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Working Papers

2022

1. Expectations about Returns to Education. The Role of Parental and Youths’ Characteristics
   Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica
2. The origins of cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills: the long-term effect of in-utero rainfall shocks in India
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The origins of cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills: The long-term effect of in-utero rainfall shocks in India, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2021

3. El futuro del trabajo y los desajustes de habilidades en América Latina
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)

2020

4. The Long-Term Effects of Job Training on Labor Market and Skills Outcomes in Chile
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The long-term effects of job training on labor market and skills outcomes in Chile, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2019

5. Active Labor Market Policies in a Context of High Informality: The Effect of PAE in Bolivia
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
   See also Journal Article Active Labor Market Policies in a Context of High Informality: The Effect of PAE in Bolivia, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. Are We Nearly There Yet?: New Technology Adoption and Labor Demand in Peru
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
   See also Journal Article Are we nearly there yet? New technology adoption and labor demand in Peru, Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2018

7. Aspirations, attentes et réalités de la jeunesse dans un Etat fragile: le cas haïtien
   Working Paper, Agence française de développement View citations (1)
8. The origins of cognitive skills and personality: the effect of in-utero climate shocks on children?s future life outcomes
   Proceedings of International Academic Conferences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

2015

9. Are You (Not) Expecting?: The Unforeseen Benefits of Job Training on Teenage Pregnancy
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Are you (not) expecting? The unforeseen benefits of job training on teenage pregnancy, IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer (2016) View citations (6) (2016)
10. Reallocating Children’s Time: Coping Strategies after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
    Working Papers, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation)
    See also Journal Article Reallocating children’s time: coping strategies after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
11. Training Vouchers and Labor Market Outcomes in Chile
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Training Vouchers and Labour Market Outcomes in Chile, LABOUR, CEIS (2018) View citations (10) (2018)

2014

12. Gender differences in cognitive abilities among the elderly poor of Peru
    Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven
    See also Journal Article Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities Among the Elderly Poor of Peru, Revista Economía, Fondo Editorial - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2019) (2019)
13. Mental Retirement and Non-Contributory Pensions for the Elderly Poor in Peru
    Working Papers, Peruvian Economic Association View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Economics, Leuven (2014) View citations (1)

2013

14. Parental education, gender preferences and child nutritional status: evidence from four developing countries
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (1)

2012

15. Conditional Cash Transfers, Female Bargaining Power and Parental Labour Supply
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Conditional cash transfers, female bargaining power and parental labour supply, Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) (2021)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Do entrepreneurial skills unlock opportunities for online freelancing? Experimental evidence from El Salvador
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C)

2024

2. Is online job training for all? Experimental evidence on the effects of a Coursera program in Costa Rica
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 169, (C)
3. Job training and search assistance for microwork: Evidence from Haiti
   Economics Letters, 2024, 244, (C)
4. Question-order effects on judgements under uncertainty
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2024, 109, (C)
5. Subjective expectations and schooling choices in Latin America and the Caribbean
   Journal of International Development, 2024, 36, (3), 1593-1621
6. The long-term effects of job training on labor market and skills outcomes in Chile
   Labour Economics, 2024, 91, (C)
   See also Working Paper The Long-Term Effects of Job Training on Labor Market and Skills Outcomes in Chile, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2023

7. Are we nearly there yet? New technology adoption and labor demand in Peru
   Science and Public Policy, 2023, 50, (4), 565-578 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Are We Nearly There Yet?: New Technology Adoption and Labor Demand in Peru, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2019) (2019)
8. Entrepreneurial skills training for online freelancing: Experimental evidence from Haiti
   Economics Letters, 2023, 232, (C) View citations (1)

2022

9. Active Labor Market Policies in a Context of High Informality: The Effect of PAE in Bolivia
   Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, (12), 2583-2603 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Active Labor Market Policies in a Context of High Informality: The Effect of PAE in Bolivia, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2019) (2019)
10. The origins of cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills: The long-term effect of in-utero rainfall shocks in India
    Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 44, (C) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The origins of cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills: the long-term effect of in-utero rainfall shocks in India, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2021

11. Conditional cash transfers, female bargaining power and parental labour supply
    Journal of International Development, 2021, 33, (2), 422-436
    See also Working Paper Conditional Cash Transfers, Female Bargaining Power and Parental Labour Supply, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2020

12. NEETs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Skills, Aspirations, and Information
    Journal of International Development, 2020, 32, (8), 1273-1307 View citations (3)

2019

13. Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities Among the Elderly Poor of Peru
    Revista Economía, 2019, 42, (83), 95-109
    See also Working Paper Gender differences in cognitive abilities among the elderly poor of Peru, Working Papers of Department of Economics, Leuven (2014) (2014)
14. Parental education, gender preferences and child nutritional status in Peru
    Oxford Development Studies, 2019, 47, (1), 29-47 View citations (1)

2018

15. Orphanhood, Household Relationships, School Attendance and Child Labor in Zimbabwe
    Journal of International Development, 2018, 30, (5), 725-744 View citations (4)
16. Reallocating children’s time: coping strategies after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2018, 8, (1), 1-32 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Reallocating Children’s Time: Coping Strategies after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
17. Training Vouchers and Labour Market Outcomes in Chile
    LABOUR, 2018, 32, (2), 243-260 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Training Vouchers and Labor Market Outcomes in Chile, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2017

18. Cognitive functioning among poor elderly persons: evidence from Peru
    IZA Journal of Migration and Development, 2017, 7, (1), 1-13 View citations (2)

2016

19. Are you (not) expecting? The unforeseen benefits of job training on teenage pregnancy
    IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5, (1), 1-18 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Are You (Not) Expecting?: The Unforeseen Benefits of Job Training on Teenage Pregnancy, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2007

20. ¿Son suficientes las transferencias condicionadas para incrementar el acceso a servicios de salud? el rol de la oferta de servicios como variable complementaria de política
    Investigaciones, 2007

Books

2018

1. Millennials en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Trabajar o estudiar?
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

Chapters

2016

1. Trading Places: A Decade of Earnings Mobility in Chile and Nicaragua
   A chapter in Income Inequality Around the World, 2016, vol. 44, pp 213-237