A number of recent papers using a linear specification have indicated that private property institutions are a fundamental determinant of growth. In my first paper, I use a semi-nonparametric partially linear model to provide evidence against a linear specification and to support nonlinearities...

Term structure models have attracted tremendous amount of attention in the last two decades. My first paper specifies the dynamic and cross-sectional behavior of bonds in the framework of the Linear or general affine term structure model (ATSM). After revisiting the basic theory of ATSM under...

This dissertation analyzes how the degree of financial integration and the exchange rate regime of a country affect its economic growth. The discussion is focused on developing countries, with special emphasis on Latin America, and it contributes to the recent economic growth and development...

This dissertation consists of three essays, the first two on the foreign exchange market and the third on credit markets.Chapter 2 examines empirically the exchange rateinterest differential relationship in a co-integration framework. We test and estimate an error correction model (ECM) for the...