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Working Papers

2024

1. The effect of center-based early education on disadvantaged children’s developmental trajectories: experimental evidence from Colombia
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2022)

2021

2. SARS-CoV-2 spread, detection, and dynamics in a megacity in Latin America
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE)
3. Understanding how socioeconomic inequalities drive inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 infections
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (3)

2020

4. Child Development in the Early Years: Parental Investment and the Changing Dynamics of Different Dimensions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2019

5. Preschool Quality and Child Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
6. Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2015) View citations (45)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (44)
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2014) View citations (20)
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2014) View citations (21)
   Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (47)
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2014) View citations (38)

2018

7. Center-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers: The aeioTU Randomized Trial
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Center-based care for infants and toddlers: The aeioTU randomized trial, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2019) View citations (15) (2019)
8. Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (21)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (22)
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2018) View citations (23)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2022) View citations (11) (2022)
9. Improving childcare quality at scale: the effects of “From Zero to Forever”
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (4)

2017

10. Switching from payroll taxes to corporate income taxes: firms’ employment and wages after the 2012 Colombian tax reform
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Switching from Payroll Taxes to Corporate Income Taxes: Firms’ Employment and Wages after the 2012 Colombian Tax Reform, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2017) View citations (21) (2017)

2015

11. Editors’ summary
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2013)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2010)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015)
12. Efectos de la Transición de Educación Inicial Comunitaria a Atención en Centros de Desarrollo Infantil en Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (1)

2014

13. Diagnóstico y recomendaciones para la atención de calidad a la primera infancia en Colombia
    Cuadernos de Fedesarrollo, Fedesarrollo View citations (3)

2013

14. El aumento en la participación laboral femenina en Colombia: ¿fecundidad, estado civil o educación?
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (4)
15. The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Fertility, Marital Status or Education?
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article The rise in female participation in Colombia: Fertility, marital status or education?, Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia (2013) View citations (18) (2013)

2012

16. Encuesta Longitudinal Colombiana de la Universidad de los Andes- ELCA 2013
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (5)
17. La Política de Primera Infancia en el Contexto de la Equidad y Movilidad Social en Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (6)

2010

18. La importancia de los programas para la primera infancia en Colombia
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (9)

2009

19. Desarrollo económico: retos y políticas públicas
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (1)
20. Evaluación de impacto del Programa Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar del ICBF
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (13)

2007

21. Comments
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006)

2005

22. Race and ethnic inequality in health and health care in Colombia
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (14)

2004

23. Employment and Child Care Decisions of Mothers and the Well-being of their Children
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Winter Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (7)

2003

24. Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia: 1976-1996
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2001)
    See also Chapter Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia. 1976-1996, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (6) (2004)

2002

25. MONETARY POLICY RULES IN COLOMBIA
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Monetary Policy Rules in Colombia, Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2003) View citations (11) (2003)

1999

26. Changes in the distribution of income and the New Economic Model in Colombia
    Series Históricas, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (8)

1997

27. Macroeconomic performance and inequality in Colombia: 1976-1996
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (1)

Undated

28. Subsidized Childcare and Child Development in Colombia: Effects of Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar as a Function of Timing and Length of Exposure
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Subsidized childcare and child development in Colombia: Effects of Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar as a function of timing and length of exposure, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2013) View citations (37) (2013)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2022, 20, (4), 1395-1432 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (21) (2018)

2021

2. COVID-19 spread, detection, and dynamics in Bogota, Colombia
   Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)

2019

3. Center-based care for infants and toddlers: The aeioTU randomized trial
   Economics of Education Review, 2019, 72, (C), 30-43 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Center-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers: The aeioTU Randomized Trial, Documentos CEDE (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
4. Improving the quality of early childhood care at scale: The effects of “From Zero to Forever”
   World Development, 2019, 118, (C), 91-105 View citations (5)

2017

5. Switching from Payroll Taxes to Corporate Income Taxes: Firms’ Employment and Wages after the 2012 Colombian Tax Reform
   Economía Journal, 2017, Volume 18 Number 1, (Fall 2017), 41-74 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Switching from payroll taxes to corporate income taxes: firms’ employment and wages after the 2012 Colombian tax reform, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2015

6. The impact of a vocational education program for childcare providers on children's well-being
   Economics of Education Review, 2015, 48, (C), 165-183 View citations (15)

2013

7. Subsidized childcare and child development in Colombia: Effects of Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar as a function of timing and length of exposure
   Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 97, (C), 241-249 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Subsidized Childcare and Child Development in Colombia: Effects of Hogares Comunitarios de Bienestar as a Function of Timing and Length of Exposure, Mathematica Policy Research Reports View citations (24)
8. The rise in female participation in Colombia: Fertility, marital status or education?
   Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, 2013, 31, (71), 54-63 View citations (18)
   Also in Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, 2013, 31, (71), 54-63 (2013) View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Fertility, Marital Status or Education?, Documentos CEDE (2013) View citations (20) (2013)

2012

9. ¿Unión libre o matrimonio? Efectos en el bienestar de los hijos
   El Trimestre Económico, 2012, LXXIX, (315), pp. 529-573

2011

10. Child Care Choices and Children's Cognitive Achievement: The Case of Single Mothers
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29, (3), 459 - 512 View citations (228)

2010

11. Quasi-structural estimation of a model of childcare choices and child cognitive ability production
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156, (1), 164-189 View citations (138)

2009

12. The Informal Labor Market in Colombia: identification and characterization
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2009 View citations (58)

2008

13. Parental leave policies, intra-household time allocations and children’s human capital
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (4), 779-825 View citations (3)
14. THE EFFECT OF MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD CARE ON CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
    International Economic Review, 2008, 49, (4), 1173-1209 View citations (221)

2005

15. El mercado laboral colombiano: ¿qué ha pasado, qué se ha hecho y qué falta por hacer?
    Coyuntura Económica, 2005

2003

16. Monetary Policy Rules in Colombia
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2003 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper MONETARY POLICY RULES IN COLOMBIA, Documentos CEDE (2002) View citations (25) (2002)

1997

17. El ahorro de los hogares: una revisión para el período 1970 - 1993
    Coyuntura Económica, 1997
18. El desempleo en Colombia: tasa natural, desempleo cíclico y estructural y la duración del desempleo, (1976-1998)
    Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, 1997, 16, (32), 7-74 View citations (6)

Books

2019

1. Diseño y Costeo de un Paquete de Servicios de Atención a la Primera Infancia: El Caso de Colombia
   Books, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2015

2. Situación de ninas y ninos colombianos menores de cinco anos, entre 2010 y 2013
   Libros en Línea, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (3)

Chapters

2004

1. Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia. 1976-1996
   A chapter in Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean, 2004, pp 229-272 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia: 1976-1996, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (28) (2003)