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Francisco J. Buera
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 85
Citations - 5112
Francisco J. Buera is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Total factor productivity & Credit crunch. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 85 publications receiving 4435 citations. Previous affiliations of Francisco J. Buera include University of Chicago & National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Models of Idea Flows
Fernando Alvarez,Fernando Alvarez,Francisco J. Buera,Francisco J. Buera,Robert E. Lucas,Robert E. Lucas +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce several variations of the Eaton and Kortum (1999) model of technological change and characterizes their long run implications, both exogenous and endogenous growth examples are studied.
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Finance and development: a tale of two sectors
Francisco J. Buera,Joseph P. Kaboski,Joseph P. Kaboski,Joseph P. Kaboski,Yongseok Shin,Yongseok Shin,Yongseok Shin +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a quantitatively-oriented framework to explain cross-country patterns in aggregate and sectoral total factor productivity (TFP) in industrial sectors of the economy, showing that poor countries are particularly unproductive in tradable and investment goods sectors.
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Entrepreneurship and Financial Frictions: A Macro-Development Perspective
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review both the theoretical and empirical literature on entrepreneurship and financial frictions, with an emphasis on the heterogeneous and dynamic micro-level implications for macro development.
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Well-intended policies
TL;DR: In this article, economic frictions provide a rationale for providing subsidized credit to productive entrepreneurs to alleviate the credit constraints they face, which can result in well-intended policies having sizable negative long-run effects on aggregate output and productivity.
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Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms
Francisco J. Buera,Yongseok Shin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a model with heterogeneous producers and underdeveloped domestic financial markets to explain the joint dynamics of total factor productivity (TFP) and capital flows.