 1
2023 / Understanding R&D transitions: From bottom to top? / Economic Systems / - No. 4
2022 / Natural resources and educational attainment: Evidence from Chile / RESOURCES POLICY
2021 / Commodity price shocks and poverty reduction in Chile / RESOURCES POLICY
2020 / Competition, selection, and productivity growth in the Chilean manufacturing industry / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE / - No. 3
2020 / A comparative analysis of medicine prices in Latin America / Cepal Review / - No. 130
2018 / Do institutional blockholders influence corporate investment? Evidence from emerging markets / JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE
2018 / Minimum Wage and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Manufacturing Plants / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE / - No. 1
2018 / Innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America: What do we know? What would we like to know? / Estudios de Economia / - No. 2
2017 / Impact of knowledge obstacles on Chilean firms's innovation / Journal of Technology Management and Innovation / - No. 3
2016 / Banking competition and firm-level financial constraints in Latin America / Emerging Markets Review
2016 / Product Mix Changes and Performance in Chilean Plants / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE / - No. 6
2015 / Foreign Technology Acquisition and Changes in the Real Exchange Rate / WORLD ECONOMY / - No. 4
2015 / Productivity, Trade, and Development in Latin America / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE / - No. 1
2015 / Heterogeneous effects of financial constraints on innovation: Evidence from Chile / Science and Public Policy / - No. 5
2015 / The emergence and functioning of innovation intermediaries in maturing innovation systems: the case of Chile / Innovation and Development / - No. 1
2015 / Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Chile / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE / - No. 3
2014 / Access to banking finance and exporting / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE / - No. 6
2014 / Understanding Differences in Growth Performance in Latin America and Developing Countries between the Asian and the Global Financial Crises / IMF Economic Review / - No. 4
2013 / Is Previous Export Experience Important for New Exports? / JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES / - No. 3
2013 / Financial development, exporting and firm heterogeneity in Chile / REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS / - No. 1
2013 / Credit contraction and international trade: Evidence from Chilean exporters / WORLD DEVELOPMENT
2013 / Trade exposure, survival and growth of small and medium-size firms / International Review of Economics & Finance
2012 / Multinationals as Stabilisers? Economic Crisis, Access to Finance, and Employment Growth / JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES / - No. 7
2012 / Is the Exchange Rate Pass-Through into Import Prices Declining? Evidence from Chile / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE / - No. 1
2012 / The effect of government-designed export promotion service use on small and medium-sized enterprise goal achievement: A multidimensional view of export performance / INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT / - No. 4
2012 / Liquidity Crises and Corporate Cash Holdings in Chile / DEVELOPING ECONOMIES / - No. 4
2012 / Trade Liberalization and Industry Dynamics / OPEN ECONOMIES REVIEW / - No. 4
2012 / Specialization dynamics and natural resources abundance / REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS / - No. 4
2012 / Consorcios tecnológicos en Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Uruguay / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO / - No. 313
2012 / Determinants of Export Diversification around the World: 1962-2000 / WORLD ECONOMY / - No. 3
2011 / Innovation, R&D investment and productivity in Chile / Cepal Review / - No. 104
2011 / Export transitions / Journal of International Trade & Economic Development / - No. 2
2011 / Effects of Chinese Imports on Relative Wages: Microevidence from Chile / SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS / - No. 2
2011 / Entry into Export Markets and Product Quality / WORLD ECONOMY / - No. 8
2010 / Exit in Developing Countries: Economic Reforms and Plant Heterogeneity / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE / - No. 3
2010 / Productividad, innovación y exportaciones en la industria manufacturera chilena / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO / - No. 305
2010 / Crisis Financiera y Uso de derivados cambiarios en empresas exportadoras / Economia Chilena / - No. 3
2010 / Economic crisis and organizational change in developing countries: evidence from Chile / International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development / - No. 1
2009 / Evaluation of Short Run Inflation Forecasts in Chile / Money Affairs / - No. 2
2009 / Skill Upgrading and the Real Exchange Rate / WORLD ECONOMY / - No. 8
2009 / David Versus Goliath: The Impact of Chinese Competition on Developing Countries / WORLD DEVELOPMENT / - No. 3
2009 / Multinationals and Plant Exit: Evidence from Chile / International Review of Economics & Finance / - No. 1
2009 / Determinants of world manufacturing to China, 1990-2006 / Cepal Review / - No. 98
2008 / Is exporting a source of productivity spillovers? / REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS / - No. 4
2005 / Exporting and performance: evidence from Chilean plants / Canadian Journal of Economics / - No. 4
2002 / The Impact of Licenses on a "Late Starter" LDC: Chile in the 1990s / World Development / - No. 8

Capítulos de libros

Academic/Professional meeting Proceedings

2019 / Network allocation of BESS for improving rotor angle stability

Research Monographs

2024 / The Heterogeneous Impact of COVID-19 on UniversityStudent´s Academic Performance
2024 / Exploring the Effects of FTAs on Chilean Exports: Heterogeneous responses and Financial Constraints
2023 / Whisper Words of Wisdom: How Financial Counseling can Reduce Delinquency in Consumer Loans / - No. 552
2023 / Are Innovation Barriers Different for Chilean Exporters and Non-Exporters? / - No. 551
2023 / Obstacles to Green Innovation: Evidence from Chilean Firms / - No. 550
2020 / Differences in Immigrants Wage Gap: Evidence from Chile / - No. 506
2019 / Minimum Wages, Products and Productivity / - No. 330/2019
2019 / The Competitive Impact of Branded Generic Medicine in a Developing Country / - No. 485
2018 / Análisis Comparativo de Precios de Medicamentos en América Latina / - No. 462
2018 / Do institutional blockholders influence corporate investment? Evidence from emerging markets / - No. 469
2017 / The Impact of the Minimum Wage on the Destruction and Creation of Products / - No. 2018/02
2017 / Competition, Selection, and Productivity Growth in the Chilean Manufacturing Industry / - No. 453
2017 / Impacto de los Obstáculos al Conocimiento en la Innovación de las Empresas Chilenas / - No. 452
2017 / The Effects of Dominant Airlines on Open Skies Agreements
2016 / Banking Competition and Firm-Level Financial Constraints in Latin America / - No. 426
2016 / The Impact of R&D and ICT Investment on Innovation and Productivity in Chilean Firms / - No. 428
2016 / Natural Resources and Education: Evidence from Chile / - No. 433
2016 / Alfabetismo Financiero, Endeudamiento y Morosidad de los Hogares en Chile
2015 / Empirical Evidence on R&D Targeting and Transitions / - No. 402
2014 / Does Competition Spur Innovation in Developing Countries / - No. 388
2014 / Access to Banking Finance and Exporting / - No. 387
2013 / Household Debt During the Financial Crisis: Micro-Evidence from Chile / - No. 695
2013 / Household Debt during the Financial Crisis: Micro-Evidence from Chile
2013 / Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Chile
2012 / Product Mix Changes and Performance in Chilean Plants / - No. 366
2009 / Skill Upgrading and the Real Exchange Rate / - No. 519
2009 / Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity in Latin American & Caribbean Firms: The Chilean Case
2009 / Determinants of Export Diversification around the World: 1962-2000 / - No. 309
2008 / Productividad, innovación y exportaciones en la industria manufacturera chilena / - No. 476
2008 / Exit in Developing countries: economic reforms and plant heterogeneity / - No. 506
2008 / David versus Goliath: The impact of Chinese Competition on Developing Countries / - No. 48
2002 / The Impact of Licenses on a "Late Starter" LDC: Chile in the 1990s / - No. 180
2002 / Determinantes del desempeño exportador de las firmas Chilenas: evidencia en la industria manofacturera / - No. 186
1999 / Productividad y apertura en Chile: 15 años más tarde

Columna de Opinión

2023 / Modelos, historia y emprendimiento
2023 / Para el tango se necesitan dos
2022 / Su firma y otra más
2021 / La nueva reforma universitaria
2021 / Mi viejo, la cancha y la productividad
2018 / Productividad, productividad y más productividad
2017 / Diversificación de exportaciones y rol de ProChile
2017 / Informe de U. Chile: se debe aumentar recursos de ProChile y potenciar su unidad de estudios
2017 / Flexibilidad cambiaría: la ideología y la evidencia

Academic/Professional meeting Presentations

Competitive Research Awards Received

2008 / Diversification of comparative advantage and growth in emerging economies / - No. 1085014