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Working Papers

2018

1. Do you like me enough? The impact of restricting preferences ranking in a university matching process
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2. Is workplace safety everybody's business? Experimental evidence on prevention information, accidents and compensating wage differentials in SMEs
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2017

3. Betting the House: How Assets Influence Marriage Selection, Marital Stability, and Child Investments
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017)
4. Personalized Information as a Tool to Improve Pension Savings: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Chile
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
5. The distortionary effect of size and factor dependent policies: The role of factor substitutability in measuring the impact of a child-care subsidy policy in Chile
   Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2016

6. Why Wait? A Century of Education, Marriage Timing and Gender Roles
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016) View citations (7)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (7)

2015

7. People and Machines A Look at the Evolving Relationship Between Capital and Skill In Manufacturing 1860-1930 Using Immigration Shocks
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2019)
8. Who comes and Why? Determinants of Immigrants Skill Level in the Early XXth Century US
   Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (8)
   Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2014)
   See also Journal Article in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics (2015)

2013

9. More Hands, More Power? Estimating the Impact of Immigration on Output and Technology Choices Using Early 20th Century US Agriculture
   Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
   Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2015)

2012

10. Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly-Formed Partnerships
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2017)
11. Making Yourself Attractive: Pre-Marital Investments and the Returns to Education in the Marriage Market
    Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (2)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2012) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
12. Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (8)
    STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2009) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2009) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (2013)
13. Smooth(er) Landing? The Dynamic Role of Networks in the Location and Occupational Choice of Immigrants
    Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile View citations (11)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2012) View citations (1)
14. What Happens the Morning After? The Costs and Benets of Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2014)

2011

15. Are Intra-Household Allocations Policy Neutral? Theory and Empirical Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

Undated

16. Demographic Changes and Structural Shifts Towards Services, Implications for Productivity Growth in Canada
    Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada, Department of Finance Canada View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2019

1. People and Machines: A Look at the Evolving Relationship between Capital and Skill in Manufacturing, 1860–1930, Using Immigration Shocks
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (1), 30-43
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2018

2. Role Models or Individual Consulting: The Impact of Personalizing Micro-entrepreneurship Training
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018, 10, (4), 222-45 View citations (3)

2017

3. Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly Formed Partnerships
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (604), 1874-1905 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
4. Tying the Double-Knot: The Role of Assets in Marriage Commitment
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 163-67 View citations (3)

2016

5. Nacimientos fuera del matrimonio en la historia de Chile: algunos hechos estilizados
   Estudios Públicos, 2016, (142), 37-79

2015

6. More hands, more power? Estimating the impact of immigration on output and technology choices using early 20th century US agriculture
   Journal of International Economics, 2015, 97, (2), 339-358 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
7. Who Comes and Why ? Determinants of Immigrants Skill Level in the Early XXth Century US
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2015, 81, (1), 115-155 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
   Software Item

2014

8. All for One? Family Size and Children's Educational Distribution under Credit Constraints
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 365-69 View citations (5)
9. What Happens the Morning After? The Costs and Benefits of Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (1), 70-93 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

10. Making Yourself Attractive: Pre-marital Investments and the Returns to Education in the Marriage Market
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 151-78 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
11. Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013, 5, (2), 33-72 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

Software Items

Undated

1. Code and data files for “Who Comes and Why ? Determinants of Immigrants Skill Level in the Early XXth Century US”
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics - Data and Codes, Cambridge University Press
   See also Journal Article in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics (2015)

Editor

1. Documentos de Trabajo
   Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2. Working Papers ClioLab
   EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile