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Working Papers

2024

1. Designing Air Quality Measurement Systems in Data-Scarce Settings
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2. Shooting a Moving Target: Choosing Targeting Tools for Social Programs
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
3. The Effect of Extreme Heat on Economic Growth: Evidence from Latin America
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
4. The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2023

5. Re-thinking Social Protection: From Poverty Alleviation to Building Resilience in Middle-Income Households
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2022

6. 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)
7. Breathe Easy, There's an App for That: Using Information and Communication Technology to Avoid Air Pollution in Bogotá
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
8. Exposure or Income? The Unequal Effects of Pollution on Daily Labor Supply
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE) View citations (3)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2022) View citations (1)
9. How Much Will It Cost to Achieve the Climate Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean?
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)

2021

10. Diminishing Returns: Nudging Covid-19 Prevention Among Colombian Young Adults
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
11. 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)
12. How Can We Improve Air Pollution?: Try Increasing Trust First
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How can we improve air pollution? Try increasing trust first, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
13. The Power of Perception: Limitations of Information in Reducing Air Pollution Exposure
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)

2020

14. 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)
15. The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (51)
    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 (50) (2020)

2016

16. Do Non-Monetary Prices Target the Poor?: Evidence from a Field Experiment in India
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Do non-monetary prices target the poor? Evidence from a field experiment in India, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (13) (2018)
17. Temperature and Growth: A Panel Analysis of the United States
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Temperature and Growth: A Panel Analysis of the United States, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2019) View citations (116) (2019)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Shooting a moving target: Evaluating targeting tools for social programs when income fluctuates
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C)

2024

2. 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)
3. 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)
4. The Unequal Effects of Pollution on Labor Supply
   Econometrica, 2024, 92, (4), 1063-1096 View citations (8)

2023

5. Disasters and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Introduction to the Special Issue
   Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2023, 7, (2), 135-145 View citations (3)

2022

6. How can we improve air pollution? Try increasing trust first
   Environment and Development Economics, 2022, 27, (5), 393-413 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper How Can We Improve Air Pollution?: Try Increasing Trust First, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

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 (50)
   See also Working Paper The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (51) (2020)

2019

9. Temperature and Growth: A Panel Analysis of the United States
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2019, 51, (2-3), 313-368 View citations (116)
   See also Working Paper Temperature and Growth: A Panel Analysis of the United States, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2016) View citations (14) (2016)

2018

10. Do non-monetary prices target the poor? Evidence from a field experiment in India
    Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 133, (C), 15-32 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Do Non-Monetary Prices Target the Poor?: Evidence from a Field Experiment in India, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

Chapters

2022

1. Trust and the Effectiveness of Public Policy
   Chapter 5 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 109-142