2 papers
econ.EM2025
Tracking the Hidden Forces Behind Laos' 2022 Exchange Rate Crisis and Balance of Payments Instability
Mariza Cooray, Rolando Gonzales Martinez
This working paper uses a Dynamic Factor Model ('the model') to identify underlying factors contributing to the debt-induced economic crisis in the People's Democratic Republic of…
econ.EM2025
Enhancing Poverty Targeting with Spatial Machine Learning: An application to Indonesia
Rolando Gonzales Martinez, Mariza Cooray
This study leverages spatial machine learning (SML) to enhance the accuracy of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) for poverty targeting in Indonesia. Conventional PMT methodologies are pron…