Jorge Alvarez
Last Updated: December 03, 2019
Jorge Alvarez is an economist in the Western Hemisphere Department. Prior to his current position, he worked in the Development Macroeconomics division of the Research Department. His research focuses on labor markets, capital and labor misallocation, structural transformation, and gaps in productivity and wages across sectors and firms.
Email: jalvarez@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/site/jalvarezecon/
Fluent In: French, Portuguese, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University, May 2016
B.A. in Economics, Harvard University, May 2010
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IMF Books and Working Papers:
Informality and Aggregate Productivity: The Case of Mexico, Working Paper No. 19/257, November 27, 2019
Crop Selection and International Differences in Aggregate Agricultural Productivity, Working Paper No. 19/179, August 16, 2019
IMF Country Reports
Mexico 2019 Article IV Staff Report
Canada 2019 Article IV Staff Report
Selected Issue
Internal Trade in Canada: Case for Liberalization, 2019 Canada Selected Issues Paper, Ch. 3.
Formality and Equity: Labor Market Challenges in Mexico, 2018 Mexico Special Issues Paper, Ch. 1
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Publications in Journals (Refereed)
Jorge Alvarez is an economist in the Western Hemisphere Department. Prior to his current position, he worked in the Development Macroeconomics division of the Research Department. His research focuses on labor markets, capital and labor misallocation, structural transformation, and gaps in productivity and wages across sectors and firms.
Email: jalvarez@imf.org
Personal WebPage: https://sites.google.com/site/jalvarezecon/
Fluent In: French, Portuguese, Spanish.
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University, May 2016
B.A. in Economics, Harvard University, May 2010
IMF Books and Working Papers:
Informality and Aggregate Productivity: The Case of Mexico, Working Paper No. 19/257, November 27, 2019
Crop Selection and International Differences in Aggregate Agricultural Productivity, Working Paper No. 19/179, August 16, 2019
Internal Trade in Canada: Case for Liberalization, Working Paper No. 19/158, July 22, 2019
Economic Gains From Gender Inclusion : New Mechanisms, New Evidence, Staff Discussion Notes No. 18/06, October 08, 2018
Structural Transformation and the Agricultural Wage Gap, Working Paper No. 17/289, December 22, 2017
Firms and the Decline in Earnings Inequality in Brazil, Working Paper No. 17/278, December 14, 2017
Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth, Working Paper No. 15/45, February 27, 2015
IMF Country Reports
Mexico 2019 Article IV Staff Report
Canada 2019 Article IV Staff Report
Mexico 2018 Article IV Staff Report
Canada 2018 Article IV Staff Report
Mexico Review Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement
Selected Issue
Internal Trade in Canada: Case for Liberalization, 2019 Canada Selected Issues Paper, Ch. 3.
Formality and Equity: Labor Market Challenges in Mexico, 2018 Mexico Special Issues Paper, Ch. 1
A Closer Look at Productivity in Canada, 2018 Selected Issues Paper, Ch. 3.