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Working Papers

2022

1. Backlash Against Expert Recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 Advice in Latin America
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 advice in Latin America, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

2. Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Does education prevent job loss during downturns? Evidence from exogenous school assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2020

3. Betting on the House: Subjective Expectations and Market Choices
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
   See also Journal Article Betting on the House: Subjective Expectations and Market Choices, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2025) View citations (2) (2025)
4. Stepping Up During a Crisis: The Unintended Effects of a Noncontributory Pension Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Stepping up during a crisis: The unintended effects of a noncontributory pension program during the Covid-19 pandemic, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (21) (2021)
5. The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (52)
   See also Journal Article The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2020) View citations (51) (2020)

2019

6. Does Gamification in Education Work?: Experimental Evidence from Chile
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (10)

2017

7. Choosing Your Pond: Location Choices and Relative Income
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   See also Journal Article Choosing Your Pond: Location Choices and Relative Income, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2022) View citations (20) (2022)
8. Information Policies and Higher Education Choices Experimental Evidence from Colombia
   Documentos de trabajo, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Information policies and higher education choices experimental evidence from Colombia, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2019) View citations (16) (2019)

2016

9. Access to pre-primary education and progression in primary School: evidence from rural Guatemala
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2012) View citations (4)
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2012)
   See also Journal Article Access to Preprimary Education and Progression in Primary School: Evidence from Rural Guatemala, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (7) (2017)
10. Resource rents, coercion, and local development: evidence from post-apartheid South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Resource rents, coercion, and local development: Evidence from post-apartheid South Africa, World Development, Elsevier (2023) (2023)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Betting on the House: Subjective Expectations and Market Choices
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2025, 17, (1), 459-500 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Betting on the House: Subjective Expectations and Market Choices, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (22) (2020)
2. Integrating learning platforms within regular school time: experimental evidence from Chilean primary schools
   Economics of Education Review, 2025, 106, (C)

2024

3. Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 advice in Latin America
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 228, (C)
   See also Working Paper Backlash Against Expert Recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 Advice in Latin America, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
4. Does education prevent job loss during downturns? Evidence from exogenous school assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados
   European Economic Review, 2024, 162, (C)
   See also Working Paper Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2023

5. Resource rents, coercion, and local development: Evidence from post-apartheid South Africa
   World Development, 2023, 169, (C)
   See also Working Paper Resource rents, coercion, and local development: evidence from post-apartheid South Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2022

6. Choosing Your Pond: Location Choices and Relative Income
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2022, 104, (5), 1010-1027 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Choosing Your Pond: Location Choices and Relative Income, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (15) (2017)

2021

7. Stepping up during a crisis: The unintended effects of a noncontributory pension program during the Covid-19 pandemic
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150, (C) View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Stepping Up During a Crisis: The Unintended Effects of a Noncontributory Pension Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2020

8. The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (10), 1-10 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (52) (2020)

2019

9. Information policies and higher education choices experimental evidence from Colombia
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2019, 83, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Information Policies and Higher Education Choices Experimental Evidence from Colombia, Documentos de trabajo (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2017

10. Access to Preprimary Education and Progression in Primary School: Evidence from Rural Guatemala
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2017, 65, (3), 521 - 547 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Access to pre-primary education and progression in primary School: evidence from rural Guatemala, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2015

11. Losing my religion: The effects of religious scandals on religious participation and charitable giving
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 129, (C), 106-119 View citations (40)

2011

12. Deconstructing the hedonic treadmill: Is happiness autoregressive?
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2011, 40, (3), 224-236 View citations (53)