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Working Papers

2021

1. Adolescent Cognitive Gender Gaps Reflect Differential Dynamic Associations with Undernutrition and Poverty in Preschool and Preadolescent Ages
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
2. Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2021)
3. Heterogenous Trajectories in Physical, Mental and Cognitive Health among Older Americans: Roles of Genetics and Earlier SES
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
4. Maternal Undernutrition in Adolescence and Child Human Capital Formation over the Life-Course: Evidence from an International Cohort Study
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
5. Prospering through Prospera: CCT Impacts on Educational Attainment and Achievement in Mexico
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2021)
6. Same environment, stratified impacts? Air pollution, extreme temperatures, and birth weight in Southeast China
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
7. The Asian Games, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes in South China: an Instrumental Variable Approach
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
8. You are What Your Parents Expect: Height and Local Reference Points
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group

2020

9. After-School Tutoring, Household Substitution and Student Achievement: Experimental Evidence from Rural China
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
10. Genetic Risks, Adolescent Health and Schooling Attainment
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
    Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020)
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (2020)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2020)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2021)
11. Mental Health, Schooling Attainment and Polygenic Scores: Are There Significant Genetic-Environmental Associations?
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
12. Mothers' Social Networks and Socioeconomic Gradients of Isolation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
13. The Causal Effects of Parents’ Schooling on Children’s Schooling in Urban China
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2021)

2019

14. Birth Order, Fertility, and Child Height in India and Africa
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
15. Cluster randomised trial of the effects of timing and duration of early childhood interventions in Odisha – India: Study protocol
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
16. Does sorting matter for learning inequality?: Evidence from East Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2019) View citations (1)
17. Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor: Synopsis
    IFPRI synopses, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
18. Human capital and social mobility in low- and middle-income countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (7)
19. Inequality of Opportunity in Education: Accounting for the Contributions of Sibs, Schools and Sorting across East Africa
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (1)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2018)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (1)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018)
20. Mental Health, Schooling Attainment and Polygenic Scores: Are There Significant Gene-Environment Associations?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2019) View citations (1)
    SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2019) View citations (1)
21. 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 Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (32)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2014) View citations (30)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) View citations (41)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2015) View citations (16)
    PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015) View citations (28)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2014) View citations (16)
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE (2014) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2015)

2018

22. Identifying catch-up trajectories in child growth: new methods with evidence from young lives
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
23. Mexico, The Unmoved Mover?
    Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias
24. You Are What Your Parents Think: Height and Local Reference Points
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

2017

25. The contribution of increased equity to the estimated social benefits from a transfer program: an illustration from PROGRESA/oportunidades
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Economic Review (2019)
26. Wealth Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Skills: Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
    Also in Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2017)

2015

27. A framework for physical growth and child development
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
28. Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
29. México, ¿el motor inmóvil?
    Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias
30. The contribution of increased equity to the estimated social benefits from a transfer program: An illustration from PROGRESA
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)
31. «Intergenerational Mobility Patterns for Schooling, Occupation and Household Wealth: The Case of Mexico»
    Working Papers, Centro de Estudios Espinosa Yglesias

2014

32. Is Disaster Risk Reduction Spending Driven by the Occurrence of Natural Disasters? Evidence from Peru
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (8)
33. Out of School and Out of Work
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2012

34. Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment in Mexican High Schools
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Rice University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2015)
35. Do Single-Sex Schools Enhance Students’ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Outcomes?
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (4)
36. Negative Economic Shocks and Child Schooling: Evidence from Rural Malawi
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Development Southern Africa (2015)

2011

37. Aging and Economic Opportunities: Major World Regions around the Turn of the Century
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (1999) View citations (7)
38. Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Education Economics (2012)
39. Decomposing Fertility Differences across World Regions and over Time: Is Improved Health More Important than Women's Schooling?
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (1999) View citations (3)
40. Do More-Schooled Women have Fewer Children and Delay Childbearing? Evidence from a Sample of U.S. Twins
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2014)
41. Economics Reform and Wage Differentials in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (7)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2000) View citations (33)
42. First-Round Impacts of the 2008 Chilean Pension System Reform
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (10)
43. Intergenerational Mobility in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (21)
    Also in Informes de Investigación, Fedesarrollo (2001) View citations (44)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2001) View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article in Economía Journal (2001)
44. Intergenerational Schooling Mobility and Macro Conditions and Schooling Policies in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (7)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (1998) View citations (15)
45. Perception of HIV risk and the quantity and quality of children: The case of rural Malawi
    Working Papers, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad Diego Portales
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2015)
46. Schooling Investments and Aggregate Conditions: A Household Survey-Based Approach for Latin America and the Caribbean
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
47. Schooling is Associated Not Only with Long-Run Wages, But Also with Wage Risks and Disability Risks: The Pakistani Experience
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Pakistan Development Review (2011)
48. The Impact of the PROGRESA/Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Health and Related Outcomes for the Aging in Mexico
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (9)
49. The consequences of early childhood growth failure over the life course
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (14)

2010

50. Financial Literacy, Schooling, and Wealth Accumulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)

2009

51. Are returns to mothers' human capital realized in the next generation?: The impact of mothers' intellectual human capital and long-run nutritional status on children's human capital in Guatemala
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
52. Brains versus Brawn: Labor Market Returns to Intellectual and Health Human Capital in a Poor Developing Country
    Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics View citations (13)
53. Case study on IFPRI and conditional cash transfer (CCT) and non-conditional cash ransfer (NCCT) programs
    Impact assessments, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (5)
54. Schooling Inequality, Crises, and Financial Liberalization in Latin America
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)

2008

55. Encuesta de protección social 2006: Presentación general y principales resultados
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (7)
56. Timing and duration of exposure in evaluations of social programs
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2009)
57. What determines adult cognitive skills?: Impacts of preschooling, schooling, and post-schooling experiences in Guatemala
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)
    Also in Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (9)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2006) View citations (6)

2007

58. Policy-Oriented Research Impact Assessment (PORIA) case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA anti-poverty and human resource investment conditional cash transfer program
    Impact assessments, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (3)

2006

59. Early childhood development through an integrated program: evidence from the Philippines
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (24)
60. The Chilean Pension Reform Turns 25: Lessons From the Social Protection Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
61. The Impact of Nutrition during Early Childhood on Education among Guatemalan Adults
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (8)
    Also in Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (23)
62. The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (13)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2006) View citations (23)
63. Using Micro Data to Understand Better the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Low Income Developing Countries: Methdological Note
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
64. What is the real impact of schooling on age of first union and age of first parenting ? New evidence from Guatemala
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2005

65. Long-Term Impacts of the Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Rural Youth in Mexico
    Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research View citations (31)

2004

66. Correlates and Determinants of Child Anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and Overview of the Symposium
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Economics & Human Biology (2004)
67. Improving child nutrition for sustainable poverty reduction in Africa
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
    Also in Issue briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2004) View citations (2)

2003

68. Economic Policy and Wage Differentials in Latin America
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (42)
69. Social Networks, HIV/AIDS and Risk Perceptions
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (5)

2002

70. Social Exclusion in Latin America: Introduction and Overview
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (3)

2001

71. An evaluation of the impact of PROGRESA on pre-school child height
    FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (16)
    Also in FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (5)
72. Characteristics of and determinants of the density of contributions in a Private Social Security System
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (17)
73. How can we measure the causal effects of social networks using observational data? Evidence from the diffusion of family planning and AIDS worries in South Nyanza District, Kenya
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany View citations (6)
74. Movilidad intergeneracional en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
75. Pobreza, Desigualdad, y Liberalización Comercial y financiera en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (4)
76. Poverty, Inequality, and Trade and Financial Liberalization in Latin America
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

2000

77. Attrition in longitudinal household survey data
    FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
    Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2000) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Demographic Research (2001)
78. Attrition in longitudinal household survey data - some tests for three developing-country samples
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
79. Reforma económica y diferencias de salarios en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

1999

80. Descomposición de las diferencias de fertilidad entre regiones del mundo y a través del tiempo: ¿Importa más una mejor salud que la formación de la mujer?
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
81. El envejecimiento y las oportunidades económicas: las principales regiones del mundo al final del siglo
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
82. Inversiones en enseñanza y condiciones macroeconómicas: investigación micro-macro de América Latina y el Caribe
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
83. Schooling Investments and Macroeconomic Conditions: A Micro-Macro Investigation for Latin America and the Caribbean
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (11)
84. The structure of social networks and fertility decisions: evidence from S. Nyanza District, Kenya
    MPIDR Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany View citations (16)

1998

85. Movilidad de la enseñanza intergeneracional y condiciones macro y políticas de enseñanza en América Latina
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

1997

86. Child nutrition, child health, and school enrollment: a longitudinal analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (11)
87. Population Growth, Technical Change, and Forest Degradation
    Home Pages, University of Pennsylvania
88. Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth
    Home Pages, University of Pennsylvania View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1999)

1995

89. Environnement macro-économique et Santé
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
90. Improving the Quality versus Increasing the Quantity of Schooling
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (4)
91. The Returns to endogenous Human Capital in Pakistan's Rural Wage Labour Market
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (19)

1994

92. Contribution of human capital to economic development: some selected issues
    ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization
93. Dynamic Decision Rules for Child Growth in Rural India and the Philippines: Catching Up or Staying Behind
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1994) View citations (2)
94. Household Earnings Endowments, Child Quality and Child Quality: Estimates for Indonesia
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1994)

1992

95. The College Investment Decision: Direct and Indirect Effects of Family Background Choice Postsecondary Enrollment and Quality
    Working Papers, Southern California - Department of Economics View citations (2)
96. The College Investment Decision: Direct and Indirect Effects of Family Background on Choice of Postsecondary Enrollment and Quality
    Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (4)

1991

97. Gender Issues in labor Markets and Household Behavior
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
98. Marriage Markets, Labor Markets and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1991) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (1995)
99. The Cet-Ces-Generalized Leontief Variable Profit Function: An Application to Indian Agriculture
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (1992)

1990

100. ARE HOUSEHOLDS AVERSE TO INEQUALITY OF MARKET LABOR SUPPLY AMONG THEIR MEMBERS? ECONOMMETRIC ESTIMATES FOR RURAL SOUTH INDIA
     Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
     Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1990)
101. MACROECONOMIC POLICIES AND RURAL POVERTY: ISSUES AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES
     Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
102. Prospective Morbidity Patterns in a Developing Country: Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors in Thailand, 1885-2010
     Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College
103. School Repetition, Dropouts and the Returns to School: the Case of Indonesia
     Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
     Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)
104. THE DEBT CRISIS, STUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT AND THE RURAL POOR
     Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
105. THE IMPACT OF MACROECONOMICS ADJUSTMENT ON THE POOR AND ON THE SOCIAL SECTROR: THE ANALYTICAL BASIS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, AND A CASE COMPARISON
     Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
     Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)
106. THE SYNTHESIS ECONOMIC FERTILITY MODEL: A LATENT VARIABLE INVESTIGATION OF SOME CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES
     Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (1992)
107. THE WEALTH MODEL: EFFICIENCY IN EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE FAMILY
     Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (7)
     Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)
108. Unobserved Household and Community Heterogeneity and the Labor Market Impact of Schooling: A Case of Indonesia
     Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
     Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1990)

1988

109. THE DRAWBACKS OF EXPORT DRAWBACKS
     Working Papers, Boston University - Center for Latin American Development Studies

Undated

110. Child Health and Schooling Achievement: Association, Causality and Household Allocations
     CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (20)
111. Dynamic Savings Decisions in Agricultural Environments with Incomplete Markets
     Home Pages, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (1997)
112. How Strongly is Child Schooling Associated with Household Income?
     CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (19)
113. The Dynamics of Agricultural Production and the Calorie-Income Relationship: Evidence from Pakistan
     Home Pages, University of Pennsylvania View citations (5)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (1997)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Genetic risks, adolescent health, and schooling attainment
   Health Economics, 2021, 30, (11), 2905-2920
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Maternal Undernutrition in Adolescence and Child Human Capital Development Over the Life Course: Evidence from an International Cohort Study
   Economica, 2021, 88, (352), 942-968
3. The causal effects of parents’ schooling on children's schooling in urban China
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021, 49, (1), 258-276
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. The effect of gender targeting of food transfers on child nutritional status: experimental evidence from the Bolivian amazon
   Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2021, 13, (3), 276-291

2020

5. Impact of the Juntos Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Nutritional and Cognitive Outcomes in Peru: Comparison between Younger and Older Initial Exposure
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 68, (3), 865 - 897 View citations (1)
6. Impact of the NREGS on Children’s Intellectual Human Capital
   Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (5), 929-945
7. The Impact of a National Early Childhood Development Program on Future Schooling Attainment: Evidence from Integrated Child Development Services in India
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2020, 69, (1), 291 - 316

2019

8. Nutritional Status from 1 to 15 Years and Adolescent Learning for Boys and Girls in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2019, 38, (6), 899-931
9. The Contribution of Increased Equity to the Estimated Social Benefits from a Transfer Program: An Illustration from PROGRESA/Oportunidades
   World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (3), 535-550
   See also Working Paper (2017)
10. The double burden of malnutrition among youth: Trajectories and inequalities in four emerging economies
    Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 34, (C), 80-91 View citations (2)

2018

11. Conditional cash transfers for primary education: Which children are left out?
    World Development, 2018, 105, (C), 1-12 View citations (8)
12. Do single-sex schools enhance students’ STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) outcomes?
    Economics of Education Review, 2018, 62, (C), 35-47 View citations (5)
13. Family structure and child development in Chile: A longitudinal analysis of household transitions involving fathers and grandparents
    Demographic Research, 2018, 38, (58), 1777-1814 View citations (4)
14. The effect of natural disaster on fertility, birth spacing, and child sex ratio: evidence from a major earthquake in India
    Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31, (1), 267-293 View citations (11)
15. Varied patterns of catch-up in child growth: Evidence from Young Lives
    Social Science & Medicine, 2018, 214, (C), 206-213 View citations (2)

2017

16. Big Numbers about Small Children: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Addressing Undernutrition
    World Bank Research Observer, 2017, 32, (1), 107-125 View citations (4)
17. Heterogeneity in predictive power of early childhood nutritional indicators for mid-childhood outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam
    Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 26, (C), 86-95 View citations (6)
18. Household food group expenditure patterns are associated with child anthropometry at ages 5, 8 and 12 years in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
    Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 26, (C), 30-41 View citations (7)
19. Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Inequality: Parental Resources and Schooling Attainment and Children’s Human Capital in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (4), 657 - 697 View citations (6)
20. Parental preferences and allocations of investments in children's learning and health within families
    Social Science & Medicine, 2017, 194, (C), 76-86 View citations (5)
21. Prenatal care and child growth and schooling in four low- and medium-income countries
    PLOS ONE, 2017, 12, (2), 1-21 View citations (3)

2016

22. Early life height and weight production functions with endogenous energy and protein inputs
    Economics & Human Biology, 2016, 22, (C), 65-81 View citations (24)
23. Limited common origins of multiple adult health-related behaviors: Evidence from U.S. twins
    Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 171, (C), 67-83 View citations (2)
24. Teacher Quality in Public and Private Schools under a Voucher System: The Case of Chile
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (2), 319 - 362 View citations (7)
25. The effects of community income inequality on health: Evidence from a randomized control trial in the Bolivian Amazon
    Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 149, (C), 66-75 View citations (3)

2015

26. Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment in Mexican High Schools
    Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123, (2), 325 - 364 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
27. Cross-sectional schooling-health associations misrepresented causal schooling effects on adult health and health-related behaviors: Evidence from the Chinese Adults Twins Survey
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 127, (C), 190-197 View citations (11)
28. Negative economic shocks and child schooling: Evidence from rural Malawi
    Development Southern Africa, 2015, 32, (4), 458-476 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
29. Perception of HIV risk and the quantity and quality of children: the case of rural Malawi
    Journal of Population Economics, 2015, 28, (1), 113-132 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
30. Schooling has smaller or insignificant effects on adult health in the US than suggested by cross-sectional associations: New estimates using relatively large samples of identical twins
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 127, (C), 181-189 View citations (28)
31. Separating boys and girls and increasing weight? Assessing the impacts of single-sex schools through random assignment in Seoul
    Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 134, (C), 1-11 View citations (6)
32. Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
    Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (2), 446-463 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper (2019)

2014

33. Do more-schooled women have fewer children and delay childbearing? Evidence from a sample of US twins
    Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27, (1), 1-31 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
34. Does parental absence reduce cognitive achievements? Evidence from rural China
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 111, (C), 181-195 View citations (52)
35. Households across All Income Quintiles, Especially the Poorest, Increased Animal Source Food Expenditures Substantially during Recent Peruvian Economic Growth
    PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, (11), 1-13
36. What determines adult cognitive skills? Influences of pre-school, school, and post-school experiences in Guatemala
    Latin American Economic Review, 2014, 23, (1), 1-32 View citations (7)

2013

37. Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Entrance Exams and College Attendance: Random Assignment in Seoul High Schools
    Demography, 2013, 50, (2), 447-469 View citations (25)
38. Does more schooling improve health outcomes and health related behaviors? Evidence from U.K. twins
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 35, (C), 134-148 View citations (20)
39. Is Health of the Aging Improved by Conditional Cash Transfer Programs? Evidence From Mexico
    Demography, 2013, 50, (4), 1363-1386 View citations (13)
40. Math skills and market and non-market outcomes: Evidence from an Amazonian society of forager-farmers
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 37, (C), 138-147 View citations (4)
41. Parental Resources, Schooling Achievements, and Gender Schooling Gaps: Evidence of Change over 25 years in Rural Guatemala
    Population Research and Policy Review, 2013, 32, (4), 495-528 View citations (1)
42. Periods of child growth up to age 8 years in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam: Key distal household and community factors
    Social Science & Medicine, 2013, 97, (C), 278-287 View citations (8)

2012

43. A comparison of EPI sampling, probability sampling, and compact segment sampling methods for micro and small enterprises
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 94-107 View citations (4)
44. Are conditional cash transfers effective in urban areas? Evidence from Mexico
    Education Economics, 2012, 20, (3), 233-259 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
45. How Financial Literacy Affects Household Wealth Accumulation
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 300-304 View citations (85)
46. Intergenerational Transfers in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Rural Malawi
    Demographic Research, 2012, 27, (27), 775-834 View citations (7)
47. International trade openness and gender gaps in Pakistani labor force participation rates over 57 years
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2012, 17, (3), 367-382 View citations (5)

2011

48. Do Conditional Cash Transfers for Schooling Generate Lasting Benefits?: A Five-Year Followup of PROGRESA/Oportunidades
    Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46, (1), 93-122 View citations (80)
49. Does More Schooling Reduce Hospitalization and Delay Mortality? New Evidence Based on Danish Twins
    Demography, 2011, 48, (4), 1347-1375 View citations (47)
50. How much might human capital policies affect earnings inequalities and poverty?
    Estudios de Economia, 2011, 38, (1 Year 2011), 8-41 View citations (4)
51. Out of Sync? Demographic and other social science research on health conditions in developing countries
    Demographic Research, 2011, 24, (2), 45-78 View citations (1)
52. Schooling is Associated not only with Longrun Wages, but also with Wage Risks and Disability Risks: The Pakistani Experience
    The Pakistan Development Review, 2011, 50, (4), 555-573 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

53. Gender Gaps in Educational Attainment in Less Developed Countries
    Population and Development Review, 2010, 36, (1), 71-89 View citations (46)
54. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA Anti-Poverty and Human Resource Investment Conditional Cash
    World Development, 2010, 38, (10), 1473-1485 View citations (6)

2009

55. Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms, Volume Two: A Practitioner's Guide to Pension, Health, Labor Market, Public Sector Downsizing, Taxation, Decentralization, and Macroeconomic Modeling. Aline Coudouel and Stefano Paternostro, eds. World Bank, 2006, ISBN 978-0-821-36348-5, 468 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2009, 8, (3), 396-397
56. On what diseases and health conditions should new economic research on health and development focus?
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (S1), S109-S128 View citations (4)
57. Schooling Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers on Young Children: Evidence from Mexico
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (3), 439-477 View citations (29)
58. The Impact of Improving Nutrition During Early Childhood on Education among Guatemalan Adults
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (537), 734-763 View citations (201)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (537), 734-763 (2009) View citations (7)
59. Timing and Duration of Exposure in Evaluations of Social Programs
    World Bank Research Observer, 2009, 24, (1), 55-82 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
60. What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You— Or at Least Mislead You: Family Behaviors, Unobserved Heterogeneities, and the Determinants and Impacts of Human Resources over the Life Cycle
    Economía Journal, 2009, Volume 9 Number 2, (Spring 2009), 1-43

2008

61. Improving quality versus increasing the quantity of schooling: Estimates of rates of return from rural Pakistan
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 85, (1-2), 94-104 View citations (26)
62. Microeconomics of College Choice, Careers, and Wages // ANNALS, AAPSS, 559, September 1998. P. 12–24
    Voprosy obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2008, (2), 108-121

2007

63. Economic Policy Changes and Wage Differentials in Latin America
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 56, (1), 57-97 View citations (11)
64. Social networks and HIV/AIDS risk perceptions
    Demography, 2007, 44, (1), 1-33 View citations (19)

2006

65. Parental Wealth and Adult Children's Welfare in Marriage
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (3), 496-509 View citations (16)
66. Reducing the Incidence of Low Birth Weight in Low-Income Countries Has Substantial Economic Benefits
    World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (1), 25-48 View citations (35)

2005

67. Does Increasing Women's Schooling Raise the Schooling of the Next Generation? Reply
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1745-1751 View citations (25)
68. Family Background, Service Providers, and Early Childhood Development in the Philippines: Proxies and Interactions
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 54, (1), 129-64 View citations (17)
69. Partner + Children = Happiness? The Effects of Partnerships and Fertility on Well‐Being
    Population and Development Review, 2005, 31, (3), 407-445 View citations (32)
70. Programme Evaluation with Unobserved Heterogeneity and Selective Implementation: The Mexican PROGRESA Impact on Child Nutrition
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 67, (4), 547-569 View citations (107)
71. Progressing through PROGRESA: An Impact Assessment of a School Subsidy Experiment in Rural Mexico
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 54, (1), 237-75 View citations (192)

2004

72. Correlates and determinants of child anthropometrics in Latin America: background and overview of the symposium
    Economics & Human Biology, 2004, 2, (3), 335-351 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
73. Evaluating Preschool Programs When Length of Exposure to the Program Varies: A Nonparametric Approach
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (1), 108-132 View citations (151)
74. Parental Allocations to Children: New Evidence on Bequest Differences among Siblings
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (2), 637-640 View citations (43)
75. Returns to Birthweight
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (2), 586-601 View citations (430)

2003

76. A summary of Special Collection 1
    Demographic Research, 2003, 9, (12), 285-296
77. Introduction to "Research on Demographic Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Rural Africa"
    Demographic Research Special Collections, 2003, 1, (1), 1-30 View citations (9)

2002

78. Does Increasing Women's Schooling Raise the Schooling of the Next Generation?
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (1), 323-334 View citations (241)
79. Social networks and changes in contraceptive use over time: Evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Kenya
    Demography, 2002, 39, (4), 713-738 View citations (40)

2001

80. Attrition in Longitudinal Household Survey Data
    Demographic Research, 2001, 5, (4), 79-124 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
81. Child Health and School Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis
    Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (1), 185-205 View citations (166)
82. Household schooling behaviors and decentralization
    Economics of Education Review, 2001, 20, (4), 321-341 View citations (19)
83. Intergenerational Mobility in Latin America
    Economía Journal, 2001, Volume 2 Number 1, (Fall 2001), 1-44 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
84. The density of social networks and fertility decisions: evidence from south nyanza district, kenya
    Demography, 2001, 38, (1), 43-58 View citations (60)

2000

85. Empirical Assessments of Social Networks, Fertility and Family Planning Programs
    Demographic Research, 2000, 3, (7) View citations (5)

1999

86. "Ability" biases in schooling returns and twins: a test and new estimates
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 159-167 View citations (66)
87. Household Income and Child Schooling in Vietnam
    World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (2), 211-56 View citations (109)
88. Schooling in Asia: Selected microevidence on determinants, effects, and policy implications
    Journal of Asian Economics, 1999, 10, (2), 147-194 View citations (5)
89. Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (4), 682-714 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

90. Dynamic Savings Decisions in Agricultural Environments with Incomplete Markets
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (2), 282-92 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper
91. School quality and cognitive achievement production: A case study for rural Pakistan
    Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (2), 127-142 View citations (33)
92. The Income Gap in Cognitive Skills in Rural Pakistan
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 46, (1), 97-122 View citations (12)
93. The dynamics of agricultural production and the calorie-income relationship: Evidence from Pakistan
    Journal of Econometrics, 1997, 77, (1), 187-207 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper
94. The economics of agriculture
    Agricultural Economics, 1997, 16, (2), 153-154
95. The economics of agriculture: The Economics of Agriculture: Selected Papers of D. Gale Johnson (Vol. 1) and Papers in Honor of D. Gale Johnson (Vol. 2), by John M. Antle and Daniel Sumner (Editors), University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1996, xi + 352 and xvii + 437 pp., US$49.95 (Vol. 1) and US$59.95 (Vol. 2), ISBN 0-2264-0172-3 (Vol. 1) and ISBN 02264-0175-8 (Vol. 2)
    Agricultural Economics, 1997, 16, (2), 153-154

1996

96. College Choice and Wages: Estimates Using Data on Female Twins
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 672-85 View citations (99)
97. Decomposing the Gender Gap in Cognitive Skills in a Poor Rural Economy
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (1), 229-254 View citations (69)
98. Decomposing the regional gap in cognitive skills in rural Pakistan
    Journal of Asian Economics, 1996, 7, (1), 49-76 View citations (13)
99. Human capital formation, returns and policies: Analytical approaches and research questions
    Journal of International Development, 1996, 8, (3), 341-373 View citations (2)
100. Measuring the effectiveness of schooling policies in developing countries: Revisiting issues of methodology
     Economics of Education Review, 1996, 15, (4), 345-364 View citations (12)
101. The Impact of Health and Nutrition on Education
     World Bank Research Observer, 1996, 11, (1), 23-37 View citations (95)

1995

102. Are There Differential Returns to Schooling by Gender? The Case of Indonesian Labour Markets
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 57, (1), 97-117 View citations (29)
103. Marriage Markets, Labor Markets, and Unobserved Human Capital: An Empirical Exploration for South-Central India
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1995, 43, (3), 585-601 View citations (11)
     See also Working Paper (1991)

1994

104. Caveat emptor: Cross-country data on education and the labor force
     Journal of Development Economics, 1994, 44, (1), 147-171 View citations (50)
105. Endowments and the Allocation of Schooling in the Family and in the Marriage Market: The Twins Experiment
     Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (6), 1131-74 View citations (235)
106. Intra-family Distribution in Developing Countries
     The Pakistan Development Review, 1994, 33, (3), 253-296 View citations (2)

1993

107. An International Perspective on Pakistani Human Capital Investments in the Last Quarter Century
     The Pakistan Development Review, 1993, 32, (1), 1-68 View citations (9)
108. The Intrahousehold Distribution of Market Labour Supply in Rural South India
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 55, (4), 409-20 View citations (6)
109. The economic rationale for investing in nutrition in developing countries
     World Development, 1993, 21, (11), 1749-1771 View citations (57)
110. Unobserved Household and Community Heterogeneity and the Labor Market Impact of Schooling: A Case Study for Indonesia
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1993, 41, (3), 461-88 View citations (9)

1992

111. Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of and the Impact of Human Capital Investments and Related Policies in Developing Countries: Implications for India
     Indian Economic Review, 1992, 27, (1), 1-23 View citations (1)
112. Indian Human Capital Investments in The Past Quarter Century: An International Perspective
     Indian Economic Review, 1992, 27, 55-88
113. The CET-CES-Generalized Leontief Variable Profit Function: An Application to Indian Agriculture
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (2), 341-54 View citations (2)
     See also Working Paper (1991)
114. The Synthesis Economic Fertility Model: A Latent Variable Investigation of Some Critical Attributes
     Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (1), 1-16 View citations (2)
     See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

115. Black-white mortality inequalities
     Journal of Econometrics, 1991, 50, (1-2), 183-203 View citations (5)
116. Government Expenditures, Defense, and Economic Growth in the Ldcs: A Revised Perspective
     Conflict Management and Peace Science, 1991, 11, (2), 19-35 View citations (7)
117. School Repetition, Dropouts, and the Rates of Return to Schooling: The Case of Indonesia
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 53, (4), 467-80 View citations (19)
118. The Poor and the Social Sectors during a Period of Macroeconomic Adjustment: Empirical Evidence for Jamaica
     World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (2), 291-313 View citations (5)

1990

119. A Comparison and Latent Variable Test of Two Fertile Ideas
     Journal of Population Economics, 1990, 3, (1), 19-30 View citations (1)
120. Age-Specific Death Rates With Tobacco Smoking and Occupational Activity: Sensitivity to Sample Length, Functional Form, and Unobserved Frailty
     Demography, 1990, 27, (2), 267-284
121. THE INTERGENERATIONAL CORRELATION BETWEEN CHILDREN'S ADULT EARNINGS AND THEIR PARENTS' INCOME: RESULTS FROM THE MICHIGAN PANEL SURVEY OF INCOME DYNAMICS
     Review of Income and Wealth, 1990, 36, (2), 115-127 View citations (10)
122. The Intrahousehold Demand for Nutrients in Rural South India: Individual Estimates, Fixed Effects, and Permanent Income
     Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (4), 665-696 View citations (77)

1989

123. ... Of the Fittest? Duration of Survival of Manufacturing Establishments in a Developing Country
     Journal of Industrial Economics, 1989, 38, (2), 215-26 View citations (8)
124. A test of the Easterlin fertility model using income
     Demography, 1989, 26, (1), 117-123
125. Book Review: Crop Insurance for Agricultural Development: Issues and Experience
     Indian Economic Review, 1989, 24, (2), 277-280
126. Does More Schooling Make Women Better Nourished and Healthier? Adult Sibling Random and Fixed Effects Estimates for Nicaragua
     Journal of Human Resources, 1989, 24, (4), 644-663 View citations (25)
127. Family Resources, Family Size, and Access to Financing for College Education
     Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (2), 398-419 View citations (55)
128. Is Schooling "Mostly in the Genes"? Nature-N urture Decomposition Using Data on Relatives
     Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (6), 1425-46 View citations (45)
129. Is Variety the Spice of Life? Implications for Calorie Intake
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 71, (4), 666-72 View citations (35)
130. The simple analytics of contraceptive social marketing
     World Development, 1989, 17, (10), 1499-1521 View citations (1)

1988

131. Intrahousehold Allocation of Nutrients in Rural India: Are Boys Favored? Do Parents Exhibit Inequality Aversion?
     Oxford Economic Papers, 1988, 40, (1), 32-54 View citations (142)
132. Nutrients: Impacts and Determinants
     World Bank Economic Review, 1988, 2, (3), 299-320 View citations (22)
133. Nutrition, health, birth order and seasonality: Intrahousehold allocation among children in rural India
     Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 28, (1), 43-62 View citations (76)
134. Supply and Demand Variations and Export Earnings Instability: Response to a Further Comment
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1988, 36, (3), 577-79
135. The Reward for Good Timing: Cohort Effects and Earnings Functions for Brazilian Males
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1988, 70, (1), 129-35 View citations (12)
136. The equity-productivity tradeoff:: Public school resources in Brazil
     European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (8), 1585-1601 View citations (4)

1987

137. Change and challenge in the world economy: Bela Balassa, (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1985) pp. xxxviii + 484
     Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 26, (2), 428-431
138. Comment on "Returns to Education: A Further International Update and Implications"
     Journal of Human Resources, 1987, 22, (4), 603-606 View citations (4)
139. Commodity price instability and economic goal attainment in developing countries
     World Development, 1987, 15, (5), 559-573 View citations (15)
140. How does mother's schooling affect family health, nutrition, medical care usage, and household sanitation?
     Journal of Econometrics, 1987, 36, (1-2), 185-204 View citations (91)
141. Investments in schooling in two generations in pre-revolutionary Nicaragua: The roles of family background and school supply
     Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 27, (1-2), 395-419 View citations (25)
142. Is Child Schooling A Poor Proxy for Child Quality?
     Demography, 1987, 24, (3), 341-359 View citations (2)
143. Schooling and other human capital investments: Can the effects be identified?
     Economics of Education Review, 1987, 6, (3), 301-305 View citations (2)
144. Schooling in developing countries: Which countries are the Over- and underachievers and what is the schooling impact?
     Economics of Education Review, 1987, 6, (2), 111-127 View citations (11)
145. The Distribution of Public Services: An Exploration of Local Governmental Preferences
     American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (1), 37-49 View citations (32)
146. Will Developing Country Nutrition Improve with Income? A Case Study for Rural South India
     Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 95, (3), 492-507 View citations (190)
147. Women's schooling and children's health: Are the effects robust with adult sibling control for the women's childhood background?
     Journal of Health Economics, 1987, 6, (3), 239-254 View citations (36)

1986

148. Birth Order, Schooling, and Earnings
     Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S121-45 View citations (142)
149. Child Quantity and Quality in a Developing Country: Family Background, Endogenous Tastes, and Biological Supply Factors
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1986, 34, (4), 703-20 View citations (5)
150. Do Parents Favor Boys?
     International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 33-54 View citations (41)
151. Shadow prices and subsides in Botswana
     Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 22, (2), 351-392

1985

152. Human Capital and Earnings Distribution in a Developing Country: The Case of Prerevolutionary Nicaragua
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1985, 34, (1), 1-29 View citations (4)
153. Intergenerational Earnings Mobility in the United States: Some Estimates and a Test of Becker's Intergenerational Endowments Model
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 67, (1), 144-51 View citations (64)
154. Market Impacts of Technological Change for Sorghum in Indian Near-Subsistence Agriculture
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, 67, (3), 539-549 View citations (5)
155. The Quality of Schooling: Reply
     American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (5), 1202-05 View citations (10)

1984

156. Determinants of Women's Health Status and Health-Care Utilization in a Developing Country: A Latent Variable Approach
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 66, (4), 696-703 View citations (18)
157. Does Geographical Aggregation Cause Overestimates of the Returns to Schooling?
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 46, (1), 55-72 View citations (4)
158. Labor force participation and earnings determinants for women in the special conditions of developing countries
     Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 15, (1-3), 259-288 View citations (17)
159. More evidence on nutrition demand: Income seems overrated and women's schooling underemphasized
     Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (1), 105-128 View citations (76)
160. The Importance of Supply and Demand Variations in Earnings Instability: Comment
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1984, 33, (1), 167-70
161. The Socioeconomic Impact of Schooling in a Developing Country
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 66, (2), 296-303 View citations (51)
162. Who is schooled in developing countries? The roles of income, parental schooling, sex, residence and family size
     Economics of Education Review, 1984, 3, (3), 231-245 View citations (23)

1983

163. A Simulation Alternative to the Comparative R2 Approach to Decomposing Inequality
     Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1983, 45, (3), 307-12
164. Is Income Overrated in Determining Adequate Nutrition?
     Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1983, 31, (3), 525-49 View citations (17)
165. The Impact of Minimum Wages on the Distributions of Earnings for Major Race-Sex Groups: A Dynamic Analysis
     American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (4), 766-78 View citations (6)
166. The Quality of Schooling: Quantity Alone is Misleading
     American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (5), 928-46 View citations (191)

1982

167. Determinants of child mortality, health, and nutrition in a developing country
     Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (2), 163-193 View citations (37)
168. Parental Preferences and Provision for Progeny
     Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (1), 52-73 View citations (228)
169. Review article on Hollis B. Chenery, structural change and development policy
     Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 10, (3), 313-323
170. The impact of demographic changes on income distribution in a developing country
     Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (3), 355-377

1981

171. Comments on Montague J. Lord's "distributional effects of international commodity price stabilization: Do the aggregate gains apply to individual producing countries?" [JPM 3:61-75 (1981)]
     Journal of Policy Modeling, 1981, 3, (3), 399-403
172. Goodwin, Geoffrey, and James Mayall, eds, A New International Commodity Regime. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980, 237 pp., $25.00
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1981, 63, (1), 178-179
173. Macro models for developing countries: Lance Taylor, (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979) pp. xii+271
     Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 8, (1), 134-141
174. The linkage effects of raw material processing in economic development: A survey of modeling and other approaches
     Journal of Policy Modeling, 1981, 3, (3), 375-397 View citations (2)

1980

175. Exports of non-fuel primary products
     Revista CEPAL, 1980
176. La exportación de productos primarios no combustibles
     Revista CEPAL, 1980

1979

177. Indexation of international commodity prices through international buffer stock operations
     Journal of Policy Modeling, 1979, 1, (1), 113-134 View citations (1)
178. Measuring the Impact of Primary Commodity Fluctuations on Economic Development: Coffee and Brazil
     American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (2), 164-68 View citations (3)

1978

179. El Uso de Modelos Econométricos en Países en Desarrollo
     Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1978, 15, (45), 273-308 View citations (1)

1977

180. Rice and risk: Decision making among low-income farmers: James A. Roumasset (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1976) pp. xxi+251, $34.75
     Journal of Development Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 198-200

1976

181. Inflation in developing countries: An econometric study of Chilean inflation: V. Corbo Lioi, (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1974) pp.xiv+286
     Journal of Development Economics, 1976, 3, (1), 106-109
182. Intergenerational Transmission of Income and Wealth
     American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (2), 436-40 View citations (25)

1974

183. Factor Productivity in Agriculture: Discussion
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1974, 56, (2), 394-395

1972

184. Determinantes de las Tasas Anuales de Cambio de los Salarios Sectoriales en una Economía en Desarrollo
     Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1972, 9, (27), 102-119
185. Elasticidades de Sustitución Sectoriales entre Capital y Trabajo en una Economía en Vías de Desarrollo: Análisis de Series de Tiempo para el Período de Post-Guerra en Chile
     Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1972, 9, (26), 70-88
186. Sectoral Elasticities of Substitution between Capital and Labor in a Developing Economy: Time Series Analysis in the Case of Postwar Chile
     Econometrica, 1972, 40, (2), 311-26 View citations (14)
187. Sectoral Investment Determination in a Developing Economy
     American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (5), 825-41 View citations (3)
188. Short-Run Flexibility in a Developing Economy
     Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (2), 292-313 View citations (1)

1971

189. The Determinants of the Annual Rates of Change of Sectoral Money Wages in a Developing Economy
     International Economic Review, 1971, 12, (3), 431-47 View citations (1)
190. UNCTAD Secretariat, Trade Prospects and Capital Needs of Developing Countries: Review Article
     International Economic Review, 1971, 12, (3), 519-25

1968

191. Monopolistic Cocoa Pricing
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1968, 50, (3), 702-719

1966

192. Price Elasticity of the Marketed Surplus of a Subsistence Crop
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1966, 48, (4_Part_I), 875-893 View citations (4)

1965

193. Cocoa: A Study of Demand Elasticities in the Five Leading Consuming Countries, 1950–1961
     American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1965, 47, (2), 410-417 View citations (2)

Books

2018

1. The Family in Flux: Household Decision-Making in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank
2. Who's In and Who's Out: Social Exclusion in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

2016

3. Towards a Better Global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st Century
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2014)

2012

4. Development Beyond Economics
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank
5. The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (27)

2008

6. Early Life Nutrition and Subsequent Education, Health, Wage, and Intergenerational Effects
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

1995

7. From Parent to Child
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (21)

1979

8. Short-Term Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

1976

9. Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

Edited books

1995

1. Handbook of Development Economics, vol 3, Part 1
   Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier View citations (16)
2. Handbook of Development Economics, vol 3, Part 2
   Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier View citations (15)

Chapters

2010

1. Investment in Education Inputs and Incentives
   Elsevier View citations (12)

2008

2. Health and Nutrition and Economic Development
   Chapter 25 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008

2006

3. What Really Happened to Thai Wage Rates During the East Asian Financial Crisis?
   Chapter 7 in Recent Financial Crises, 2006

1999

4. Labor markets in developing countries
   Chapter 43 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part B, pp 2859-2939 View citations (34)

1993

5. Intrahousehold distribution and the family
   Chapter 04 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1993, vol. 1, Part A, pp 125-187 View citations (28)

1988

6. Health and nutrition
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1988, vol. 1, pp 631-711 View citations (214)

1983

7. Women’s Labour Force Participation and Earnings Determinants in a Developing Country
   Palgrave Macmillan

1982

8. Country and Sectoral Variations in Manufacturing Elasticities of Substitution between Capital and Labor
   A chapter in Trade and Employment in Developing Countries, Volume 2: Factor Supply and Substitution, 1982, pp 159-192 View citations (4)

1981

9. Commodity Exports and NIEO Proposals for Buffer Stocks and Compensatory Finance: Implications for Latin America
   A chapter in Export Diversification and the New Protectionism: The Experiences of Latin America, 1981, pp 48-82

1980

10. The UNCTAD Integrated Program: Earnings Stabilization through Buffer Stocks for Latin America
    A chapter in Commodity Markets and Latin American Development: A Modeling Approach, 1980, pp 245-274

1979

11. A Quarterly Econometric Model of Panama
    A chapter in Short-Term Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America, 1979, pp 39-82
12. The Use of Econometric Models in Developing Countries
    A chapter in Short-Term Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America, 1979, pp 1-38 View citations (2)

1976

13. An Annual Macroeconometric Model for Chile, 1945-65
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 46-56
14. Appendices to "Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile"
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 313-390 View citations (11)
15. Economic Growth
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 268-292 View citations (5)
16. Effective Exchange Rates, Effective Protection Rates, and Domestic Resource Costs
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 126-146
17. Exchange Control Institutions and Patterns in the Nominal Exchange Rates
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 57-82
18. Other Components of the Balance of Payments
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 198-217
19. Recent Liberalization Episodes
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 293-312
20. Resource Allocation and Structural Change
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 240-253
21. Short-Run Stability in Nominal and Real Terms
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 218-239
22. The Distribution of Control over Income and Resources
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 254-267
23. The Foreign Sector and Chilean Economic Development: An Overview
    A chapter in Foreign Trade Regimes and Economic Development: Chile, 1976, pp 3-45

1975

24. Econometric Modeling of National Income Determination in Latin America, with Special Reference to the Chilean Experience
    A chapter in Annals of Economic and Social Measurement, Volume 4, number 4, 1975, pp 461-488