Roberto Durán Fernández

Temas de investigación:

• Economía

• Nearshoring

Publicaciones:

Peer Reviewed Articles 

1. Dran-Fernandez, R., Bernal-Serrano, D., Garcia-Huitron, J. A., & Hutubessy, R. (2024). Pandemic Preparedness and Response Financing: A Critical Systematic Review. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Forthcoming  

2. Sadana, R., Duran-Fernandez, R., Bernal-Serrano, D., Garcia-Huitron, J. A.,Obrizan, M., Dutt, D., Ileri, S.G., Framework for Building Up an Economy for Health for All. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Forthcoming 

3. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). An empirical approach to public capital, infrastructure, and economic activity: A critical review. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 3-16. 

4. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). Gravity, distance, and traffic flows in Mexico. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 30-35. 

5. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). A regional model of road accessibility in Mexico: Accessibility surfaces and robustness analysis. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 55-69. 

6. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). A GIS model of the National Road Network in Mexico. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 36-54. 

7. Duran-Fernandez, R. (2014). Infrastructure policy in the USA-Mexico border: Evaluation and policy perspectives. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 70-102. 

8. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). Road infrastructure spillovers on the manufacturing sector in Mexico. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 17-29. 

9. Duran-Fernandez, R., & Santos, G. (2014). Regional convergence, road infrastructure, and industrial diversity in Mexico. Research in Transportation Economics, 46(C), 103-110. 

10. Clark, G. L., Durán-Fernández, R., & Strauss, K. (2010). 'Being in the market': the UK house-price bubble and the intended structure of individual pension investment portfolios. Journal of Economic Geography, 10(3), 331-359. 

11. Duran-Fernandez, R. (2003). La movilidad al interior de la distribución del ingreso en México durante el periodo 1984-2000. Gaceta de Economía, ITAM, 9(17), 5-40. 

Policy Papers, Articles and Book Chapters Google Scholar 

1. Duran-Fernandez, R. El nearshoring y México: Pasado, Presente y Visión de Futuro de la Globalización. in Nearshoring: Retos y Oportunidades para la Integración y el Fortalecimiento de las Cadenas Globales de Valor en México. Ed. Tirant lo Blanch & Tecnológico de Monterrey. Mexico City, 2024. 

2. Fuentes, R., Duran-Fernandez, R. & Montoya, M.A. (2024) Prices versus quantities: Re-thinking Electricity Subsidies in the context of Nearshoring in Mexico. The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. https://www.oxfordenergy.org/publications/prices-versus-quantities-re-thinking-electricity-subsidies-in-the-context-of-nearshoring-in-mexico/ 

3. Duran-Fernandez, R. (2024). Exploring innovative financing solutions for pandemic preparedness and response. World Health Organization, Geneva, Forthcoming. 

4. Duran-Fernandez, Roberto & de Carvalho Coutinho, Taciana. The Amazon: A Puzzle Between Development and Sustainability?, ZBW- Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Kiel, Hamburg,  2024. Retrieved from: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/281668/3/240126%20Amazon%20Review.pdf  

5. Duran-Fernandez, R. Nearshoring: Amazônia: Um Dilema entre Desenvolvimento e Sustentabilidade?, Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública. Mexico City & Monterrey, September 2024. Retrieved from: https://egobiernoytp.tec.mx/es/blog/amazonia-um-dilema-entre-desenvolvimento-e-sustentabilidade  

6. Duran-Fernandez, R. Unlocking the Potential of MBOs. ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. Hamburg, December 2023. Retrieved from: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/280774/1/Management-Buy-Outs-RDF.pdf  

7. Duran-Fernandez, R. Nearshoring: ¿Cómo responder a los retos económicos de América Latina? Repensar el Estado con una perspectiva orientada por misiones, Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública. Mexico City & Monterrey, September 2023. Retrieved from: https://blog.egobiernoytp.tec.mx/misiones 

8. Duran-Fernandez, R. Repensando a la Empresa: Más allá de la maximización de ganancias. EGADE Ideas Thought Leadership in Action, Monterrey, September 2023. Retrieved from: https://egade.tec.mx/es/egade-ideas/opinion/repensando-la-empresa-mas-alla-de-la-maximizacion-de-ganancias  ) 

9. Duran-Fernandez, R. Nearshoring: Si el objetivo fuera salud para todos, ¿cómo sería la economía?, El País, Madrid, July 2023. Retrieved from: https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-07-04/si-el-objetivo-fuera-salud-para-todos-como-seria-la-economia.html  

10. Duran-Fernandez, R. y García Huitrón, A. México a tres años de la pandemia del COVID-19: ¿Qué hacemos ahora?, Revista Este País, Número 381. Mexico City, February 2023. Retrieved from: https://estepais.com/tendencias_y_opiniones/mexico-pandemia-covid-19-que-hacemos/ 

11. Duran-Fernandez, R. Nearshoring: ¿Oportunidad histórica o moda pasajera?, Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública. Monterrey, January 2023 Retrieved from: https://blog.egobiernoytp.tec.mx/nearshoring-oportunidad-historica 

12. Duran-Fernandez, R. y García Huitrón, A ¿Qué falló en el manejo de la pandemia del COVID-19? Revista Este País, Revista Este País, Número 378. Mexico City, November 2022. Retrieved from: https://estepais.com/tendencias_y_opiniones/manejo-pandemia-covid-19/ 

13. Duran-Fernandez, R. Nearshoring: 10 preguntas y respuestas sobre el tema del que todos hablan, EGADE Ideas Thought Leadership in Action. Monterey, February 2023 Retrieved from: https://egade.tec.mx/es/egade-ideas/investigacion/nearshoring-10-preguntas-y-respuestas-sobre-el-tema-del-que-todos-hablan 

14. Duran-Fernandez, R. Chapter 6. Mexico. in Municipal Fiscal Health and Sustainability in Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., 2022. Retrieved from: https://publications.iadb.org/en/municipal-fiscal-health-latin-america 

15. Ramírez A. & Duran-Fernandez, R. Presupuesto estatal para el combate a la impunidad: Cuánto gastan los estados y qué impacto tiene en la seguridad y la justicia. Impunidad Cero. Mexico City, September 2021. Retrieved from: https://www.impunidadcero.org/articulo.php?id=157&t=presupuesto-estatal-para-el-combate-a-la-impunidad-cuanto-  

16. Duran-Fernandez, R., Barreix, A.D., Corrales, L.F., & Rasteletti, A. Reingeniería del Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación en México: La Experiencia del Presupuesto Base Cero. Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., 2018. Retrieved from: https://publications.iadb.org/es/publicacion/reingenieria-del-presupuesto-de-egresos-de-la-federacion-en-mexico-la-experiencia-de-un 

17. Aportela, F. & Duran-Fernandez, R. Financiamiento: retos y oportunidades in “La Infraestructura en el Desarrollo Integral de América Latina Diagnóstico estratégico y propuestas para una agenda prioritaria” Corporación Andina de Fomento. Caracas, 2011. Retrieved from: https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/349/infraestructura-desarrollo-america-latina-financiamiento.pdf?sequence=1 

Policy Reports And Research Contributions 

1. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair. Financing the Sustainable Development Goals through mission-oriented development banks. New York, UNDESA and London, Instituto for Innovation and Public Purpose, September 2023 Retrieved from: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/PB_Special-Issue_HLAB_September_2023.pdf  

2. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health: Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters. Geneva: World Health Organization, May 2023. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/council-eh4a_finalreport_web.pdf?sfvrsn=a6505c22_5&download=true 

3. H20. The roadmap to sustainable finance in health: A toolkit for G20 & G7 countries in health & the role of developing a taxonomy for health.  G20 & G7 Health and Development Partnership, London, 2023 Retrieved from: https://g20healthpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/G20-REPORT-DIgital-V2.pdf  

4. Inter-American Development Bank. Fortaleciendo el Comercio y la Integración Regional en ZONAS de Frontera de la Amazonía. 2023 Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank 

5. Inter-American Development Bank. Fortaleciendo las Cadenas Regionales de Valor en América Latina y el Caribe: Perspectivas para Salta, Argentina. 2023 Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank 

6. Inter-American Development Bank. Fortaleciendo las Cadenas Regionales de Valor en América Latina y el Caribe: Perspectivas para Veracruz, México. 2023 Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank 

7. Inter-American Development Bank. The Caribbean in the New Global Commercial Context Identification of Niches in Global Value Chains Identification of niches in Global Value Chains in Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Surinam, and Trinidad & Tobago. 2023 Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank,  

8. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All: One year overview. Geneva: World Health Organization, November 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who-council-eh4a_oneyearoverview_30112022.pdf?sfvrsn=a9f52edf_3&download=true 

9. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. Green financing for good health: common investments for people and the planet. Geneva: World Health Organization, November 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who_council_statement-cop27c8e9bf65-ad93-4383-b302-7460cceec5f5.pdf?sfvrsn=b9368409_3&download=true 

10. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. What is at stake at COP27? Our last chance to achieve a healthy future for humanity. Geneva: World Health Organization, October 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who_council_statement-cop27.pdf?sfvrsn=4c843f22_3&download=true 

11. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. Strengthening public sector capacity, budgets and dynamic capabilities towards health for all. Geneva: World Health Organization; June 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who_councileh4a_councilbrief4.pdf?sfvrsn=275a7451_5&download=true 

12. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. Policy priorities for Germany’s G7 Presidency in 2022 – Towards a more sustainable and inclusive global economy. Geneva: World Health Organization, June 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who_councileh4a_statement-g7_june2022-ii.pdf?sfvrsn=a02502cf_1&download=true 

13. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. A proposed Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response hosted by the World Bank - Elevating ambitions beyond business as usual. Geneva: World Health Organization, May 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who-council-statement-31-may-2022.pdf?sfvrsn=97b00b6b_3&download=true 

14. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. Building an inclusive global fund to address pandemic preparedness and response beyond COVID-19: policy principles and strategic considerations. Geneva: World Health Organization, April 2022. Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/council-statement_19april2022.pdf?sfvrsn=6df1673f_3&download=true 

15. The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. Valuing health for all: rethinking and building a whole-of-society approach. Council brief no. 3. Geneva: World Health Organization; March 2022.Retrieved from: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all/who_councilbrief3.pdf?sfvrsn=b121f943_11&download=true) 

16. Inter-American Development Bank. Fortaleciendo las Cadenas Regionales de Valor en América Latina y el Caribe: Perspectivas para Oaxaca, México. 2022 Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank,  

17. Corporación Andina de Fomento. Financiamiento para la Infraestructura en América Latina: Una Agenda Estratégica 2030. Caracas: Corporación Andina de Fomento, 2017 

18. Corporación Andina de Fomento. Infraestructura para el Desarrollo en América Latina. Caracas: Corporación Andina de Fomento, 2016. Retrieved from: https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/1352/IDEAL_Resumen_20181122.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y) 

19. McKinsey & Co. Building globally competitive cities: The key to Latin American growth. San Francisco: McKinsey Global Institute, 2011. Retrieved from: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/urbanization/building-competitive-cities-key-to-latin-american-growth  

20. McKinsey & Co. Urban world: Mapping the economic power of cities. San Francisco: McKinsey Global Institute, 2011. Retrieved from: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/urbanization/urban-world-mapping-the-economic-power-of-cities 

21. Gobierno del Estado de Sonora. Competitividad y Áreas de Oportunidad en la Región Fronteriza: XXV Conferencia de Gobernadores Fronterizos. Ciudad de México: Protego, 2007. Retrieved from: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/border/bgcforms/bgc-jd-xxv.pdf 

22. East of England Development Agency. The Cambridge University Economic Impact Study. Cambridge: East of England Development Agency (EEDA), 2006. Retrieved from: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-economic-impact-of-the-university