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Working Papers

2021

1. Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (10) (2024)

2017

2. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
   Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2016) View citations (18)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (156) (2019)
3. Teaching with the test: experimental evidence on diagnostic feedback and capacity building for public schools in Argentina
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Teaching with the Test: Experimental Evidence on Diagnostic Feedback and Capacity Building for Public Schools in Argentina, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2021) View citations (7) (2021)

2015

4. El termómetro educativo: Informe sobre el desempeño de Argentina en los Operativos Nacionales de Evaluación (ONE) 2005-2013
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)
5. Pistas hechas en Latinoame?rica ¿Que? hicieron los pai?ses, escuelas y estudiantes con mejor desempen?o en el Tercer Estudio Regional Comparativo y Explicativo (TERCE)?
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)
6. The Predictive Validity of Information From Clinical Practice Lessons: Experimental Evidence From Argentina
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar

2014

7. Brief #10: ¿Cómo se desempeñan los estudiantes que asistieron a pre-escolar Serie de Briefs - América Latina en PISA 2012
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
8. Brief #6: ¿Cómo se desempeñan los estudiantes pobres y ricos? Serie de Briefs - América Latina en PISA 2012
   Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
9. Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Impact Evaluations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (85)
10. What Can Latin America Learn from Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Education Policies?
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar

2013

11. Calling Their Bluff: Expressed and Revealed Preferences of Top College Graduates Entering Teaching in Argentina
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
12. The barking dog that bites: Test score volatility and school rankings in Punjab, Pakistan
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The barking dog that bites: Test score volatility and school rankings in Punjab, Pakistan, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
13. Theory and Evidence on Teacher Policies in Developed and Developing Countries
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar (2013) View citations (3)

2012

14. Learning from the Best: Improving Learning Through Effective Teacher Policies
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2011

15. Measuring Up? How Did Latin America and the Caribbean Perform on the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)?
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)

2009

16. How Much Are Latin American Children Learning? Highlights from the Second Regional Student Achievement Test (SERCE)
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)

Undated

17. Improving educational outcomes in developing countries: Lessons from rigorous evaluations
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (18)
18. More than words: Expressed and revealed preferences of top college graduates entering teaching in Argentina
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (1)
19. Why do some school-based management reforms survive while others are reversed? The cases of Honduras and Guatemala
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar
    See also Journal Article Why do some school-based management reforms survive while others are reversed? The cases of Honduras and Guatemala, International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier (2016) View citations (3) (2016)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Children’s arithmetic skills do not transfer between applied and academic mathematics
   Nature, 2025, 639, (8055), 673-681 View citations (3)

2024

2. Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India
   Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 132, (5), 1565 - 1602 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (11) (2021)
3. Out of sight, out of mind? The gap between students’ test performance and teachers’ estimations in India and Bangladesh
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 102, (C)
4. The impact of combining performance-management tools and training with diagnostic feedback in public schools: Experimental evidence from Argentina
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 99, (C) View citations (2)

2023

5. The foundational math skills of Indian children
   Economics of Education Review, 2023, 92, (C) View citations (2)

2021

6. Teaching with the Test: Experimental Evidence on Diagnostic Feedback and Capacity Building for Public Schools in Argentina
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2021, 35, (2), 499-520 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Teaching with the test: experimental evidence on diagnostic feedback and capacity building for public schools in Argentina, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2019

7. Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (4), 1426-60 View citations (156)
   See also Working Paper Disrupting Education? Experimental Evidence on Technology-Aided Instruction in India, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (16) (2017)

2016

8. The barking dog that bites: Test score volatility and school rankings in Punjab, Pakistan
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, 49, (C), 31-54 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The barking dog that bites: Test score volatility and school rankings in Punjab, Pakistan, Working Paper (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
9. Why do some school-based management reforms survive while others are reversed? The cases of Honduras and Guatemala
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, 47, (C), 33-46 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Why do some school-based management reforms survive while others are reversed? The cases of Honduras and Guatemala, Working Paper