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Homepage:http://www.econ.umd.edu/faculty/profiles/urzua
Postal address:3115C Tydings Hall Department of Economics University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742
Workplace:Department of Economics, University of Maryland, (more information at EDIRC)

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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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (1) (2023)

2021

  1. Labor Market Effects of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs: Lessons from Colombia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads

2020

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

2019

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

2018

  1. Dynamic Treatment Effects of Job Training
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic treatment effects of job training, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2022) Downloads View citations (1) (2022)
  2. Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Career Choices for Young Workers in Latin America
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads
    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) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)
  3. The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads (2024)
  4. Wage Inequality in Latin America: Learning from Matched Employer-Employee Data
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2017

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

  1. Education, Birth Order, and Family Size
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (23)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (22)

    See also Journal Article Education, Birth Order and Family Size, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) Downloads View citations (8) (2021)
  2. Heterogeneous Economic Returns to Postsecondary Degrees: Evidence from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (25)
  3. Loans for Higher Education: Does the Dream Come True?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (20)
  4. The Long-term Effects of Early Lead Exposure: Evidence from a case of Environmental Negligence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (10)

2012

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

2011

  1. The Impact of Out-of-Home Childcare Centers on Early Childhood Development
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2011) Downloads View citations (6)

2010

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (135)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) Downloads View citations (39)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) Downloads View citations (39)
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2009) Downloads View citations (38)

    See also Journal Article Comparing IV with structural models: What simple IV can and cannot identify, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (148) (2010)
  2. Distance to School and Competition in the Chilean Schooling System
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)
  3. Early endowments, education, and health
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group Downloads View citations (15)
  4. Testing the correlated random coefficient model
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies Downloads View citations (27)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) Downloads View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Testing the correlated random coefficient model, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (31) (2010)
  5. The effects of educational choices on labor market, health, and social outcomes
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group Downloads View citations (46)

2009

  1. Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin Downloads
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (512)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) Downloads View citations (571)

    See also Journal Article Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) Downloads View citations (582) (2006)

2008

  1. Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) Downloads View citations (2)
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2007) Downloads
  2. An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads View citations (13)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Discriminación en el mercado laboral entre profesionales de Chile. Abogados, Médicos y gente de negocios
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads
  4. Discriminación en el mercado laboral por habilidades, educación escolar y género en Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads
  5. Estudio experimental de discriminación de mercado de trabajo: Sexo, clase social y vecindario en Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads
  6. INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES IN MODELS WITH MULTIPLE OUTCOMES: THE GENERAL UNORDERED CASE
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin Downloads View citations (35)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (37) (2008)
  7. Is There Labor Market Discrimination among Professionals in Chile? Lawyers, Doctors and Businesspeople
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2007) Downloads
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2008) Downloads

2007

  1. An Experimental Study About Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class And Neighborhood
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (70)

2006

  1. The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (2020)
    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) Downloads View citations (2013) (2006)

2002

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

Journal Articles

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

  1. Bullying among adolescents: The role of skills
    Quantitative Economics, 2021, 12, (3), 945-980 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Education, Birth Order and Family Size
    (Family size and children’s education in Vietnam)
    The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (633), 33-69 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Education, Birth Order, and Family Size, NBER Working Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (23) (2013)
  3. The children of the missed pill
    Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, (C) Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Children of the Missed Pill, NBER Working Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (4) (2017)

2020

  1. SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? CAREER CHOICES FOR YOUNG WORKERS IN LATIN AMERICA
    Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (3), 1430-1449 Downloads 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) Downloads (2018)

2017

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

2016

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

2015

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (28)

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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

2010

  1. Comparing IV with structural models: What simple IV can and cannot identify
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156, (1), 27-37 Downloads View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper Comparing IV with structural models: what simple IV can and cannot identify, CeMMAP working papers (2010) Downloads View citations (135) (2010)
  2. Testing the correlated random coefficient model
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 158, (2), 177-203 Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Testing the correlated random coefficient model, CeMMAP working papers (2010) Downloads View citations (27) (2010)
  3. The Education-Health Gradient
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 234-38 Downloads View citations (229)

2009

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

2008

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

2007

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (11)

2006

  1. The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (3), 411-482 Downloads View citations (2013)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Cognitive and Noncognitive Abilities on Labor Market Outcomes and Social Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (2020) (2006)
  2. Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (3), 389-432 Downloads View citations (582)
    See also Working Paper Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity, Working Papers (2009) Downloads (2009)

Books

2021

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

2017

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

2014

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

2012

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

2010

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