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Working Papers

2012

1. Educational Upgrading and Returns to Skills in Latin America. Evidence from a Supply-Demand Framework, 1990-2010
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (3)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (5)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2011) View citations (1)
2. El Impacto Distributivo de las Políticas Sociales
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
3. Promoting handwashing behavior in Peru: the effect of large-scale mass-media and community level interventions
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2011

4. The Dynamics of Land Titling Regularization and Market Development
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
5. Trends in Tariff Reforms and Trends in the Structure of Wages
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

2010

6. Catastrophic Natural Disasters and Economic Growth
   Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (4)
7. Climate Change - A Research Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
   Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (1)
8. Conscription and Crime: Evidence from the Argentine Draft Lottery
   Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2011)
9. Factor Endowments, Democracy and Trade Policy Divergence
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (1)
10. On the Distributive Effects of Terms of Trade Shocks: The Role of Non-tradable Goods
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
11. Payroll Taxes, Wages and Employment: Identification through Policy Changes
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2010)
12. Property Rights for the Poor: Effects of Land Titling
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (16)
    Also in Business School Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2005) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
13. Social Mobility: What is it and why does it matter?
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

2009

14. Preschool and maternal labour market outcomes: evidence from a regression discontinuity design
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2011)
15. Reducing Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

2008

16. Housing, Health and Happiness
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2009)
17. Investment and Expropriation under Oligarchy and Democracy in a Heckscher-Ohlin World
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham View citations (7)
18. Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2012)

2007

19. Expansiones de Agua en las Barriadas: Salud y Ahorros
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
20. Fertility and Female Labor Supply in Latin America: New Causal Evidence
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (16)
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2007)
21. Giving Children a Better Start: Preschool Attendance & School-Age Profiles
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (1)
22. Giving Children a Better Start: Preschool Attendance and School-Age Profiles
    Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (15)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (3)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2008)
23. Land-Rich Economies, Education and Economic Development
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia (2005)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2005)
24. Modeling Informality Formally: Households and Firms
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2012)
25. The Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IDB Publications, Inter-American Development Bank View citations (12)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2007) View citations (11)
26. Understanding the Political Economy of Structural Reform: The Case of Argentina
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia
27. Water Expansions in Shantytowns: Health and Savings
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2009)
28. Why Has Unemployment Risen in the New South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (2008)

2006

29. Conscription and Crime
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
30. Crime Distribution & Victim Behavior During a Crime Wave
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
31. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (11)
    See also Chapter (2010)
32. The Effect of Pre-Primary Education on Primary School Performance
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (8)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2009)

2005

33. Optimal Income Support Targeting
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia
    Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2000)
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2000)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2006)
34. The Effect of a Large Expansion of Pre-Primary School Facilities on Preschool Attendance and Maternal Employment
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (18)
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2004) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2007)
35. Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (92)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2005)

2004

36. Effects of Land Titling on Child Health
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Economics & Human Biology (2004)
37. Persistence and Regional Disparities in Unemployment
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia
38. The Health Effects of Land Titling
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (1)

2003

39. Financial Dollarization and Debt Deflation under a Currency Board
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (21)
    Also in Business School Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Emerging Markets Review (2003)
40. Generalizing the Causal Effect of Fertility on Female Labor Supply
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (2)
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2003) View citations (2)
41. Missed Expectations: The Argentine Convertibility
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (1)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2002) View citations (7)
42. The Costs and Benefits of Privatization in Argentina: A Microeconomic Analysis
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (19)
43. The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Wage Inequality: Evidence from Argentina
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (31)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2003) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2003)
44. The Labor Market
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (1)

2002

45. Crime Victimization and Income Distribution
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (3)
    Also in IDB Publications, Inter-American Development Bank (2002)
46. Inference and estimation in small sample dynamic panel data models
    Business School Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella View citations (2)
47. The Benefits and Costs of Privatization in Argentina: A Microeconomics Analysis
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (4)

2001

48. Duration and Risk of Unemployment in Argentina
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations (3)
    Also in William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (2001) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia (2001) View citations (1)
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2003)
49. Evaluating the Impact of School Decentralization on Education Quality
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of LACEA Economia (2002)
50. The Consequences of Price Instability on Search Behavior: Preliminary Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment
    Working Papers, Universidad de San Andres, Departamento de Economia

Undated

51. The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers
    Business School Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Foreign investment and expropriation under oligarchy and democracy
   Economics and Politics, 2012, 24, (1), 24-46 View citations (2)
2. MODELING INFORMALITY FORMALLY: HOUSEHOLDS AND FIRMS
   Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50, (3), 821-838
   See also Working Paper (2007)
3. Reality versus propaganda in the formation of beliefs about privatization
   Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (5), 553-567
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2011

4. Conscription and Crime: Evidence from the Argentine Draft Lottery
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (2), 119-36 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
5. Land Property Rights and Resource Allocation
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 54, (S4), S329 - S345
6. Preschool and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (2), 313 - 344 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

7. Payroll taxes, wages and employment: Identification through policy changes
   Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (4), 743-749 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
8. Performance pay and productivity of low- and high-ability workers
   Labour Economics, 2010, 17, (2), 317-322 View citations (3)
9. Property rights for the poor: Effects of land titling
   Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (9-10), 700-729 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Trends in Tariff Reforms and in the Structure of Wages
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (3), 482-494

2009

11. Housing, Health, and Happiness
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2009, 1, (1), 75-105 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
12. The effect of pre-primary education on primary school performance
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (1-2), 219-234 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
13. Water Expansions in Shantytowns: Health and Savings
    Economica, 2009, 76, (304), 607-622 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

14. Giving children a better start: Preschool attendance and school-age profiles
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (5-6), 1416-1440 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
15. On the emergence of public education in land-rich economies
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 86, (2), 434-446 View citations (12)
16. School decentralization: Helping the good get better, but leaving the poor behind
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (10-11), 2106-2120 View citations (16)
17. The Impact of Privatization on the Earnings of Restructured Workers: Evidence From the Oil Industry
    Journal of Labor Research, 2008, 29, (2), 162-176 View citations (1)
18. Why has unemployment risen in the New South Africa?
    The Economics of Transition, 2008, 16, (4), 715-740 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

19. Fertility and female labor supply in Latin America: New causal evidence
    Labour Economics, 2007, 14, (3), 565-573 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
20. The Formation of Beliefs: Evidence from the Allocation of Land Titles to Squatters
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 209-241 View citations (48)
21. The effect of a large expansion of pre-primary school facilities on preschool attendance and maternal employment
    Labour Economics, 2007, 14, (3), 665-680 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

22. Optimal income support targeting
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2006, 13, (6), 661-684
    See also Working Paper (2005)
23. Targeted interventions in healthcare: the role of facility placement
    Fiscal Studies, 2006, 27, (3), 373-395 View citations (2)

2005

24. Changes in the Panamanian Wage Structure: A Quantile Regression Analysis
    Económica, 2005, LI, (1-2), 3-27
25. Persistence and regional disparities in unemployment (Argentina 1980-1997)
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2005, 35, (4), 375-394
26. Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (1), 83-120 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

27. Effects of land titling on child health
    Economics & Human Biology, 2004, 2, (3), 353-372 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
28. Introduction to Symposium: The Labor Market in Latin America
    Económica, 2004, L, (1-2), 3-7

2003

29. Duration and risk of unemployment in Argentina
    Journal of Development Economics, 2003, 71, (1), 199-212 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
30. Financial dollarization and debt deflation under a currency board
    Emerging Markets Review, 2003, 4, (4), 340-367 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
31. Great Expectations and Hard Times: The Argentine Convertibility Plan
    Journal of LACEA Economia, 2003 View citations (12)
32. The impact of trade liberalization on wage inequality: evidence from Argentina
    Journal of Development Economics, 2003, 72, (2), 497-513 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

33. Evaluating the Impact of School Decentralization on Educational Quality
    Journal of LACEA Economia, 2002 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

1996

34. The changing role of the public sector: An ex-post view of the privatization process in Argentina
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1996, 36, (2), 131-152 View citations (1)

Chapters

2010

1. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America, 2010, pp 175-204
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

2. Political Centralization and Urban Primacy: Evidence from National and Provincial Capitals in the Americas
   A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 121-153