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Working Papers

2023

1. Women's Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2023)
   See also Journal Article Women’s Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants, Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) (2024)

2022

2. Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2022)
   See also Journal Article Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2024) (2024)

2016

3. External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in Cluster-Randomized Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016)
   See also Chapter External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in a Cluster-Randomized Experiment, Advances in Econometrics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
4. Voter Response to Peak and End Transfers: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Voter Response to Peak and End Transfers: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Experiment, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2015

5. Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (16) (2016)

2013

6. Improving Early-Grade Literacy in East Africa: Experimental Evidence from Kenya and Uganda
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article IMPROVING EARLY‐GRADE LITERACY IN EAST AFRICA: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM KENYA AND UGANDA, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014) View citations (26) (2014)
7. The Heterogeneous Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata View citations (61)
   See also Journal Article The heterogeneous impact of conditional cash transfers, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (50) (2013)

2011

8. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Education and Health Interventions in Developing Countries
   SPD Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness (SPD)
   See also Journal Article Cost-effectiveness analysis of education and health interventions in developing countries, Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2009

9. Preschool and maternal labour market outcomes: evidence from a regression discontinuity design
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Preschool and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (55) (2011)

2008

10. School choice, stratification, and information on school performance: lessons from Chile
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article School Choice, Stratification and Information on School Performance: Lessons from Chile, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2008) View citations (22) (2008)

2003

11. The Central Role of Noise in Evaluating Interventions that Use Test Scores to Rank Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article The Central Role of Noise in Evaluating Interventions That Use Test Scores to Rank Schools, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (161) (2005)

1995

12. Heterogeneidad en el sector informal urbano de Colombia
    Coyuntura Social, Fedesarrollo View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses
   Education Finance and Policy, 2024, 19, (3), 385-408
   See also Working Paper Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
2. Women’s Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants
   Feminist Economics, 2024, 30, (2), 123-161
   See also Working Paper Women's Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

3. Grade Sensitivity and the Economics Major at a Women's College
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 102-06 View citations (3)

2019

4. Voter Response to Peak and End Transfers: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Experiment
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (3), 232-60 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Voter Response to Peak and End Transfers: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

5. Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2016, 64, (4), 759 - 793 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Do Education and Health Conditions Matter in a Large Cash Transfer? Evidence from a Honduran Experiment, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2014

6. IMPROVING EARLY‐GRADE LITERACY IN EAST AFRICA: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM KENYA AND UGANDA
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (4), 950-976 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Improving Early-Grade Literacy in East Africa: Experimental Evidence from Kenya and Uganda, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
7. The Effects of an Anti-grade-Inflation Policy at Wellesley College
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (3), 189-204 View citations (18)

2013

8. The heterogeneous impact of conditional cash transfers
   Journal of Public Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 85-96 View citations (50)
   See also Working Paper The Heterogeneous Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers, CEDLAS, Working Papers (2013) View citations (61) (2013)
9. The impact of Chile's school feeding program on education outcomes
   Economics of Education Review, 2013, 32, (C), 122-139 View citations (20)

2012

10. Cost-effectiveness analysis of education and health interventions in developing countries
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2012, 4, (2), 189-213 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Education and Health Interventions in Developing Countries, SPD Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2011

11. Preschool and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (2), 313 - 344 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Preschool and maternal labour market outcomes: evidence from a regression discontinuity design, IFS Working Papers (2009) View citations (7) (2009)

2010

12. The effects of quantitative skills training on college outcomes and peers
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (2), 187-199 View citations (2)

2008

13. Can Schools Reduce the Indigenous Test Score Gap? Evidence from Chile
    Journal of Development Studies, 2008, 44, (10), 1506-1530 View citations (10)
14. School Choice, Stratification and Information on School Performance: Lessons from Chile
    Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 8 Number 2, (Spring 2008), 1-42 View citations (22)
    Also in Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 8 Number 2, (Spring 2008), 1-42 (2008) View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper School choice, stratification, and information on school performance: lessons from Chile, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
15. The Benefits of Delayed Primary School Enrollment: Discontinuity Estimates Using Exact Birth Dates
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (1) View citations (144)

2005

16. The Central Role of Noise in Evaluating Interventions That Use Test Scores to Rank Schools
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (4), 1237-1258 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper The Central Role of Noise in Evaluating Interventions that Use Test Scores to Rank Schools, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (29) (2003)

2004

17. The Indigenous Test Score Gap in Bolivia and Chile
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 53, (1), 157-90 View citations (26)
18. Why does academic achievement vary across countries? Evidence from Cuba and Mexico
    Education Economics, 2004, 12, (3), 205-217 View citations (20)

2003

19. Peer effects on student achievement: evidence from Chile
    Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (2), 131-141 View citations (88)

2001

20. The Effectiveness of Public, Catholic, and Non-Religious Private Schools in Chile's Voucher System
    Education Economics, 2001, 9, (2), 103-128 View citations (36)

2000

21. Organization Matters: Agency Problems in Health and Education in Latin America;: William D. Savedoff (Ed.); Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C., 1998, 285 pages, paper, $21.50
    Economics of Education Review, 2000, 19, (4), 459-460

1999

22. Private costs and the rate of return to primary education
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (11), 759-760 View citations (5)

Chapters

2017

1. External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in a Cluster-Randomized Experiment
   A chapter in Regression Discontinuity Designs, 2017, vol. 38, pp 195-236 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in Cluster-Randomized Experiment, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2010

2. Education Reforms
   A chapter in Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources Are Limited, 2010, pp 145-178