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Working Papers

2017

1. School Closure and Educational Attainment: Evidence from a Market-based System
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article School closure and educational attainment: Evidence from a market-based system, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2015

2. Destructive Creation: School Turnover and Educational Attainment
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile (2015) View citations (3)
3. Pre-service Elementary School Teachers’ Expectations about Student Performance: How their Beliefs are affected by their Mathematics Anxiety and Student’s Gender
   Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (3)

2014

4. Measuring the Relative Pay of Latin American School Teachers at the turn of the 20th Century
   Working Papers, Peruvian Economic Association View citations (1)

2012

5. Evolution of Teachers' Salaries in Latin America at the Turn of the 20th Century: How Much Are They (Under or Over) Paid?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2011

6. Effective Schools Do Exist: Low Income Children's Academic Performance in Chile
   Working Papers, Adolfo Ibáñez University, School of Government View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Effective schools do exist: low-income children's academic performance in Chile, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
7. Teachers' Salaries in Latin America: How Much Are They (Under or Over) Paid?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile (2011) View citations (3)

2010

8. Parental decisions in a choice based school system: Analyzing the transition between primary and secondary school
   Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (1)
9. Public-Private Wage Gap In Latin America (1999-2007): A Matching Approach
   Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (13)
10. The Effectiveness of Private Voucher Education: Evidence from Structural School Switches
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (19)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile (2009) View citations (3)
11. Una Mirada a la Efectividad de los Profesores en Chile
    Working Papers, Adolfo Ibáñez University, School of Government View citations (2)

2009

12. Effective Schools for Low Income Children: a Study of Chile’s Sociedad de Instrucción Primaria
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (8)

2007

13. Parental choice and school markets: The impact of information approximating school effectiveness
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (8)
14. School Markets: The Impact of Information Approximating Schools' Effectiveness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article School markets: The impact of information approximating schools' effectiveness, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (59) (2013)

2006

15. Socioeconomic status or noise? Tradeoffs in the generation of school quality information
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Socioeconomic status or noise? Tradeoffs in the generation of school quality information, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (32) (2007)
16. Using School Scholarships to Estimate the Effect of Government Subsidized Private Education on Academic Achievement in Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (9)

2005

17. La Productividad Científica de Economía y Administración en Chile. Un Análisis Comparativo
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article La Productividad Científica de Economía y Administración en Chile. Un Análisis Comparativo, Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2006) (2006)

2004

18. Equity and Achievement in the Chilean School Choice Experience
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (3)
19. Teachers’ Salary Structure and Incentives in Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (6)

2003

20. Comments
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
21. Desafíos metodológicos de los Sistemas de Evaluación e Incentivos en Educación. El caso del SNED en Chile (Methodological challenges for evaluation and incentive systems in education. The case of SNED in Chile)
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile
22. El Sistema Nacional de Evaluación del Desempeño Docente (SNED) en Chile
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
23. Rendimiento Escolar y Premios por Desempeño. La Experiencia Latinoamericana (Scholastic performance and performance awards)
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile

2002

24. Equity and Educational Performance
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (7)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)
    See also Journal Article Equity and Educational Performance, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2002) View citations (7) (2002)
25. La legislación laboral y el mercado del trabajo en Chile: 1975-2000
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (9)
    Also in Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile (2001) View citations (3)
26. Recursos diferenciados a la educación subvencionada en Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (7)

2001

27. La legislación laboral y el mercado del trabajo: 1975-2000
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2000

28. Determinación de factores explicativos de los resultados escolares en educación media en Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (14)
29. Flexibilidad, jornada laboral y sistemas de turnos: Efectos de la legislación en empleo y producto
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile
30. Los Maestros en Chile: Carreras e Incentivos
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2000) View citations (4)
31. Remuneraciones y los profesores en Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (7)
32. Sistemas de incentivos en educación y la experiencia del SNED en Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (5)

1998

33. Alternativas de financiamiento de la salud en el sistema privado, para la tercera edad
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (1)
34. Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: Trade and labour market interaction in a case study for Chile
    Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo, Fedesarrollo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: trade and labour market interactions in a case study for Chile, Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier (2002) View citations (14) (2002)
35. Desempeño escolar y elección de colegios: La experiencia chilena
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (14)
36. Eficiencia técnica de los establecimientos educacionales en Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile View citations (6)

1997

37. Aspectos laborales de la integración económica: Mercosur y Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile

1996

38. Estándares laborales y proteccion potencial: ¿Amenazas para Chile?
    Documentos de Trabajo, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile

1991

39. Cooperación industrial entre países desarrollados y en desarrollo: un estudio de caso en Chile
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)

1987

40. Credibility, the Optimal Speed of Trade Liberalization, Real Interest Rates, and the Latin American Debt
    Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Mechanisms Behind Public School Enrollment Trends in School Choice Systems: The Case of Chile
   Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2024, 27, (4), 2

2020

2. The gender gap in college major choice in Chile
   Economics of Education Review, 2020, 77, (C) View citations (11)

2018

3. School closure and educational attainment: Evidence from a market-based system
   Economics of Education Review, 2018, 65, (C), 1-17 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper School Closure and Educational Attainment: Evidence from a Market-based System, Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2017

4. Means-Tested School Vouchers and Educational Achievement: Evidence from Chile’s Universal Voucher System
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2017, 674, (1), 163-183 View citations (1)

2016

5. Measuring the relative pay of school teachers in Latin America 1997–2007
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, 47, (C), 20-32 View citations (10)

2013

6. School markets: The impact of information approximating schools' effectiveness
   Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 313-335 View citations (59)
   See also Working Paper School Markets: The Impact of Information Approximating Schools' Effectiveness, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (7) (2007)

2012

7. Effective schools do exist: low-income children's academic performance in Chile
   Applied Economics Letters, 2012, 19, (5), 445-451 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Effective Schools Do Exist: Low Income Children's Academic Performance in Chile, Working Papers (2011) View citations (1) (2011)

2011

8. Public–private wage gap in Latin America (1992–2007): A matching approach
   Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (S1), S115-S131 View citations (37)

2009

9. Using school scholarships to estimate the effect of private education on the academic achievement of low-income students in Chile
   Economics of Education Review, 2009, 28, (3), 370-381 View citations (35)

2007

10. Socioeconomic status or noise? Tradeoffs in the generation of school quality information
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 84, (1), 61-75 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Socioeconomic status or noise? Tradeoffs in the generation of school quality information, Documentos de Trabajo (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2006

11. La Productividad Científica de Economía y Administración en Chile. Un Análisis Comparativo
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2006, 43, (128), 331-354
    See also Working Paper La Productividad Científica de Economía y Administración en Chile. Un Análisis Comparativo, Documentos de Trabajo (2005) (2005)
12. The Current Impact Factor and the long-term impact of scientific journals by discipline: A logistic diffusion model estimation
    Scientometrics, 2006, 69, (3), 689-696 View citations (4)

2002

13. Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: trade and labour market interactions in a case study for Chile
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2002, 24, (7-8), 639-666 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Beyond Heckscher-Ohlin: Trade and labour market interaction in a case study for Chile, Working Papers Series. Documentos de Trabajo (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
14. Equity and Educational Performance
    Economía Journal, 2002, Volume 2 Number 2, (Spring 2002), 219-274 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Equity and Educational Performance, Documentos de Trabajo (2002) View citations (7) (2002)
15. Evaluación del Desempeño e Incentivos en la Educación Chilena
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2002, 39, (118), 353-394 View citations (5)
16. The technical efficiency of schools in Chile
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (12), 1533-1552 View citations (33)

2001

17. Factores socioeconómicos explicativos de los resultados escolares en la educación secundaria en Chile
    El Trimestre Económico, 2001, 68(4), (272), 515-549 View citations (11)

2000

18. School Performance and Choice: The Chilean Experience
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (2), 392-417 View citations (72)

1998

19. Financiamiento de la Salud en la Tercera Edad en el Sistema Isapre
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1998, 35, (104), 73-95 View citations (6)
20. WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND OCCUPATIONAL WAGE PREMIA: FIRM‐LEVEL EVIDENCE FOR BRAZIL AND CHILE
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1998, 44, (2), 239-256 View citations (8)

1995

21. Interindustry Wage Differentials in Brazil
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1995, 43, (2), 315-31 View citations (3)

1992

22. International industrial linkages and export development: the case of Chile
    Revista CEPAL, 1992
23. Vinculación industrial internacional y desarrollo exportador: el caso de Chile
    Revista CEPAL, 1992 View citations (2)

1991

24. Estructura salarial y diferencias de salario en la industria brasileña
    El Trimestre Económico, 1991, 58 (4), (232), 769-792

1990

25. Authoritarianism and economic orthodoxy: Chile 1974-87
    Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 10, (2), 195-208

1982

26. US multinationals and Latin American manufacturing employment absorption
    World Development, 1982, 10, (2), 115-126

Books

2012

1. Educación para la transformación
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)

2002

2. ¿Quiénes son los maestros?: Carreras e incentivos docentes en América Latina
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Chapters

1998

1. Two Decades of Economic Policy in Chile
   Palgrave Macmillan

1997

2. Labour Flexibility: The Case of Chile
   Palgrave Macmillan