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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)
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
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2023)

2023

3. 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

2022

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

2021

5. The effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult-child language interactions
   Post-Print, HAL
   See also Journal Article Effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult–child language interactions, Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)
6. ¿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

2020

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

2019

8. Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2018)
9. Cost-Effective Public Daycare in a Low-Income Economy Benefits Children and Mothers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2019) View citations (7)
10. Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2015) View citations (4)
11. Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to SMS
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
12. 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) View citations (1)
13. Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2014) View citations (38)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2014) 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) 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) View citations (63) (2015)

2016

14. 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) View citations (1)
15. 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)
16. Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-emotional Skills in Early Childhood
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

2014

17. Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
18. 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)

2013

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

2012

20. Richer but more unequal? nutrition and caste gaps
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    See also Journal Article Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
21. Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2009) 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) View citations (5) (2014)
22. The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) View citations (70) (2013)

2010

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

2009

27. Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (3)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2009) 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) View citations (19) (2010)

2008

28. 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 View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008)
    See also Journal Article In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis, Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) (2012)

2006

29. 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 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

2024

2. 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

2023

3. 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
4. Effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult–child language interactions
   Behavioural Public Policy, 2023, 7, (3), 607-643
   See also Working Paper The effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult-child language interactions, Post-Print (2021) (2021)

2022

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

2021

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

2019

8. 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 View citations (5)

2015

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

2014

11. 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
    Also in Económica, 2014, 60, 120-186 (2014)
12. Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (1), 55-59 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Richer but more unequal? nutrition and caste gaps, Working Papers (2012) (2012)
    Working Paper Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
13. Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2014, 38, (4), 869-893 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

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

2012

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

2010

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

Books

2016

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

2015

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