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Norman V. Loayza

Norman V. Loayza

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Economics and Finance

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68
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27424
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508
National Ranking
335

Overview

Norman V. Loayza is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of economics, econometrics, and finance, with significant intersections in social sciences. Their research spans key topics including natural resources and economic development, fiscal policy and economic growth, economic growth and productivity, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, income, poverty, and inequality, as well as poverty, education, and child welfare.

Their recent publications include: "Macroeconomic Policy in the Time of COVID-19: A Primer for Developing Countries" (2020) published by The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank); "Links Between Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: A Survey" (2021) appearing in the IMF Working Paper; "Economic loss from COVID-19 fatalities across countries: a VSL approach" (2021) in Applied Economics Letters; and "Productivity loss and misallocation of resources in Southeast Asia" (2023) in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Norman V. Loayza has coauthored works frequently with several individuals, including Steven Pennings, Valerie Cerra, Ruy Lama, Steven C. Pennings, and Arthur Mendes, reflecting collaborative research efforts across topics pertinent to their fields of study.

Publication venues regularly featuring their work include the IMF Working Paper series, SSRN Electronic Journal, The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank), Applied Economics Letters, and the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Loayza's book publications are predominantly released by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks, where they have authored nine titles. Notable books from this collection include:

  • Macroeconomic Policy in the Time of COVID-19 (2020)
  • Links between Growth, Inequality, and Poverty: A Survey (2021)
  • The Fight against Corruption: Taming Tigers and Swatting Flies (2020)
  • Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics (2020)
  • Productivity Loss and Misallocation of Resources in Southeast Asia (2020)
  • Malaysia's Economic Growth and Transition to High Income: An Application of the World Bank Long Term Growth Model (LTGM) (2020)
  • Costs and Trade-Offs in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
  • Recovery from the Pandemic Crisis (2020)
  • International Benchmarking for Country Economic Diagnostics: A Stochastic Frontier Approach (2020)

Additional book contributions come from World Bank eBooks with the title The Long Term Growth Model (2022), as well as from the World Bank policy research working paper series, which includes Assessing the Effects of Natural Resources on Long-Term Growth: An Extension of the World Bank Long Term Growth Model (2022).

Norman V. Loayza's work integrates multiple subfields such as economics and econometrics, general economics, econometrics and finance, sociology and political science, safety research, and general health professions. Their topics include broad economic development issues alongside focused analyses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resource economics.

Best Publications

  • Financial intermediation and growth: Causality and causes ☆

    Ross Levine;Norman Loayza;Thorsten Beck

  • Finance and the sources of growth

    Thorsten Beck;Ross Levine;Norman Loayza;Norman Loayza

  • The economics of the informal sector : a simple model and some empirical evidence from Latin America

    Norman A. Loayza

  • Inequality and Violent Crime

    Pablo Fajnzylber;Daniel Lederman;Norman Loayza

  • Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth

    Norman V. Loayza;Romain Ranciere;Romain Ranciere

  • Openness can be good for growth : the role of policy complementarities

    Roberto Chang;Linda Kaltani;Norman Loayza

  • Openness Can be Good for Growth: The Role of Policy Complementarities

    Roberto Chang;Linda Kaltani;Norman V. Loayza

  • ACCOUNTABILITY AND CORRUPTION: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS MATTER

    Daniel Lederman;Norman Loayza;Rodrigo Reis Soares

  • Natural disasters and growth - going beyond the averages

    Norman Loayza;Eduardo Olaberria;Jamele Rigolini;Luc Christiaensen

  • Volatility and growth

    Viktoria Hnatkovska;Norman Loayza

  • Natural Disasters and Growth Going beyond the Averages

    Norman V. Loayza;Eduardo Olaberría;Jamele Rigolini;Luc Christiaensen

  • What causes violent crime

    Pablo Fajnzylber;Daniel Lederman;Norman Loayza

  • Financial Intermediation and Growth: Causality and Causes

    Ross Levine;Ross Levine;Norman Loayza;Thorsten Beck;Thorsten Beck

  • Testing the neoclassical theory of economic growth : a panel data approach

    Malcolm Knight;Norman Loayza;Delano Villanueva

  • Determinants of current account deficits in developing countries

    Cesar Calderon;Alberto Chong;Norman Loayza

  • The composition of growth matters for poverty alleviation

    Norman V. Loayza;Claudio Raddatz

  • The Peace Dividend: Military Spending Cuts and Economic Growth

    Malcolm Knight;Norman Loayza;Delano Villanueva

  • Violent Crime: Does Social Capital Matter?*

    Daniel Lederman;Norman Loayza;Ana María Menéndez

  • The composition of growth matters for poverty alleviation

    Norman V. Loayza;Claudio Raddatz

  • Volatility and growth

    Viktoria Hnatkovska;Norman Loayza

  • Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: an Introduction

    Norman V. Loayza;Romain Rancière;Luis Servén;Jaume Ventura

  • Finance and the Sources of Growth

    Thorsten Beck;Thorsten Beck;Ross Levine;Ross Levine;Norman Loayza

  • Macroeconomic Volatility and Welfare in Developing Countries: An Introduction

    Norman V. Loayza;Romain Ranciere;Luis Serven;Jaume Ventura

  • Has Latin America's post-reform growth been disappointing?

    William Easterly;Norman Loayza;Peter Montiel

  • The impact of regulation on growth and informality - cross-country evidence

    Norman V. Loayza;Ana Maria Oviedo;Luis Serven

  • Saving in developing countries : an overview

    Norman Loayza;Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel;Luis Serven

  • What Drives Private Saving Around the World

    Norman Loayza;Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel;Luis Servén

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Servén
Luis Servén Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros
Romain Ranciere
Romain Ranciere University of Southern California
Thorsten Beck
Thorsten Beck European University Institute
Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel
Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel Universidad del Desarrollo
Ross Levine
Ross Levine Hoover Institution
Jaume Ventura
Jaume Ventura Pompeu Fabra University
Roberto Chang
Roberto Chang Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Philip Keefer
Philip Keefer Inter-American Development Bank

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