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Maurice Kugler is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields including Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions, and Mathematics, with a notable presence in subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Modeling and Simulation, Sociology and Political Science, and Information Systems.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, which include:

  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security

Maurice Kugler has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Mariana Viollaz, Daniel Duque, Isis Gaddis, David Newhouse, and Amparo Palacios-López.

Their recent publications include:

  • How did the COVID-19 crisis affect different types of workers in the developing world?, 2023, World Development
  • Long COVID: The evolution of household welfare in developing countries during the pandemic, 2023, World Development
  • U.S. Robots and Their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • How Did the Covid-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The predominant venues for their publications are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • World Development (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (1 publication)

Maurice Kugler has authored several book publications primarily with the World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks, including titles such as:

  • How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?, 2021
  • Long COVID: The Evolution of Household Welfare in Developing Countries during the Pandemic, 2023
  • Mobile Access Expansion and Price Information Diffusion: Firm Performance after Ethiopia's Transition to 3G in 2008, 2021

Additional book contributions were made to the World Bank policy research working paper series, including:

  • How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?, 2021

Best Publications

  • Prices, Plant Size, and Product Quality

    Maurice Kugler;Eric Verhoogen

  • Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Within or between Industries?

    Maurice Kugler

  • Manufacturing Growth and Financial Development: Evidence from OECD Countries

    Klaus Neusser;Maurice Kugler

  • The effects of structural reforms on productivity and profitability enhancing reallocation: Evidence from Colombia

    Marcela Eslava;John Haltiwanger;Adriana Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • Spillovers from foreign direct investment: Within or between industries?

    Maurice Kugler

  • Export dynamics in Colombia: firm-level evidence

    Jonathan Eaton;Marcela Eslava;Maurice Kugler;James Tybout

  • International labor and capital flows: Complements or substitutes?

    Maurice Kugler;Maurice Kugler;Hillel Rapoport

  • LABOR MARKET EFFECTS OF PAYROLL TAXES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA

    Adriana Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • The Quality-Complementarity Hypothesis: Theory and Evidence from Colombia

    Maurice Kugler;Eric A Verhoogen

  • Plants and Imported Inputs: New Facts and an Interpretation

    Maurice Kugler;Eric A. Verhoogen

  • Trade and market selection: Evidence from manufacturing plants in Colombia

    Marcela Eslava;John Haltiwanger;Adriana Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • Does Insurance Promote Economic Growth? Evidence from the UK

    Maurice Kugler;Reza Ofoghi

  • Does Insurance Promote Economic Growth? Evidence from the UK

    Maurice Kugler;Reza Ofoghi

  • The margins of entry into export markets: evidence from Colombia

    Jonathan Eaton;Marcela Eslava;Maurice Kugler;James Tybout

  • Factor Adjustments after Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants

    Marcela Eslava;John Haltiwanger;Adriana D. Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • Organized crime, corruption and punishment

    Maurice Kugler;Thierry Verdier;Yves Zenou;Yves Zenou

  • Skilled emigration, business networks and foreign direct investment

    Maurice Kugler;Hillel Rapoport

  • The Quality-Complementarity Hypothesis: Theory and Evidence from Colombia

    Maurice Kugler;Eric Verhoogen

  • The diffusion of externalities from foreign direct investment: theory ahead of measurement

    Maurice Kugler

  • Export Dynamics in Colombia: Firm-Level Evidence

    Jonathan Eaton;Jonathan Eaton;Marcela Eslava;Maurice Kugler;James Tybout;James Tybout

  • Effects of Tariffs and Real Exchange Rates on Job Reallocation: Evidence from Latin America

    John Haltiwanger;Adriana Kugler;Maurice Kugler;Alejandro Micco

  • The Labor Market Effects of Payroll Taxes in a Middle-Income Country: Evidence from Colombia

    Adriana D. Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • Factor Adjustments After Deregulation: Panel Evidence from Colombian Plants

    Marcela Eslava;John C Haltiwanger Jr;Adriana D. Kugler;Maurice Kugler

  • Migration and Cross-Border Financial Flows

    Maurice David Kugler;Oren Levintal;Hillel Rapoport;Hillel Rapoport

Frequent Co-Authors

Adriana D. Kugler
Adriana D. Kugler Georgetown University
John Haltiwanger
John Haltiwanger University of Maryland, College Park
Hillel Rapoport
Hillel Rapoport Paris School of Economics
Jonathan Eaton
Jonathan Eaton Pennsylvania State University
James Tybout
James Tybout Pennsylvania State University
Yves Zenou
Yves Zenou Monash University
Alejandro Micco
Alejandro Micco University of Chile
Michael Kremer
Michael Kremer University of Chicago
Eric Bettinger
Eric Bettinger Stanford University
Peter K. Smith
Peter K. Smith Goldsmiths University of London

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