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Working Papers

2023

1. What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article What makes a program good? Evidence from short-cycle higher education programs in five developing countries, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2021

2. Labor Market Effects of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs: Lessons from Colombia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
3. What Makes a Program Good ? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2020

4. Centralized Admission Systems and School Segregation: Evidence from a National Reform
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Centralized admission systems and school segregation: Evidence from a national reform, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

5. Redistribution Through Education: The Value of Public Education Spending
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
6. The Return to Private Education: Evidence from School-to-Work Transitions
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
7. Training, Soft Skills and Productivity: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
8. Training, Soft Skills and Productivity: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Retail
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
9. Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2023) (2023)

2018

10. Dynamic Treatment Effects of Job Training
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic treatment effects of job training, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
11. Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Career Choices for Young Workers in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
    See also Journal Article SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? CAREER CHOICES FOR YOUNG WORKERS IN LATIN AMERICA, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
12. The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2024) (2024)
13. Wage Inequality in Latin America: Learning from Matched Employer-Employee Data
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

2017

14. Demand Shocks and Labor Market Dynamics: Firm Level Responses to a Commodity Boom
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
15. The Children of the Missed Pill
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The children of the missed pill, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
16. The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Employment in Brazil
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (1)

2015

17. Bullying among Adolescents: The Role of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
18. Returns to Higher Education in Chile and Colombia
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (12)
19. The Effect of Mandated Child Care on Female Wages in Chile
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (5)

2014

20. Education, Health and Wages
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2014) View citations (21)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (21)
21. One Size does not Fit All: Multiple Dimensions of Ability, College Attendance and Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2013

22. Education, Birth Order, and Family Size
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Education, Birth Order and Family Size, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
23. Heterogeneous Economic Returns to Postsecondary Degrees: Evidence from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
24. Loans for Higher Education: Does the Dream Come True?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
25. The Long-term Effects of Early Lead Exposure: Evidence from a case of Environmental Negligence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2012

26. Higher education dropouts, access to credit, and labor market outcomes: Evidence from Chile
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
27. The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) View citations (70) (2013)

2011

28. The Impact of Out-of-Home Childcare Centers on Early Childhood Development
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (7)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2011) View citations (3)

2010

29. Comparing IV with structural models: what simple IV can and cannot identify
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (141)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (39)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (39)
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Comparing IV with structural models: What simple IV can and cannot identify, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (148) (2010)
30. Distance to School and Competition in the Chilean Schooling System
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
31. Early endowments, education, and health
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (15)
32. Testing the correlated random coefficient model
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (27)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Testing the correlated random coefficient model, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (31) (2010)
33. The effects of educational choices on labor market, health, and social outcomes
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (46)

2009

34. Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (512)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (576)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (587) (2006)

2008

35. Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2007)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2008) View citations (8)
36. An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (13)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) View citations (3)
37. Discriminación en el mercado laboral entre profesionales de Chile. Abogados, Médicos y gente de negocios
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
38. Discriminación en el mercado laboral por habilidades, educación escolar y género en Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
39. Estudio experimental de discriminación de mercado de trabajo: Sexo, clase social y vecindario en Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
40. INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES IN MODELS WITH MULTIPLE OUTCOMES: THE GENERAL UNORDERED CASE
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (35)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Instrumental Variables in Models with Multiple Outcomes: The General Unordered Case, Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES (2008) View citations (37) (2008)
41. Is There Labor Market Discrimination among Professionals in Chile? Lawyers, Doctors and Businesspeople
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008)
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2007)

2007

42. An Experimental Study About Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class And Neighborhood
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (5)
43. Use of instrumental variables in the presence of heterogeneity and self-selection: An application in breast cancer patients
    Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York View citations (70)

2006

44. The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2032)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (2025) (2006)

2002

45. Poverty and Inequality in Chile 1990-1998: Learning from Microeconomic Simulations
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. Is private education worth it? Evidence from school-to-work transitions in Chile
   Labour Economics, 2024, 90, (C)
2. The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91, (4), 1923-1955
   See also Working Paper The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (9) (2018)

2023

3. Centralized admission systems and school segregation: Evidence from a national reform
   Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 221, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Centralized Admission Systems and School Segregation: Evidence from a National Reform, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
4. Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, 15, (3), 438-64
   See also Working Paper Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
5. What makes a program good? Evidence from short-cycle higher education programs in five developing countries
   World Development, 2023, 169, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

6. Does an Increasing Minimum Wage Reduce Formal Sector Employment? Evidence from Brazil
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022, 70, (4), 1403 - 1437 View citations (4)
7. Dynamic treatment effects of job training
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2022, 37, (2), 242-269 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Dynamic Treatment Effects of Job Training, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2021

8. Bullying among adolescents: The role of skills
   Quantitative Economics, 2021, 12, (3), 945-980 View citations (8)
9. Education, Birth Order and Family Size
   (Family size and children’s education in Vietnam)
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (633), 33-69 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Education, Birth Order, and Family Size, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
10. The children of the missed pill
    Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, (C) View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Children of the Missed Pill, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2020

11. SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? CAREER CHOICES FOR YOUNG WORKERS IN LATIN AMERICA
    Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (3), 1430-1449 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Career Choices for Young Workers in Latin America, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2018) (2018)

2017

12. One Size Does Not Fit All: Multiple Dimensions of Ability, College Attendance, and Earnings
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (4), 953 - 991 View citations (24)

2016

13. Implementing factor models for unobserved heterogeneity in Stata
    Stata Journal, 2016, 16, (1), 197-228 View citations (5)

2015

14. Early Exposure to Hazardous Waste and Academic Achievement: Evidence from a Case of Environmental Negligence
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2015, 2, (4), 527 - 563 View citations (28)

2014

15. El efecto del Instituto Nacional: evidencia a partir de un diseño de regresión discontinua
    Estudios Públicos, 2014, (133), 37-68 View citations (1)

2013

16. El retorno económico de la educación media técnico profesional en Chile
    Estudios Públicos, 2013, (129), 1-48 View citations (2)
17. The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment
    Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 170-172 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2012

18. La demanda y oferta de educación temprana en Chile
    Estudios Públicos, 2012, (126), 45-86
19. La rentabilidad de la educación superior en Chile: revisión de las bases de 30 años de políticas públicas
    Estudios Públicos, 2012, (125), 2-52
20. The Effects of Participation in Public Child Care Centers: Evidence from Chile
    Journal of Human Capital, 2012, 6, (1), 1 - 34 View citations (28)

2010

21. Comparing IV with structural models: What simple IV can and cannot identify
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156, (1), 27-37 View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper Comparing IV with structural models: what simple IV can and cannot identify, CeMMAP working papers (2010) View citations (141) (2010)
22. Testing the correlated random coefficient model
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 158, (2), 177-203 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Testing the correlated random coefficient model, CeMMAP working papers (2010) View citations (27) (2010)
23. The Education-Health Gradient
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 234-38 View citations (233)

2009

24. MEASURING THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION: LINKING CONTRACT THEORY TO ECONOMETRIC POLICY EVALUATION
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2009, 13, (S2), 268-316 View citations (8)

2008

25. Instrumental Variables in Models with Multiple Outcomes: The General Unordered Case
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2008, (91-92), 151-174 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES IN MODELS WITH MULTIPLE OUTCOMES: THE GENERAL UNORDERED CASE, Working Papers (2008) View citations (35) (2008)
26. Racial Labor Market Gaps: The Role of Abilities and Schooling Choices
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (4) View citations (31)

2007

27. Use of instrumental variables in the presence of heterogeneity and self‐selection: an application to treatments of breast cancer patients
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (11), 1133-1157 View citations (11)

2006

28. The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (3), 411-482 View citations (2025)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (2032) (2006)
29. Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (3), 389-432 View citations (587)
    See also Working Paper Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity, Working Papers (2009) (2009)

Books

2021

1. The Fast Track to New Skills
   (La vía rápida hacia nuevas competencias)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2017

2. At a Crossroads
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (15)

2014

3. ¿Cómo repensar el desarrollo productivo?: Políticas e instituciones sólidas para la transformación económica
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)

2012

4. Disconnected: Skills, Education, and Employment in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (18)

2010

5. Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)