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Working Papers

2025

1. Employment dynamics during COVID-19 in Uruguay
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2024

2. Generative Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Labor Markets in Developing Countries: A Review Essay
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
3. Patrones de uso del tiempo de varones y mujeres en Uruguay. 2007- 2022
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
4. Poverty in Latin America: feelings/perceptions Vs. material conditions
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
5. The Role of Ideology in Shaping Economists' Opinions on Inequality and Discrimination: Evidence from Uruguay
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON

2023

6. Inequality and productive structure: New evidence at the world level
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
7. La medición del uso del tiempo: aprendizajes y desafíos
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
8. Tarjeta Uruguay Social: diseño, implementación y posibles efectos
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON

2022

9. Consensos y disensos de los economistas en Uruguay
   Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
10. Consensos, disensos e ideología: el caso de los economistas en Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON
    See also Journal Article Consensos, disensos e ideología: el caso de los economistas en Uruguay, Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2023) (2023)
11. Fortalecimiento de los sistemas de protección social de la región: aprendizajes a partir de la pandemia de COVID-19
    Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
12. Gender differences in opinions about market solutions and government interventions: the case of Uruguayan economists
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON (2022)
    See also Journal Article Gender Differences in Opinions about Market Solutions and Government Interventions: The Case Of Uruguayan Economists, Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
13. La respuesta fiscal frente al COVID-19 en Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
14. Tax-benefit responses in Uruguay during the COVID-19 pandemic
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
15. The demand for Domestic work in Chile and Uruguay. Association with time use patterns
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON

2021

16. Aging, education and intergenerational flows in Uruguay
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Aging, education and intergenerational flows in Uruguay, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
17. Gender differences in housework and earnings: intrahousehold evidence from Latin America
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
18. Poverty and gender in Latin America: How far can income‐based measures go?
    Post-Print, HAL
    See also Journal Article Poverty and gender in Latin America: How far can income‐based measures go?, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2022) (2022)
19. Research networks and publications in Economics. Evidence from a small developing country
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON (2021)
    See also Journal Article Research Networks and Publications in Economics: Evidence from a Small Developing Country, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer (2024) (2024)
20. Women in Research in Economics in Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON View citations (1)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON (2021) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Women in Research in Economics in Uruguay, Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2018

21. Cash transfers in Latin America: effects on poverty and redistribution
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2016)
    See also Journal Article Cash Transfers in Latin America: Effects on Poverty and Redistribution, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2017

22. Estudio sobre el subsidio por enfermedad en el Uruguay
    Estudios y Perspectivas – Oficina de la CEPAL en Montevideo, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (2)
23. National Care System in Uruguay: Who benefits and who pays?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    See also Journal Article The National Care System in Uruguay: Who Benefits and Who Pays?, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2016

24. El proceso de formalización en el mercado laboral uruguayo
    Estudios y Perspectivas – Oficina de la CEPAL en Montevideo, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (3)
25. La brecha de género en jubilaciones y pensiones: los casos de Argentina, Brasil, Chile y Uruguay
    Asuntos de Género, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (2)

2013

26. Income inequality in Latin America: Data challenges and availability from a comparative perspective
    Políticas Sociales, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
27. Teenage school attendance and cash transfers: an impact evaluation of PANES
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Teenage School Attendance and Cash Transfers: An Impact Evaluation of PANES, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2013) View citations (14) (2013)
28. Trabajo por cuenta propia y monotributo en Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (7)

2012

29. Dinámica del mercado laboral uruguayo
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
30. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Program and Social Security Data
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Program, and Social Security Data, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (72) (2016)
31. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2011) View citations (19)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (21)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (31)
32. La Expansión de las Transferencias no Contributivas en Uruguay en los Últimos Años
    Policy Research Brief, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth View citations (1)
33. La desigualdad del ingreso en Uruguay entre 1986 y 2009
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (10)
34. Protecting workers against unemployment in Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2011) View citations (9)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2011) View citations (9)
35. The Expansion of Non-Contributory Transfers in Uruguay in Recent Years
    Policy Research Brief, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth View citations (6)
36. The effects of being out of the labor market on subsequent wages: evidence for Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Being Out of the Labor Market on Subsequent Wages: Evidence for Uruguay, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
37. Unemployment insurance design and its effects: evidence from the Uruguayan case
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (3)

2011

38. Consumo de servicios de energí­a y agua en la población uruguaya
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (1)
39. Distributive impacts of alternative tax structures. The case of Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON View citations (18)
40. Negociación salarial colectiva: revisión de la literatura y de la experiencia en Uruguay 2005-2006
    Estudios y Perspectivas – Oficina de la CEPAL en Montevideo, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
41. Redistributive effects of indirect taxes: comparing arithmetical and behavioral simulations in Uruguay
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON View citations (5)
42. School Attendance, Child Labor and Cash Transfer: An impact evaluation of PANES
    PEP Policy Briefs, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers PIERI, PEP-PIERI (2011) View citations (20)
43. Social Assistance and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the Uruguayan PANES
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2011) View citations (12)
44. Uruguay's Income Inequality and Political Regimes during 1981-2010
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (12)

2010

45. Family Allowances and Child School Attendance: An ex-ante Evaluation of Alternative Schemes in Uruguay
    Working Papers PMMA, PEP-PMMA View citations (7)

2009

46. Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Latin America
    Economics PhD Theses, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School

2004

47. Crecimiento económico y desigualdad: una revisión bibliográfica
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON

2002

48. Salarios públicos y privados: los diferentes segmentos del mercado laboral 1991-2000
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Instituto de Economía - IECON View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Children Do Care: Novel Findings from Colombia and Mexico
   Child Indicators Research, 2024, 17, (6), 2599-2628 View citations (1)
2. Gender Differences in Opinions about Market Solutions and Government Interventions: The Case Of Uruguayan Economists
   Feminist Economics, 2024, 30, (1), 211-243 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Gender differences in opinions about market solutions and government interventions: the case of Uruguayan economists, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) (2022) (2022)
3. Income inequality and complexity of the productive structure: New evidence at the world level
   Economic Analysis and Policy, 2024, 84, (C), 628-645
4. Research Networks and Publications in Economics: Evidence from a Small Developing Country
   Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, 15, (2), 5571-5598
   See also Working Paper Research networks and publications in Economics. Evidence from a small developing country, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) (2021) (2021)
5. Research collaboration in development economics
   Review of Development Economics, 2024, 28, (4), 1900-1926

2023

6. Consensos, disensos e ideología: el caso de los economistas en Uruguay
   Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2023, 94, (3), 69-107
   See also Working Paper Consensos, disensos e ideología: el caso de los economistas en Uruguay, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) (2022) (2022)
7. El desafío de la desigualdad de ingresos en América Latina
   Revista CEPAL, 2023
8. Inequality and informality revisited: The Latin American case
   International Labour Review, 2023, 162, (3), 431-457 View citations (2)

2022

9. Multidimensional Poverty Among Older People in Five Latin American Countries
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2022, 159, (3), 945-965 View citations (2)
10. Poverty and gender in Latin America: How far can income‐based measures go?
    Journal of International Development, 2022, 34, (1), 109-129
    See also Working Paper Poverty and gender in Latin America: How far can income‐based measures go?, Post-Print (2021) (2021)
11. The marginalization of southern researchers in Development
    World Development Perspectives, 2022, 26, (C) View citations (3)
12. Underrepresentation of developing country researchers in development research
    Applied Economics Letters, 2022, 29, (17), 1659-1664 View citations (3)

2021

13. Aging, education and intergenerational flows in Uruguay
    The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2021, 18, (C) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Aging, education and intergenerational flows in Uruguay, Post-Print (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
14. Women in Research in Economics in Uruguay
    Revista Cuadernos de Economia, 2021, 40, (84), 763-790 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Women in Research in Economics in Uruguay, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

15. Poverty and inequality in Latin America’s research agenda: A bibliometric review
    Development Policy Review, 2020, 38, (4), 465-482

2019

16. The National Care System in Uruguay: Who Benefits and Who Pays?
    Population and Development Review, 2019, 45, (S1), 97-122 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper National Care System in Uruguay: Who benefits and who pays?, WIDER Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2018

17. Cash Transfers in Latin America: Effects on Poverty and Redistribution
    Economía Journal, 2018, Volume 19 Number 1, (Fall 2018), 1-31 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Cash transfers in Latin America: effects on poverty and redistribution, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
18. Inequalities in the reduction of child stunting over time in Latin America: evidence from the DHS 2000–2010
    Oxford Development Studies, 2018, 46, (4), 519-535 View citations (2)
19. More unequal or less? A review of global, regional and national income inequality
    Revista CEPAL, 2018 View citations (4)
20. Unfolding Patterns of Unpaid Household Work in Latin America
    Feminist Economics, 2018, 24, (1), 1-34 View citations (22)
21. ¿Más o menos desiguales? Una revisión sobre la desigualdad de los ingresos a nivel global, regional y nacional
    Revista CEPAL, 2018 View citations (1)

2017

22. Inequality and Household Size: A Microsimulation for Uruguay
    International Journal of Microsimulation, 2017, 10, (1), 73-105 View citations (1)
23. The gender gap in pensions in Latin America
    International Social Security Review, 2017, 70, (2), 57-85 View citations (5)

2016

24. Decomposing inequality changes in Uruguay: the role of formalization in the labor market
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-20 View citations (9)
25. Desigualdad en América Latina: una medición global
    Revista CEPAL, 2016 View citations (3)
26. Distribución del ingreso e imposición a las altas rentas en América Latina
    Revista Cuadernos de Economia, 2016, 35, (Especial 67), 39-73
27. Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Program, and Social Security Data
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 1-43 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Program and Social Security Data, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (4) (2012)
28. Income Inequality in Latin America: A Factor Component Analysis
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, S4-S21 View citations (13)
    Also in Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, (S1), S4-S21 (2016) View citations (13)
29. Inequality in Latin America: a global measurement
    Revista CEPAL, 2016 View citations (5)

2015

30. La brecha entre la fecundidad deseada y la observada en Montevideo y su Área Metropolitana
    Notas de Población, 2015

2014

31. Determinants of fertility at the macro level: new evidence for latin america and the caribbean
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2014, 48, (2), 123-135
32. Participación del ingreso laboral en el ingreso total en América Latina, 1990-2010
    Revista CEPAL, 2014
33. Revisiting Inequality and Growth: Evidence for Developing Countries
    Growth and Change, 2014, 45, (4), 571-589 View citations (6)
34. The Effects of Being Out of the Labor Market on Subsequent Wages: Evidence for Uruguay
    Journal of Labor Research, 2014, 35, (1), 39-62 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The effects of being out of the labor market on subsequent wages: evidence for Uruguay, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) (2012) View citations (7) (2012)
35. The earnings share of total income in Latin America, 1990-2010
    Revista CEPAL, 2014 View citations (8)

2013

36. Teenage School Attendance and Cash Transfers: An Impact Evaluation of PANES
    Economía Journal, 2013, Volume 14 Number 1, (Fall 2013), 61-102 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Teenage school attendance and cash transfers: an impact evaluation of PANES, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
37. Unemployment Insurance Design and Its Effects: Evidence for Uruguay
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2013 View citations (13)
38. Uruguay's “single tax” social protection scheme for the self-employed
    International Labour Review, 2013, 152, (3-4), 559-575 View citations (3)

2011

39. Cantidad de niños en los hogares uruguayos: un análisis de los determinantes económicos, 1996-2006
    Estudios Económicos, 2011, 26, (1), 3-34 View citations (2)

2010

40. Cash transfer programmes, income inequality and regional disparities. The case of the Uruguayan Asignaciones Familiares
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2010, 4, (1), 139-154 View citations (2)
41. La relevancia de la desigualdad en la medición del desarrollo humano. Uruguay 1991-2002 2
    Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, 2010

2009

42. Crecimiento económico y pobreza en Uruguay, 1991-2006
    Revista Cuadernos de Economia, 2009 View citations (1)

2005

43. Los efectos de la reforma laboral de 2002 en el mercado laboral colombiano
    Perfil de Coyuntura Económica, 2005 View citations (2)

Books

2018

1. Sistema Nacional de Cuidados para niños de 0 a 3 años, proyecciones de cobertura y costos
   Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2016

2. Demographic Change in Uruguay
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
3. Mercado laboral y heterogeneidad productiva en el Uruguay
   Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)

2015

4. Desigualdad e informalidad en el Uruguay
   Libros de la CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (7)
5. Desigualdad, concentración y rentas altas en América Latina
   Libros de la CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (19)
6. Protección social y afiliación a los sistemas de pensiones en América Latina
   Libros de la CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Chapters

2010

1. Chapter 2 Multidimensional poverty among children in Uruguay
   A chapter in Studies in Applied Welfare Analysis: Papers from the Third ECINEQ Meeting, 2010, pp 31-53

Software Items

2011

1. Uruguayan microsimulation model
   EGAP Computer Code, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México