Research
Publications
Global challenges and global skills: Lessons from the revision of a law degree study plan in Mexico, with Ana Zorrilla, European Journal of Legal Education, 6(1):267-290, 2025
Information and Bargaining through Agents: Experimental Evidence from Mexico’s Labor Courts, with Enrique Seira and Christopher Woodruff, Review of Economic Studies, 2024
How much is it worth? Evidence on Back Pay in Unfair Dismissal Cases in Mexico, with Jorge Luis Silva Méndez, Comparative Labour Law and Policy Journal, 36:411-422, 2015
The Plaintiff’s Role in Enforcing a Court Ruling: Evidence from a Labour Court in Mexico, with David Kaplan, Inter-American Development Bank Working Series, 2010
The Effects of Exaggeration in Labour Lawsuits in Mexico, with Alex Gotthard and David Kaplan, Teoría de Juegos y Derecho Contemporáneo, Porrúa, México, 2009, pp. 315-337
Litigation and Settlement: New Evidence from Labour Courts in Mexico, with David Kaplan and Jorge Luis Silva Méndez, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 5(2): 309-350, 2008
Insurance Regulation in North America: Integrating American, Canadian and Mexican Markets, with Bradly Condon and Jorge Luis Silva Méndez, Global Trade and Finance Series, Vol. 5, Kluwer Law International, 2003, ISBN 90-411-2226-5
Is NAFTA the Trojan Horse of the US Insurance Industry?, with Sinha Tapen, International Insurance Law Journal, pp.285-319, 2001
Consumer Durables, Permanent Terms of Trade Shocks, and the Recent U.S. Trade Deficits, with Kei-Mu Yi, Journal of International Money and Finance, 15(5): 797-811, 1996
Working Papers
DP20508 Accessing Higher Quality Justice, with Enrique Seira and Christopher Woodruff, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 20508, CEPR Press, Paris and London, 2025
Labour Justice Reform in Mexico: Progress and Challenges, with Erick Molina, Working Paper, 2025
Judging the Judges: Indexing Complex Information Reduces Injustice, with Andrew Caplin and Andrei Gomberg, NBER Working Paper, 2024
Structured Payment in Pawnshop Borrowing: Mandates vs. Choice, with Craig McIntosh, Isaac Meza, Enrique Seira, and Francis DiTraglia, R&R Review of Economic Studies, 2024
Information and Lawyer Quality: Evidence from a Field Experiment in a Mexican Labour Court, with Enrique Seira and Christopher Woodruff, Economic Development and Institutions Working Paper Series, 2019
Enforceability of Labour Law: Evidence from a Labour Court in Mexico, with David Kaplan, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper no. 4483, 2008