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Martin Rama

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Affiliation

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World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
http://www.worldbank.org/
RePEc:edi:wrldbus (more details at EDIRC)

Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany
http://www.iza.org/
RePEc:edi:izaaade (more details at EDIRC)

Research output

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Working papers

  1. Rama,Martin G. & Singh,Rucheta & Aslam,Aiza, 2024. "What Lies Behind “Good” Analytical Work on Development ? Four Years of Knowledge Products at the World Bank," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10704, The World Bank.
  2. Floreani,Vincent Arthur & Rama,Martin G., 2024. "Costing Disasters : Hedonic Pricing, Neighborhood Effects, and the Nepal Gorkha Earthquakes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10668, The World Bank.
  3. Ezran,Irene Anne Sophie & Morris,Stephen David & Rama,Martin G. & Riera-Crichton,Daniel, 2023. "Measuring Global Economic Activity Using Air Pollution," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10445, The World Bank.
  4. Rama,Martin G. & Li,Yue, 2022. "Private Cities : Implications for Urban Policy in Developing Countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9936, The World Bank.
  5. Galdo,Virgilio & Li,Yue-000316086 & Rama,Martin G., 2020. "Identifying Urban Areas by Combining Human Judgment and Machine Learning : An Application to India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 0160, The World Bank.
  6. Galdo, Virgilio & Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys & Rama, Martin, 2020. "Conflict and the Composition of Economic Activity in Afghanistan," IZA Policy Papers 153, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  7. Beyer,Robert Carl Michael & Chocce Falla,Milagros Alejandra & Rama,Martin G., 2019. "Employment in South Asia : A New Dataset," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8779, The World Bank.
  8. Li,Yue-000316086 & Rama,Martin G. & Zhao,Qinghua, 2018. "States Diverge, Cities Converge : Drivers of Local Growth Catch-up in India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8660, The World Bank.
  9. Beyer,Robert Carl Michael & Chhabra,Esha & Galdo,Virgilio & Rama,Martin G., 2018. "Measuring districts'monthly economic activity from outer space," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8523, The World Bank.
  10. Galdo,Virgilio & Li,Yue & Rama,Martin G., 2018. "Identifying Urban Areas by Combining Data from the Ground and from Outer Space : An Application to India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8628, The World Bank.
  11. Vincent A. Floreani & Gladys López-Acevedo & Martín Rama, 2016. "Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan’s Transition," HiCN Working Papers 234, Households in Conflict Network.
  12. Genevieve Boyreau & Martin Rama, 2015. "Bhutan Macroeconomic and Public Finance Policy Note," World Bank Publications - Reports 24581, The World Bank Group.
  13. Chatterjee,Urmila & Murgai,Rinku & Rama,Martin G., 2015. "Job opportunities along the rural-urban gradation and female labor force participation in India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7412, The World Bank.
  14. Ikeda,Yuki & Medvedev,Denis & Rama,Martin G., 2015. "Advanced-country policies and emerging-market currencies : the impact of U.S. tapering on India's Rupee," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7219, The World Bank.
  15. Li,Yue - SARCE & Rama,Martin G., 2015. "Households or locations ? cities, catchment areas and prosperity in India," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7473, The World Bank.
  16. Viet Tuan Dinh & Martin Rama, 2010. "Taking Stock, June 2010," World Bank Publications - Reports 27890, The World Bank Group.
  17. Rama, Martin & Newman, Constance, 2002. "Downsizing and productivity gains in the public and private sectors of Colombia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2770, The World Bank.
  18. Martin Rama, 2002. "Globalization and Workers in Developing Countries," Economics Study Area Working Papers 41, East-West Center, Economics Study Area.
  19. Belser, Patrick & Rama, Martin, 2001. "State ownership and labor redundancy - estimates based on enterprise-level data from Vietnam," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2599, The World Bank.
  20. Bales, Sarah & Rama, Martin, 2001. "Are public sector workers underpaid? - Appropriate comparators in a developing country," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2747, The World Bank.
  21. MacIsaac, Donna & Rama, Martin, 2001. "Mandatory severance pay : its coverage and effects in Peru," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2626, The World Bank.
  22. Rama, Martin, 2001. "The gender implications of public sector downsizing : the reform program of Vietnam," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2573, The World Bank.
  23. Alvaro Forteza & Martín Rama, 2000. "Labor Market "Rigidity" and the Success of Economic Reforms Across more than One Hundred Countries," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0600, Department of Economics - dECON.
  24. Rama, Martin, 1999. "The Sri Lankan unemployment problem revisited," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2227, The World Bank.
  25. Rama,Martin G., 1998. "Wage misalignment in CFA countries: are labor market policies to blame?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1873, The World Bank.
  26. Rama,Martin G., 1997. "Efficient public sector downsizing," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1840, The World Bank.
  27. MacIsaac, Donna & Rama, Martin, 1997. "Do labor market regulations affect labor earnings in Ecuador?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1717, The World Bank.
  28. Rama, Martin, 1996. "The consequences of doubling the minimum wage : the case of Indonesia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1643, The World Bank.
  29. Rama, Martin & Tabellini, Guido, 1995. "Endogenous Distortions in Product and Labour Markets," CEPR Discussion Papers 1143, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  30. Rama, Martin & DEC, 1994. "Flexibility in Sri Lanka's labor market," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1262, The World Bank.
  31. Forteza, Alvaro J. & Rama, Martín, 1993. "Indización de activos financieros y ahorro privado: la experiencia uruguaya," Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones) 30221, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
  32. Rama, Martin, 1993. "Rent - seeking trade policy : a time series approach," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1142, The World Bank.
  33. Rama, Martin, 1993. "How labor markets and imperfect competition affect tariff policy," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1149, The World Bank.
  34. Rama M., 1990. "Politica salarial y equilibrio macroeconomico en Ecuador," ILO Working Papers 992782663402676, International Labour Organization.
  35. Rama, Martin, 1990. "Empirical investment equations in developing countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 563, The World Bank.
  36. Martín Rama & Guido Tabellini, "undated". "Lobbying by Capital and Labor over Trade and Labor Market Policies," Working Papers 94, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.

Articles

  1. Galdo Virgilio & Acevedo Gladys Lopez & Rama Martin, 2021. "Conflict and the composition of economic activity in Afghanistan," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 12(1), pages 1-23, January.
  2. Galdo, Virgilio & Li, Yue & Rama, Martin, 2021. "Identifying urban areas by combining human judgment and machine learning: An application to India," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
  3. Vincent A. Floreani & Gladys López-Acevedo & Martín Rama, 2021. "Conflict and Poverty in Afghanistan’s Transition," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(10), pages 1776-1790, October.
  4. Denis Medvedev & Martin Rama & Yuki Ikeda, 2019. "Advanced‐country policies and emerging‐market currencies: The impact of US tapering on India's rupee," International Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(1), pages 35-52, May.
  5. Martin Rama, 2019. "Challenges in Measuring Poverty and Understanding its Dynamics: A South Asian Perspective," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 65(S1), pages 2-32, November.
  6. Robert C.M. Beyer & Milagros Chocce & Martin Rama, 2019. "Employment in South Asia: a new data set," Indian Growth and Development Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(2), pages 153-181, October.
  7. Yue Li & Martín Rama, 2015. "Firm Dynamics, Productivity Growth, and Job Creation in Developing Countries: The Role of Micro- and Small Enterprises," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 30(1), pages 3-38.
  8. MartÌn Rama, 2003. "Globalization and the Labor Market," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 18(2), pages 159-186.
  9. Martín Rama, 2003. "The Sri Lankan Unemployment Problem Revisited," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(3), pages 510-525, August.
  10. Martin Rama, 2002. "Mondialisation, inégalités et politiques de l'emploi," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 10(1), pages 43-83.
  11. MartÌn Rama, 2002. "The Gender Implications of Public Sector Downsizing: The Reform Program of Vietnam," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 17(2), pages 167-189, September.
  12. Martín Rama, 2001. "The Consequences of Doubling the Minimum Wage: The Case of Indonesia," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 54(4), pages 864-881, July.
  13. M Rama, 2000. "Wage misalignment in CFA countries: were labour market policies to blame?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 9(4), pages 475-511.
  14. Rama, Martin & Scott, Kinnon, 1999. "Labor Earnings in One-Company Towns: Theory and Evidence from Kazakhstan," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 13(1), pages 185-209, January.
  15. Rama, Martin & MacIsaac, Donna, 1999. "Earnings and Welfare after Downsizing: Central Bank Employees in Ecuador," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 13(1), pages 89-116, January.
  16. Rama, Martin, 1999. "Public Sector Downsizing: An Introduction," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 13(1), pages 1-22, January.
  17. Rama, Martin, 1998. "How Bad Is Unemployment in Tunisia? Assessing Labor Market Efficiency in a Developing Country," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 13(1), pages 59-77, February.
  18. Rama, Martin & Tabellim, Guido, 1998. "Lobbying by capital and labor over trade and labor market policies," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(7), pages 1295-1316, July.
  19. Rama, Martin, 1997. "Organized Labor and the Political Economy of Product Market Distortions," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 11(2), pages 327-355, May.
  20. Rama, Martin, 1997. "Imperfect Rent Dissipation with Unionized Labor," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 93(1-2), pages 55-75, October.
  21. Martín Rama, 1997. "Labor Market Institutions and the Second‐Best Tariff," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 99(2), pages 299-314, June.
  22. MacIsaac, Donna & Rama, Martin, 1997. "Determinants of Hourly Earnings in Ecuador: The Role of Labor Market Regulations," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 15(3), pages 136-165, July.
  23. Rama, Martin, 1994. "Bargaining structure and economic performance in the open economy," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 38(2), pages 403-415, February.
  24. Martín Rama, 1994. "Endogenous Trade Policy: A Time‐Series Approach," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(3), pages 215-232, November.
  25. Rama, Martin, 1993. "Rent seeking and economic growth : A theoretical model and some empirical evidence," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 35-50, October.
  26. Rama, Martin, 1992. "Exchange rate preannouncement and economic activity: A note on southern cone stabilization attempts," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 509-524.
  27. Martin Rama, 1987. "L'endettement extérieur dans un modèle de croissance en déséquilibre," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 38(5), pages 933-948.

Chapters

  1. Robert Beyer & Martin Rama, 2018. "Towards improved economic measurement," South Asian cooperation: Issues old and new (Edited volume), in: Paras Kharel (ed.), South Asian cooperation: Issues old and new (Edited volume), edition 1, chapter 13, pages 250-271, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment.

Books

  1. Julia Bird & Yue Li & Hossain Zillur Rahman & Martin Rama & Anthony J. Venables, 2018. "Toward Great Dhaka," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 29925, December.
  2. Betcherman, Gordon & Rama, Martin (ed.), 2016. "Jobs For Development: Challenges and Solutions in Different Country Settings," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198754848.
  3. Martin Rama & Tara Béteille & Yue Li & Pradeep K. Mitra & John Lincoln Newman, 2015. "Addressing Inequality in South Asia," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 20395, December.
  4. Martin Rama, 2008. "Making Difficult Choices," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 28014, December.

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NEP Fields

NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 15 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-DEV: Development (4) 2001-07-17 2003-06-04 2004-08-16 2020-03-30
  2. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (3) 2001-07-13 2001-07-17 2001-07-17
  3. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (3) 2001-07-13 2001-07-17 2004-09-12
  4. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (3) 2015-04-02 2019-06-10 2020-03-30
  5. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (3) 2015-11-15 2020-03-16 2022-11-07
  6. NEP-IFN: International Finance (2) 2004-08-16 2015-04-02
  7. NEP-BIG: Big Data (1) 2020-03-16
  8. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (1) 2015-04-02
  9. NEP-CMP: Computational Economics (1) 2020-03-16
  10. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2020-03-30
  11. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2015-09-26
  12. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 2003-07-29
  13. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2015-11-15
  14. NEP-GTH: Game Theory (1) 2022-11-07
  15. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (1) 2020-03-30
  16. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (1) 2015-04-02

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