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Working Papers

2021

1. Measuring Skills in Developing Countries
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (14)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2021) View citations (14)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (6)
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2017) View citations (25)
2. SARS-CoV-2 spread, detection, and dynamics in a megacity in Latin America
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE
   Also in Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE) (2021)
3. Understanding how socioeconomic inequalities drive inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 infections
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (3)

2020

4. Reconciling yield gains in agronomic trials with returns under African smallholder conditions
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (12)
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (12)

2019

5. Challenges to capture the big five personality traits in non-WEIRD populations
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (16)
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (18)
6. Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (36) (2021)
7. The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (7)

2018

8. Equality of Opportunity and Human Capital Accumulation: Motivational Effect of a Nationwide Scholarship in Colombia
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Equality of opportunity and human capital accumulation: Motivational effect of a nationwide scholarship in Colombia, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (12) (2022)

2017

9. Corruption, Custom Reform and Firm Growth: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Colombia
   Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2015

10. Oil, governance and the (mis)allocation of talent in developing countries
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (34)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Oil, governance and the (mis)allocation of talent in developing countries, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (69) (2015)

2014

11. Subsidies and the Persistence of Technology Adoption: Field Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)

2013

12. The Impact of Voucher Coupons on the Uptake of Fertilizer and Improved Seeds: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mozambique
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (42)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2013) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Voucher Coupons on the Uptake of Fertilizer and Improved Seeds: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mozambique, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2013) View citations (49) (2013)

2012

13. Closing the Eyes on a Gloomy Future: Psychological Causes and Economic Consequences
    2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association View citations (8)
14. On the allocation of talented people in developing countries: the role of oil rents
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2012)
    EconomiX Working Papers, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX (2012) View citations (1)

2011

15. When instability increases the effectiveness of aid projects
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, CERDI (2006) View citations (32)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2006) View citations (36)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Equality of opportunity and human capital accumulation: Motivational effect of a nationwide scholarship in Colombia
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 154, (C) View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Equality of Opportunity and Human Capital Accumulation: Motivational Effect of a Nationwide Scholarship in Colombia, Documentos CEDE (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2021

2. COVID-19 spread, detection, and dynamics in Bogota, Colombia
   Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)
3. Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021, 13, (2), 206-29 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper Subsidies and the African Green Revolution: Direct Effects and Social Network Spillovers of Randomized Input Subsidies in Mozambique, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2017

4. Endogenous time horizon and behavioral poverty trap: Theory and evidence from Mozambique
   Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 187-208 View citations (31)

2015

5. Oil, governance and the (mis)allocation of talent in developing countries
   Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 114, (C), 126-141 View citations (69)
   See also Working Paper Oil, governance and the (mis)allocation of talent in developing countries, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2015) View citations (34) (2015)

2014

6. Des subventions provisoires d’intrants ont des impacts durables sur l’adoption technologique et la pauvreté au Mozambique
   INRAE Sciences Sociales, 2014, 2014, 2

2013

7. The Impact of Voucher Coupons on the Uptake of Fertilizer and Improved Seeds: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mozambique
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013, 95, (5), 1345-1351 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Voucher Coupons on the Uptake of Fertilizer and Improved Seeds: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mozambique, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2013) View citations (42) (2013)

Undated

8. Disasters, Climate Change and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Directions
   Journal of African Economies, 17, (suppl_2), -ii49 View citations (6)

Chapters

2017

1. Comment on Chapters 3 and 4
   A chapter in The Economics of Poverty Traps, 2017, pp 179-185

2011

2. Securing Against Natural Disasters: Better Preparedness and Better Development
   Chapter 8 in Security and Development, 2011 View citations (1)