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Biography
Juan Ramón de Laiglesia is an economist in the Poverty Reduction and Social Development group. He joined the OECD Development Centre in October 2005. He works on issues related to the impact of institutions on the welfare of the poor and those in developing countries. In the past, these have included land tenure economics and the conditions for agricultural development in Africa, as well as such diverse social institutions as polygamy and inheritance and their links to investment and saving behaviour. He is currently conducting research on labour informality.
Juan is an Engineer of the École Polytechnique, holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and is currently writing his doctoral dissertation in economics on “Investment, Growth and Institutional Development in Less Developed Countries”, at the London School of Economics.
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Books & Studies
> “Multinationals, Telecommunications and Development” (with P. Labella) in Latin American Economic Outlook 2008, OECD Development Centre, Paris, November 2007.
> “Fiscal Policy and Informality in Latin America”, forthcoming in the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009.
Working Papers & Policy Insights
> “Household Structures and Savings: Evidence from Household Surveys” (with C. Morrisson). Working Paper No. 267, OECD Development Centre, Paris, January 2008.
> “Telecommunications in Latin America: Can multinationals fill the gaps?” Policy Insights No. 52, OECD Development Centre, Paris, October 2007, (also available in French and Spanish).
> “Culture, Family Ties and the Saving Hand” (with C. Morrisson), Policy Insights No. 35, OECD Development Centre, Paris, December 2006.
> “Do Institutions Block Agricultural Development in Africa?” Policy Insights No. 17, OECD Development Centre, Paris. (Also available in French). Also published in id21 Viewpoints, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton (June 2006)
> “Institutional Bottlenecks for Agricultural Development: A Stock Taking Exercise Based on Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa” Working Paper No. 248, OECD Development Centre, Paris, March 2006.
Articles in Journals and in the Media
> “Brecha en telecomunicaciones en AL”, El Economista, Mexico, 29 February 2007.
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