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Working Papers

2026

1. Learning about Inflation and Exchange Rates: Beliefs and Consumer Behavior in a Small Open Economy
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2025

2. Public Pensions and the Strategic Timing of Formal Employment
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2024

3. Shooting a Moving Target: Choosing Targeting Tools for Social Programs
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
4. The Effects of Expanding Worker Rights to Children
   Working Papers, Wake Forest University, Economics Department
   See also Journal Article The effects of expanding worker rights to children, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
5. The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2023

6. Re-thinking Social Protection: From Poverty Alleviation to Building Resilience in Middle-Income Households
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
7. The Impact of Expanding Worker Rights to Informal Workers Evidence from Child Labor Legislation
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

2021

8. Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Does education prevent job loss during downturns? Evidence from exogenous school assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
9. Technology, Identification, and Access to Social Programs: Experimental Evidence from Panama
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)

2020

10. Insurance and Propagation in Village Networks
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    Also in PIER Discussion Papers, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (2019)
11. Propagation and Insurance in Village Networks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Propagation and Insurance in Village Networks, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
12. Stepping Up During a Crisis: The Unintended Effects of a Noncontributory Pension Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Stepping up during a crisis: The unintended effects of a noncontributory pension program during the Covid-19 pandemic, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (26) (2021)
13. The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2020) View citations (55) (2020)

2019

14. Dependence or Constraints?: Labor Supply Responses from a Cash Transfer Program
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
15. Targeting Credit through Community Members
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)
    Also in PIER Discussion Papers, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research (2017) View citations (4)
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (2017) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Targeting Credit through Community Members, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2017

16. Dependence or Constraints? Cash transfers, labor supply and the process of development
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies View citations (3)

2014

17. Cuando las Mujeres son las que Mandan: Efecto del Ahorro en el Empoderamiento de la Mujer Boliviana
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies

2012

18. Agricultura y Empleo Rural Agropecuario en Bolivia Consecuencias del Control de Precios en el Sector Agropecuario
    Documentos de trabajo, Instituto de Investigaciones Socio-Económicas (IISEC), Universidad Católica Boliviana
    See also Journal Article Agricultura y empleo rural agropecuario en Bolivia. Consecuencias del control de precios en el sector agropecuario, Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, Carrera de Economía de la Universidad Católica Boliviana (UCB) (2012) (2012)

2011

19. Agriculture and Rural Employment Agricultural in Bolivia
    Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Shooting a moving target: Evaluating targeting tools for social programs when income fluctuates
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C)
2. The effects of expanding worker rights to children
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025, 172, (C)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Expanding Worker Rights to Children, Working Papers (2024) (2024)

2024

3. Does education prevent job loss during downturns? Evidence from exogenous school assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados
   European Economic Review, 2024, 162, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Does Education Prevent Job Loss During Downturns? Evidence from Exogenous School Assignments and COVID-19 in Barbados, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
4. Propagation and Insurance in Village Networks
   American Economic Review, 2024, 114, (1), 252-84 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Propagation and Insurance in Village Networks, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2022

5. Dependence or Constraints? Cash Transfers and Labor Supply
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2022, 70, (4), 1439 - 1477 View citations (4)
6. Targeting Credit through Community Members
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2022, 20, (2), 778-821 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Targeting Credit through Community Members, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2021

7. Stepping up during a crisis: The unintended effects of a noncontributory pension program during the Covid-19 pandemic
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 150, (C) View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Stepping Up During a Crisis: The Unintended Effects of a Noncontributory Pension Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2020

8. The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic: Evidence from seventeen developing countries
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (10), 1-10 View citations (55)
   See also Working Paper The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries, IDB Publications (Working Papers) (2020) View citations (56) (2020)

2012

9. Agricultura y empleo rural agropecuario en Bolivia. Consecuencias del control de precios en el sector agropecuario
   Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Economico, 2012, (17), 113-134
   See also Working Paper Agricultura y Empleo Rural Agropecuario en Bolivia Consecuencias del Control de Precios en el Sector Agropecuario, Documentos de trabajo (2012) (2012)

Books

2024

1. Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

2022

2. Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (31)

Chapters

2022

1. Trust and the Economy
   Chapter 3 in Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022, pp 51-78