PP14 América Latina: Del Crecimiento liderado por Exportaciones al Desarrollo Productivo (2007). Presented to the Seminar on National Development Strategies organized by FLACO, Ecuador. The paper provides an analysis of the current export-led growth model (based on commodities and natural resources) that exhibit the Latin American region. We argue that Latin American countries need to consolidate more output and employments gains from this pattern of international insertion. The paper suggests the need to develop national strategies that can generate improvements in labor productivity, better productive networks, and inclusive growth. Alternative development policies are explored.

PP13 El Nuevo Modelo de Desarrollo Productivo: Bases, Limitaciones y Contradicciones (2006). Analytica Premium, Diciembre 2006. A systematization and evaluation of recent public policies focused on new forms of productive ownership in Venezuela.

PP12 Un Perfil de la Dispersión Sectorial de la Economía Venezolana (2003). The sectoral economic performance of the Venezuelan economy is evaluated for the period 1999-2003 using simple descriptive statistics.

PP11 Contenido y Alcance de las Nuevas Reglas del Fondo de Inversión para la Estabilidad Macroeconómica (2001). With Luis Zambrano. This technical note explains the nature and extent of the reforms that affect the Macroeconomic Stabilization Fund in Venezuela in 2001.

PP10 Notas sobre la Política Fiscal y el Proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto 2001 (2000). With Luis Zambrano. Short evaluation of the proposed Budget for 2001 in Venezuela.

PP9 ¿Está el BCV Administrando una Banda Cambiaria? (2000). With Luis Zambrano. Some reasons to think that the target zone system implemented in Venezuela since 1996 did not work properly.

PP8 La Reforma del Sector Público como Paso Previo a la Estabilización (2000). This essay briefly analyses the failed attempts to stabilize the Venezuelan economy and argues that any effort oriented towards stabilization should start addressing the forgotten State reform.

PP7 Aspectos Económicos de la Constitución (1999). With a team work of 12 economists from OAEF. This report was made as a contribution to the debate on the economic aspects envisaged in the new constitutional text of 1999. The study was undertaken by the already disappeared Congressional Budget Office of the Venezuelan Parliament. The areas examined include social and economic rights, international agreements, labor rights, public finance, decentralization and government accountability.

PP6 La Reforma Regulatoria del Sector Eléctrico en Venezuela: Un análisis de la Ley Orgánica de Servicio Eléctrico Nacional (1998). A report made for the Congressional Budget Office of the Venezuelan Parliament where the regulatory reform of the electricity sector is analyzed.

PP5 Inflación y Régimen Cambiario (1998). Revista BCV, Vol. 13, N° 2. A review of Purroy’s book “inflación y Régimen Cambiario”. We discuss several issues involved in the relationship between inflation and exchange rate regimes.

PP4 La Situación de la Participación del Sector Conexo en el Proceso de Apertura Petrolera (1998). A report written for the Energy Commission of the Parliament. We present an evaluation and critique of the so-called “Oil Openness” undertaken in Venezuela making special reference to the impact on domestic capital and possible solutions.

PP3 Estructura y Ethos Anti-competitivo en Venezuela: Un análisis de competencia (1994). With Claudia Curiel. A brief review of the contemporary process of industrialization in Venezuela from a competition policy view. We argued that market conduct has been very much delineated by the institution setting of a protected economy.

PP2 Política de Competencia: Una visión Panorámica (1994). With David Mieres. A exploration of the importance of competition policy in Venezuela.

PP1 Controles y Concertación: Una Evaluación de la Política de Precios Reciente (1994). With Rocío Concha. An evaluation and critique of the price policy implemented in Venezuela during 1994.