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Working Papers

2023

1. The Effect of Classroom Rank on Learning throughout Elementary School: Experimental Evidence from Ecuador
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CeMMAP working papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (1)
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2023) View citations (1)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (1)

2022

2. Public Childcare, Labor Market Outcomes of Caregivers, and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from Brazil
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (10)
3. When Promising Interventions Fail: Personalized Coaching for Teachers in a Middle-Income Country
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2022)

2021

4. 70 to 700 to 70,000: Lessons from the Jamaica Experiment
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)
5. SARS-CoV-2 spread, detection, and dynamics in a megacity in Latin America
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE)
6. Visitas domiciliarias a escala y desarrollo infantil
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2019

7. 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)
   Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE (2014) View citations (21)
   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)

2018

8. Mothers, Teachers, Peers, and the Gender Gap in Early Math Achievement
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2017

9. Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Inter-Generational Poverty Trap?
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (13)
   Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2016) View citations (17)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (17)
   See also Chapter Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Intergenerational Poverty Trap?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
10. Child Care Quality and Child Development
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Childcare Quality and Child Development, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
11. Do Tests Applied to Teachers Predict their Effectiveness?
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do tests applied to teachers predict their effectiveness?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
12. Enhancing Child Development through Changes to Parental Behaviors: Using Conditional Cash Transfers in Nicaragua
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2017)
13. The Effect of Welfare Payments on Work in a Middle-Income Country
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
14. Where the Girls Are Not: Households, Teachers, and the Gender Gap in Early Math Achievement
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2016

15. Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (106)
    Also in CeMMAP working papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (23)
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2016) View citations (102)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2016) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2016) View citations (114) (2016)

2015

16. Does Access to Better Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Improve Child Outcomes? Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)

2012

17. Cash Transfers and Anemia Among Women of Reproductive Age
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Cash transfers and anemia among women of reproductive age, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
18. Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (110)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (20)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2011) View citations (41)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2012) View citations (103)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2012) View citations (92)
    See also Journal Article Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (145) (2012)

2009

19. Aggregate Income Shocks and Infant Mortality in the Developing World
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Aggregate Income Shocks and Infant Mortality in the Developing World, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (150) (2011)
20. Are there diminishing returns to transfer size in conditional cash transfers ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)
21. How many more infants are likely to die in Africa as a result of the global financial crisis ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
22. Own and sibling effects of conditional cash transfer programs: theory and evidence from Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (37)
23. Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (94) (2012)
24. School enrollment, selection and test scores
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (27)
25. Social Consequences of the Global Financial Crisis in Latin America: Some Preliminary, and Surprisingly Optimistic, Conjectures
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)

2008

26. Aggregate economic shocks, child schooling and child health
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (53)
27. Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
28. The Impact of Cash Transfers on School Enrollment: Evidence from Ecuador
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (22)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (24)

2007

29. Are cash transfers made to women spent like other sources of income?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Are cash transfers made to women spent like other sources of income?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2008) View citations (93) (2008)
30. Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Health and Development in Rural Ecuador
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations (33)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (52)
31. Infant mortality over the business cycle in the developing world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)

2006

32. Cash transfers, conditions, school enrollment, and child work: evidence from a randomized experiment in Ecuador
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (89)
33. Early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2006) View citations (25) (2006)
34. Getting girls into school: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Getting Girls into School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (66) (2008)

2005

35. Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: the Role of Demand and Supply of Skills
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (12)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2005) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2010) View citations (67) (2010)
36. Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health and Parenting
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. View citations (23)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2005) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Cognitive Development among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health, and Parenting, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2007) View citations (190) (2007)

2004

37. Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2005) View citations (98) (2005)
38. Child health and the 1988-92 economic crisis in Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2003

39. Off and running? Technology, trade and the rising demand for skilled workers in Latin America
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (68)
40. Trade liberalization and labor market adjustment in Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (33)

2002

41. The (positive) effect of macroeconomic crises on the schoolingand employment decisions of children in a middle-income country
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

2001

42. Convexity and sheepskin effects in the human capital earnings function: recent evidence for Filipino men
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Convexity and Sheepskin Effects in the Human Capital Earnings Function: Recent Evidence for Filipino Men, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2003) View citations (39) (2003)
43. Who participates: the supply of volunteer labor and the distribution of government programs in rural Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

2000

44. Picking the poor: indicators for geographic targeting in Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Picking the Poor: Indicators for Geographic Targeting in Peru, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2002) View citations (32) (2002)

1999

45. Do school facilities matter?: the case of the Peruvian Social Fund (FONCODES)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (11)
46. Seeking votes - the political economy of expenditures by the Peruvian Social Fund (FONCODES), 1991-95
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Mexico
   Economics of Education Review, 2024, 98, (C) View citations (3)

2021

2. COVID-19 spread, detection, and dynamics in Bogota, Colombia
   Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-8 View citations (2)

2019

3. Childcare Quality and Child Development
   Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (3), 656-682 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Child Care Quality and Child Development, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2017) View citations (4) (2017)
4. The effect of welfare payments on work: Regression discontinuity evidence from Ecuador
   Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 139, (C), 17-27 View citations (16)

2017

5. Do tests applied to teachers predict their effectiveness?
   Economics Letters, 2017, 159, (C), 108-111 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Do Tests Applied to Teachers Predict their Effectiveness?, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2016

6. Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (3), 1415-1453 View citations (114)
   See also Working Paper Teacher Quality and Learning Outcomes in Kindergarten, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (106) (2016)

2015

7. 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

8. The Medium-Term Effects of Scholarships in a Low-Income Country
   Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49, (3) View citations (38)

2013

9. HOW MANY INFANTS LIKELY DIED IN AFRICA AS A RESULT OF THE 2008–2009 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS?
   Health Economics, 2013, 22, (5), 611-622 View citations (17)
10. Latin America's Social Policy Challenge: Education, Social Insurance, Redistribution
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, 27, (2), 193-218 View citations (117)

2012

11. Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (2), 247-73 View citations (145)
    See also Working Paper Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment, Post-Print (2012) View citations (110) (2012)
12. Cash transfers and anemia among women of reproductive age
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 887-890 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Cash Transfers and Anemia Among Women of Reproductive Age, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
13. Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (4), 100-124 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2011

14. Aggregate Income Shocks and Infant Mortality in the Developing World
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 847-856 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper Aggregate Income Shocks and Infant Mortality in the Developing World, Working Papers (2009) View citations (31) (2009)
15. Does more cash in conditional cash transfer programs always lead to larger impacts on school attendance?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 150-157 View citations (59)
16. Parents' education, mothers' vocabulary, and cognitive development in early childhood: Longitudinal evidence from Ecuador
    American Journal of Public Health, 2011, 101, (12), 2299-2307 View citations (37)

2010

17. Aggregate economic shocks and infant mortality: New evidence for middle-income countries
    Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (2), 145-148 View citations (22)
18. Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: The Role of Demand and Supply of Skills
    ILR Review, 2010, 63, (2), 307-326 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Changes in Returns to Education in Latin America: the Role of Demand and Supply of Skills, CEP Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
19. Does Money Matter? The Effects of Cash Transfers on Child Development in Rural Ecuador
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 59, (1), 187-229 View citations (84)

2009

20. Development, Modernization, and Childbearing: The Role of Family Sex Composition
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2009, 23, (3), 371-398 View citations (30)

2008

21. Are cash transfers made to women spent like other sources of income?
    Economics Letters, 2008, 101, (3), 246-248 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Are cash transfers made to women spent like other sources of income?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (29) (2007)
22. Cash Transfers, Conditions, and School enrollment in Ecuador
    Economía Journal, 2008, Volume 8 Number 2, (Spring 2008), 43-77 View citations (68)
23. Getting Girls into School: Evidence from a Scholarship Program in Cambodia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (3), 581-617 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Getting girls into school: evidence from a scholarship program in Cambodia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (30) (2006)

2007

24. Cognitive Development among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health, and Parenting
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (1) View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper Cognitive Development Among Young Children in Ecuador: The Roles of Wealth, Health and Parenting, Working Papers (2005) View citations (23) (2005)

2006

25. Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Economía Journal, 2006, Volume 6 Number 2, (Spring 2006), 185-225 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (31) (2006)

2005

26. Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (2), 203-223 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Child Health and Economic Crisis in Peru, Working Papers (2004) View citations (14) (2004)

2004

27. Do Macroeconomic Crises Always Slow Human Capital Accumulation?
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2004, 18, (2), 131-154 View citations (53)
28. Trade Liberalization and Industry Wage Structure: Evidence from Brazil
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2004, 18, (3), 319-344 View citations (126)

2003

29. Convexity and Sheepskin Effects in the Human Capital Earnings Function: Recent Evidence for Filipino Men
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 65, (2), 171-196 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Convexity and sheepskin effects in the human capital earnings function: recent evidence for Filipino men, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (12) (2001)

2002

30. An Introduction
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2002, 16, (2), 213-217 View citations (3)
31. Picking the Poor: Indicators for Geographic Targeting in Peru
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2002, 48, (3), 417-433 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Picking the poor: indicators for geographic targeting in Peru, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (25) (2000)
32. The Allocation and Impact of Social Funds: Spending on School Infrastructure in Peru
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2002, 16, (2), 297-319 View citations (47)

Books

2012

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

2009

2. Conditional Cash Transfers: Reducing Present and Future Poverty
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (771)

2003

3. Closing the Gap in Education and Technology
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (44)

Edited books

2015

1. The Early Years
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (36)
2. The Early Years: Child Well-being and the Role of Public Policy
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (51)

Chapters

2017

1. Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Intergenerational Poverty Trap?
   A chapter in The Economics of Poverty Traps, 2017, pp 357-382 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Can Cash Transfers Help Households Escape an Inter-Generational Poverty Trap?, Inter-American Development Bank (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
2. Own and Sibling Effects of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Theory and Evidence from Cambodia1
   A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality, 2017, vol. 25, pp 259-298 View citations (9)

2015

3. A Report Card on Early Childhood Development
   Palgrave Macmillan
   Also in Chapter 2 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 25-54 (2015)
4. Daycare Services: It's All about Quality
   Chapter 4 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 91-120
   Also in Palgrave Macmillan (2015)
5. Drawing Up an Institutional Architecture
   Palgrave Macmillan
6. Early Schooling: Teachers Make the Difference
   Palgrave Macmillan
   Also in Chapter 5 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 121-148 (2015)
7. Family First
   Chapter 3 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 55-90
   Also in Palgrave Macmillan (2015)
8. More Bang for the Buck: Investing in Early Childhood Development
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
9. Raising Children: The Case for Government Intervention
   Palgrave Macmillan
10. The Task at Hand: Anything but Child's Play
    Chapter 8 in The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, 2015, pp 203-210
    Also in Palgrave Macmillan (2015)