Roberto Álvarez

  • Profesor Titular
    Formación Académica

  • Ph.D. in Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management. University of California Los Angeles.
    Master of Arts en Economía, University of California Los Angeles.
    Magíster en Economía, Universidad de Chile.
    Ingeniero Comercial, Universidad de Chile

    Biografía

  • Roberto Álvarez , Profesor  Titular del Departamento de Economía.

    Fue Director del Departamento de Economía entre 2013 y 2015. Además, se ha desempeñado como consultor de la División de Competitividad e Innovación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y como economista Senior en la Gerencia de Investigación Económica y en la Gerencia de Estabilidad Financiera del Banco Central de Chile.

     

    Campos de Investigación
  • Comercio Internacional, Desarrollo Económico, Innovación y Productividad
Publicaciones en Revistas con Comité Editorial
● 2024 / Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Latin America: Recent Evidence and Challenges / Estudios de Economia - Vol. 51, No. 1
● 2023 / Understanding R&D transitions: From bottom to top? / Economic Systems - Vol. 47, No. 4
● 2022 / Natural resources and educational attainment: Evidence from Chile / RESOURCES POLICY - Vol. 76
● 2021 / Commodity price shocks and poverty reduction in Chile / RESOURCES POLICY - Vol. 70
● 2020 / Competition, selection, and productivity growth in the Chilean manufacturing industry / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE - Vol. 29, No. 3
● 2020 / A comparative analysis of medicine prices in Latin America / Cepal Review - Vol. 2.020, No. 130
● 2018 / Do institutional blockholders influence corporate investment? Evidence from emerging markets / JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE - Vol. 53
● 2018 / Minimum Wage and Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Manufacturing Plants / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE - Vol. 67, No. 1
● 2018 / Innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America: What do we know? What would we like to know? / Estudios de Economia - Vol. 45, No. 2
● 2017 / Impact of knowledge obstacles on Chilean firms's innovation / Journal of Technology Management and Innovation - Vol. 12, No. 3
● 2016 / Banking competition and firm-level financial constraints in Latin America / Emerging Markets Review - Vol. 28
● 2016 / Product Mix Changes and Performance in Chilean Plants / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE - Vol. 25, No. 6
● 2015 / Foreign Technology Acquisition and Changes in the Real Exchange Rate / WORLD ECONOMY - Vol. 38, No. 4
● 2015 / Productivity, Trade, and Development in Latin America / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE - Vol. 51, No. 1
● 2015 / Heterogeneous effects of financial constraints on innovation: Evidence from Chile / Science and Public Policy - Vol. 42, No. 5
● 2015 / The emergence and functioning of innovation intermediaries in maturing innovation systems: the case of Chile / Innovation and Development - Vol. 5, No. 1
● 2015 / Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Chile / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE - Vol. 51, No. 3
● 2014 / Access to banking finance and exporting / INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE - Vol. 23, 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 - Vol. 62, No. 4
● 2013 / Is Previous Export Experience Important for New Exports? / JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - Vol. 49, No. 3
● 2013 / Financial development, exporting and firm heterogeneity in Chile / REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS - Vol. 149, No. 1
● 2013 / Credit contraction and international trade: Evidence from Chilean exporters / WORLD DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 44
● 2013 / Trade exposure, survival and growth of small and medium-size firms / International Review of Economics & Finance - Vol. 25
● 2012 / Determinants of Export Diversification around the World: 1962-2000 / WORLD ECONOMY - Vol. 35, No. 3
● 2012 / Multinationals as Stabilisers? Economic Crisis, Access to Finance, and Employment Growth / JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - Vol. 48, No. 7
● 2012 / Is the Exchange Rate Pass-Through into Import Prices Declining? Evidence from Chile / EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE - Vol. 48, 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 - Vol. 41, No. 4
● 2012 / Liquidity Crises and Corporate Cash Holdings in Chile / DEVELOPING ECONOMIES - Vol. 50, No. 4
● 2012 / Trade Liberalization and Industry Dynamics / OPEN ECONOMIES REVIEW - Vol. 23, No. 4
● 2012 / Specialization dynamics and natural resources abundance / REVIEW OF WORLD ECONOMICS - Vol. 148, No. 4
● 2012 / Consorcios tecnológicos en Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Uruguay / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 79, No. 313
● 2011 / Innovation, R&D investment and productivity in Chile / Cepal Review - No. 104
● 2011 / Export transitions / Journal of International Trade & Economic Development - Vol. 20, No. 2
● 2011 / Effects of Chinese Imports on Relative Wages: Microevidence from Chile / SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS - Vol. 113, No. 2
● 2011 / Entry into Export Markets and Product Quality / WORLD ECONOMY - Vol. 34, No. 8
● 2010 / Exit in Developing Countries: Economic Reforms and Plant Heterogeneity / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE - Vol. 58, No. 3
● 2010 / Productividad, innovación y exportaciones en la industria manufacturera chilena / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 77, No. 305
● 2010 / Crisis Financiera y Uso de derivados cambiarios en empresas exportadoras / Economia Chilena - Vol. 13, No. 3
● 2010 / Economic crisis and organizational change in developing countries: evidence from Chile / International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development - Vol. 3, No. 1
● 2009 / Evaluation of Short Run Inflation Forecasts in Chile / Money Affairs - Vol. 22, No. 2
● 2009 / Skill Upgrading and the Real Exchange Rate / WORLD ECONOMY - Vol. 32, No. 8
● 2009 / David Versus Goliath: The Impact of Chinese Competition on Developing Countries / WORLD DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 37, No. 3
● 2009 / Multinationals and Plant Exit: Evidence from Chile / International Review of Economics & Finance - Vol. 18, 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 - Vol. 144, No. 4
● 2005 / Exporting and performance: evidence from Chilean plants / Canadian Journal of Economics - Vol. 38, No. 4
● 2002 / The Impact of Licenses on a "Late Starter" LDC: Chile in the 1990s / World Development - Vol. 30, No. 8
Capítulos de libros
● 2015 / Shocks de Energía y Productividad en la Industria Manufacturera Chilena
● 2009 / Sources of China's Export Growth
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 / Vol. 556
● 2024 / Exploring the Effects of FTAs on Chilean Exports: Heterogeneous responses and Financial Constraints / Vol. 555
● 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 / 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. 2.018
● 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 / Vol. 443
● 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 / Vol. 424
● 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 / Vol. 383
● 2013 / Innovation and Productivity in Services: Evidence from Chile / Vol. 384
● 2012 / Product Mix Changes and Performance in Chilean Plants / No. 366
● 2009 / Determinants of Export Diversification around the World: 1962-2000 / No. 309
● 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
● 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
● 2022 / The competitive impact of bioequivalence in the Chilean pharmaceutical market
● 2016 / Commodity Boom and Economic Growth
Competitive Research Awards Received
● 2008 / Diversification of comparative advantage and growth in emerging economies / No. 1.085.014