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Workplace:Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC), New York University (NYU), (more information at EDIRC)
Inter-American Development Bank, (more information at EDIRC)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)
Young Lives, Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), Oxford University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. Impacts of Integrating Early Childhood with Health Services: Experimental Evidence from the Cresça Com Seu Filho Home Visiting Program
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  2. Inequality in the early years in LAC: a comparative study of size, persistence, and policies
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2023) Downloads

2023

  1. Do Behavioral Drivers Matter for Healthcare Decision-making in Times of Crisis?: A study of Low-Income Women in El Salvador During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2022

  1. Developmental Losses in Young Children from Pre-primary Program Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (2)

2021

  1. The effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult-child language interactions
    Post-Print, HAL Downloads
    See also Journal Article Effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult–child language interactions, Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press (2023) Downloads (2023)
  2. ¿Funciona integrar servicios de primera infancia con los servicios de salud?: Evidencia experimental del programa de visitas domiciliarias Cresça Com Seu Filho
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads

2020

  1. Nudging Parents to Increase Preschool Attendance in Uruguay
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2019

  1. Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2018) Downloads
  2. Cost-Effective Public Daycare in a Low-Income Economy Benefits Children and Mothers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2019) Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2015) Downloads View citations (4)
  4. Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to SMS
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (4)
  5. Measuring the Quality of the Home Environment of Young Children in Uruguay: Socioeconomic Gradients in the Home Inventory
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  6. Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2014) Downloads View citations (38)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) Downloads View citations (44)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (43)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2014) Downloads View citations (20)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2015) View citations (41)

    See also Journal Article Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2015) Downloads View citations (63) (2015)

2016

  1. A Snapshot on the Quality of Seven Home Visit Parenting Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence from Large Scale Studies of Very Young Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
  3. Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-emotional Skills in Early Childhood
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2014

  1. Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  2. Socio-economic Status and Early Childhood Cognitive Skills Is Latin America Different? (Documento de Trabajo 127 Nivel socioeconómico y habilidades cognitivas en la infancia temprana ¿América Latina es diferente?)
    Documentos de Trabajo (Niños del Milenio-GRADE), Niños del Milenio (Young Lives) Downloads

2013

  1. Intercontinental Evidence on Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood: Cognitive Skills: Is Latin America Different?
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2012

  1. Richer but more unequal? nutrition and caste gaps
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Downloads
    See also Journal Article Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  2. Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009) Downloads
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2009) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2014) Downloads View citations (5) (2014)
  3. The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) Downloads View citations (70) (2013)

2010

  1. Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) Downloads View citations (23)
  2. ICT Skills and Employment: A Randomized Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
  3. In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    See also Journal Article In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) Downloads (2012)
  4. Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks: Evidence from Argentina
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)

2009

  1. Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) Downloads View citations (3)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009) Downloads View citations (12)

    See also Journal Article Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2010) Downloads View citations (19) (2010)

2008

  1. How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) Downloads

    See also Journal Article In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) Downloads (2012)

2006

  1. Changes in poverty and the stability of income distribution in Argentina: evidence from the 1990s via decompositions
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality Downloads View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Effects of Integrating Early Childhood with Health Services: Experimental Evidence from the Cresça com Seu Filho Home-Visiting Program
    Journal of Human Capital, 2025, 19, (1), 169 - 192 Downloads

2024

  1. Gender Differences in Early Child Development: Evidence from Large-Scale Studies of Very Young Children in Nine Countries
    Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2024, 7, (2), 82-92 Downloads

2023

  1. Default options: a powerful behavioral tool to increase COVID-19 contact tracing app acceptance in Latin America?
    Behavioural Public Policy, 2023, 7, (3), 662-678 Downloads
  2. Effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult–child language interactions
    Behavioural Public Policy, 2023, 7, (3), 607-643 Downloads
    See also Working Paper The effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult-child language interactions, Post-Print (2021) Downloads (2021)

2022

  1. A behavioral intervention to increase preschool attendance in Uruguay
    Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 159, (C) Downloads
  2. Public childcare benefits children and mothers: Evidence from a nationwide experiment in a developing country
    Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 212, (C) Downloads View citations (6)

2021

  1. The interplay between partisanship, forecasted COVID-19 deaths, and support for preventive policies
    Palgrave Communications, 2021, 8, (1), 1-10 Downloads View citations (3)

2019

  1. Cash, Conditions, and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer Program in Honduras
    Economía Journal, 2019, Volume 19 Number 2, (Spring 2019), 169-196 Downloads View citations (5)

2015

  1. Los servicios de cuidado infantil en América Latina y el Caribe
    El Trimestre Económico, 2015, vol. LXXXII (2), (326), pp. 249-275 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
    Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (2), 446-463 Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) Downloads View citations (7) (2019)

2014

  1. Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo: lo que funciona, por qué y para quién
    Económica, 2014, 60, 120-186 Downloads
    Also in Económica, 2014, 60, 120-186 (2014) Downloads
  2. Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (1), 55-59 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Richer but more unequal? nutrition and caste gaps, Working Papers (2012) Downloads (2012)
    Working Paper Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India, Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  3. Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2014, 38, (4), 869-893 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (1) (2012)

2013

  1. The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment
    Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 170-172 Downloads View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (6) (2012)

2012

  1. In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis
    Oxford Development Studies, 2012, 40, (3), 381-404 Downloads
    See also Working Paper How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment, Research Department Publications (2008) Downloads View citations (1) (2008)
    Working Paper In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) Downloads (2010)

2010

  1. Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country
    Journal of Development Studies, 2010, 46, (9), 1543-1571 Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country, Research Department Publications (2009) Downloads View citations (5) (2009)

Books

2016

  1. How is Child Care Quality Measured?: A toolkit
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2015

  1. The Early Years: Child Well-being and the Role of Public Policy
    IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (51)

Chapters

2015

  1. Family First
    Chapter 3 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 55-90 Downloads
  2. Raising Children: The Case for Government Intervention
    Chapter 1 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 1-24 Downloads
 
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