Overview
Professor Federico Huneeus' research focuses on issues related to firm behavior, from a micro and macro perspective, with a special focus on the study of production networks of firms, how they are formed, how they affect productivity growth and how they affect the impact of development policies. He is also interested in understanding how small firms can integrate with global value chains. He has received several grants from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) initiative and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB). He is a recipient of the 2019 World Trade Organization Essay Award for Young Economists. He is also a Senior Economist at the Central Bank of Chile and a research affiliate of CESifo. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Yale University Cowles Foundation. He has a PhD in economics from Princeton University.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Ownership networks and labor income
Journal Article Journal of Law Economics and Organization · March 1, 2025 We document a novel relationship between networks of firms linked through ownership (i.e., business groups) and labor income using matched employer-employee data for Chile. Business group affiliation is associated with higher wages, even after controlling ... Full text CiteHeterogeneous Paths of Industrialization
Journal Article Review of Economic Studies · May 1, 2024 Industrialization experiences differ substantially across countries. We use a benchmark model of structural change to shed light on the sources of this heterogeneity and, in particular, the phenomenon of premature deindustrialization. Our analysis leads to ... Full text CiteFinancing firms in hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal Article Journal of Financial Stability · April 1, 2021 The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing many of them toward bankruptcy. This paper discusses four central issues that have emerged in the academic and policy debates related to firm financing during ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Collaborative Research: The Incidence of Distortions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2028View All Grants