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Working Papers

2024

1. Laptops in the Long-Run: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
2. Self-, Peer-, and Teacher Perceptions under School Tracking
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Streaking to Success: The Effects of Highlighting Streaks on Student Effort and Achievement
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2022

4. Good Schools or Good Students?: Evidence on School Effects from Universal Random Assignment of Students to High Schools
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2021

5. Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2023) (2023)

2019

6. Does Vocational Education Work? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mongolia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2018

7. Do Children Benefit from Internet Access? Experimental Evidence from Peru
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Do children benefit from internet access? Experimental evidence from Peru, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (33) (2019)
8. Do Children Benefit from Internet Access?: Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
9. The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2017

10. Parental Monitoring and Children's Internet Use: The Role of Information, Control, and Cues
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Parental monitoring and children's internet use: The role of information, control, and cues, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (16) (2020)
11. Parental Monitoring ande Children´s Internet Use: The Role of Information, Control, and Cues
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2016

12. Interactions Between Family and School Environments: Evidence on Dynamic Complementarities?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)

2013

13. Home Computers and Child Outcomes: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2012) View citations (11)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2012) View citations (10)
14. The Effect of College Education on Health
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (10)

2011

15. School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2008)
    See also Journal Article School tracking and access to higher education among disadvantaged groups, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (61) (2011)

2010

16. Breadth vs. Depth: The Timing of Specialization in Higher Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2007)
17. Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2011) View citations (140) (2011)
18. Self-Selection and International Migration: New Evidence from Mexico
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Self-Selection and International Migration: New Evidence from Mexico, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2014) View citations (99) (2014)
19. The Impact of College Education on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2009

20. Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2007)
    See also Journal Article Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2011) View citations (9) (2011)

2008

21. General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (14)
22. The Effect of Computer Use on Child Outcomes
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
23. The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2008)

2005

24. Breadth vs. Depth: The Effect of Academic Specialization on Labor Market Outcomes
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
25. Vocational Training versus General Education: Evidence from an Educational Reform in Romania
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

Journal Articles

2023

1. Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior
   ILR Review, 2023, 76, (1), 112-134
   See also Working Paper Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2021) (2021)
2. The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania
   Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (2), 561-592 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2020

3. Parental monitoring and children's internet use: The role of information, control, and cues
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 188, (C) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Parental Monitoring and Children's Internet Use: The Role of Information, Control, and Cues, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2019

4. Do children benefit from internet access? Experimental evidence from Peru
   Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 138, (C), 41-56 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Do Children Benefit from Internet Access? Experimental Evidence from Peru, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
5. The Effect of Home Computers and the Internet on Children’s Human Capital Development
   ifo DICE Report, 2019, 17, (02), 34-40 View citations (4)

2016

6. The effect of college education on mortality
   Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 50, (C), 99-114 View citations (56)

2015

7. Is College a Worthwhile Investment?
   Annual Review of Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 519-555 View citations (29)
8. One Laptop per Child at Home: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (2), 53-80 View citations (69)

2014

9. Self-Selection and International Migration: New Evidence from Mexico
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96, (1), 78-91 View citations (99)
   See also Working Paper Self-Selection and International Migration: New Evidence from Mexico, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (29) (2010)
10. The impact of Israel's class-based affirmative action policy on admission and academic outcomes
    Economics of Education Review, 2014, 40, (C), 123-139 View citations (18)

2012

11. The Impact of College on Migration: Evidence from the Vietnam Generation
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (4) View citations (108)

2011

12. Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization
    ILR Review, 2011, 64, (2), 375-405 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)
13. Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (2), 987-1027 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
14. School tracking and access to higher education among disadvantaged groups
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (11), 1538-1549 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (64) (2011)

2010

15. Breadth versus Depth: The Timing of Specialization in Higher Education
    LABOUR, 2010, 24, (4), 359-390 View citations (18)
16. General Education versus Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (1), 43-60 View citations (123)

Chapters

2010

1. The Structure of European Higher Education in the Wake of the Bologna Reforms
   A chapter in American Universities in a Global Market, 2010, pp 205-230 View citations (2)