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Working Papers

2023

1. Clases sociales y futuro del trabajo en Chile
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
2. Estratificación, desigualdad y pacto social en el Chile actual: evaluaciones y preferencias de la población para la política pública
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2022

3. Unemployment insurance in transition and developing countries: moral hazard vs. liquidity constraints in Chile
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2021

4. Clases medias en tiempos de crisis: vulnerabilidad persistente, desafíos para la cohesión y un nuevo pacto social en Chile
   Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (1)
5. Getting Teachers Back to School: Teacher Incentives and Student Outcomes
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics

2020

6. Socioeconomic Gradients in Child Development: Evidence from a Chilean Longitudinal Study 2010 – 2017
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
7. Spatial divisions of poverty and wealth: How much does segregation matter for educational achievement?
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
8. Unemployment insurance in Chile: lessons from a high inequality developing country
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2019

9. The Return to Private Education: Evidence from School-to-Work Transitions
   Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics

2018

10. Labor Market Returns to Student Loans
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (3)
11. The impact of commuting time over educational achievement: A machine learning approach
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (1)
12. Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2017

13. Wealth Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Skills: Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
    Also in Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics (2017)

2016

14. Effect of lengthening the school day on mother's labor supply
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2017) View citations (4) (2017)

2013

15. Migración y Mercado Laboral en Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2012

16. Female Labor Supply and Child Care Supply in Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (14)
17. Inequality of Opportunities and Long Term Earnings Measures: Evidence for Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
18. La Excepción Chilena y las Percepciones de Género en la Participación Laboral Femenina
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
19. Policy Regimes, Inequality, Poverty and Growth: The Chilean Experience, 1973-2010
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (10)
20. Terremoto y sus efectos sobre el bienestar: un análisis multidimensional
    Working Papers, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad Diego Portales

2010

21. Anti-Crime Programs: An Evaluation (and recognition) of the Plan Comuna Segura
    Working Papers, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad Diego Portales
22. Efectos de las actividades artísticas en el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas y no cognitivas en estudiantes vulnerables: El caso de la orquesta de Curanilahue
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (1)
23. The effects of lengthening the school day on female labor supply: Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (13)

2009

24. Determinantes del desempeño universitario: ¿Importa la habilidad relativa?
    (University performance determinants: does relative ability matter?)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
25. Evidence for inequality of Opportunities. A Cohort analysis for Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (4)
26. Evidence of neighborhood e?ects on educational performance in the chilean school voucher system
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
27. Informal jobs and contribution to social security: Evidence from a double selection model
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (6)
28. The Evolution of Opportunities for Children in Chile 1990-2006
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The evolution of opportunities for children in Chile, 1990-2006, Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (2012) (2012)
29. Tournaments, gift exchanges, and the effect of monetary incentives for teachers: the case of Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (7)

2008

30. Encouraging Labour Force Participation in Chile
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
31. Tackling Business and Labour Informality in Chile
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)

2007

32. Child Labor And Schooling In Bolivia: Who’s Falling Behind? The Roles Of Domestic Work, Gender And Ethnicity
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Child Labor and Schooling in Bolivia: Who's Falling Behind? The Roles of Domestic Work, Gender, and Ethnicity, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (18) (2011)
33. Child labor and schooling in Bolivia: Who’s falling behind?
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
34. Crecimiento Pro Pobre en Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Crecimiento pro pobre en Chile, El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
35. Descomponiendo la Desigualdad Salarial en América Latina: Una Década de Cambios
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Estudios Estadísticos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (2007) View citations (2)
36. El papel de las redes sociales en las oportunidades económicas de las mujeres de Bolivia
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
37. Participación Laboral Femenina en Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (3)
38. Poverty, inequality, and welfare in a rapid-growth economy: The Chilean experience
    2020 vision briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
39. The Role of Social Networks in the Economic Opportunities of Bolivian Women
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (4)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2007)
40. The role of social networks in employment outcomes of Bolivian women
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (3)
41. When schools are the ones that choose: the effect of screening in Chile
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article When Schools Are the Ones that Choose: The Effects of Screening in Chile, Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association (2010) View citations (20) (2010)

2005

42. Dinámica de la Pobreza y Movilidad Relativa de los ingresos: Chile 1996 - 2001
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics

2004

43. Child labor in Bolivia: schooling, gender and ethnic groups
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (2)

2002

44. Distribution of power within the household and child health
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (49)
45. Functional Literacy and Job Opportunities
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
46. Political-Economic Regime and the Wage Curve: Evidence from Chile, 1957-96
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Political-Economic Regime and the Wage Curve: Evidence from Chile, 1957-96, International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (19) (2004)
47. Poverty and Inequality in Chile 1990-1998: Learning from Microeconomic Simulations
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics
48. Programas antidelincuencia: Evaluando Comuna Segura
    Working Papers, University of Chile, Department of Economics View citations (4)
49. Vouchers, School Choice and the Access to Higher Education
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2002) View citations (15)

1999

50. Los activos y recursos de la población pobre en América Latina: El caso de Chile
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (1)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (1999)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Is private education worth it? Evidence from school-to-work transitions in Chile
   Labour Economics, 2024, 90, (C)
2. Socioeconomic Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Vocabulary and Socio-emotional Skills: Dynamic Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2024, 43, (1), 1-28

2022

3. Negative teacher–student and student–student relationships are associated with school dropout: Evidence from a large-scale longitudinal study in Chile
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, 91, (C)
4. The consequences of exclusionary discipline on school dropout: Evidence from Chile
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, 95, (C)
5. The effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native students. Evidence from Chile
   Economics of Education Review, 2022, 91, (C) View citations (3)

2020

6. Harsh parenting during early childhood and child development
   Economics & Human Biology, 2020, 36, (C) View citations (3)
7. Labor Market Returns to Student Loans for University: Evidence from Chile
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 38, (4), 959 - 1007 View citations (7)
8. The effect of the integration of students with special educational needs: Evidence from Chile
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, 74, (C) View citations (4)

2019

9. Is home overcrowding a significant factor in children’s academic performance? Evidence from Latin America
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2019, 67, (C), 1-17 View citations (1)
10. Sexual Orientation and Labor Force Participation: Findings from Chile and Uruguay
    Feminist Economics, 2019, 25, (2), 90-115 View citations (3)
11. The impact of art-education on human Capital: An empirical assessment of a youth orchestra
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2019, 71, (C) View citations (1)

2017

12. Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2017, 31, (3), 747-766 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Effect of lengthening the school day on mother's labor supply, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
13. Inequality of Opportunities at Early Ages: Evidence from Chile
    Journal of Development Studies, 2017, 53, (10), 1748-1764 View citations (6)
14. Self‐Employment and Queues for Wage Work: Evidence from Chile
    Journal of International Development, 2017, 29, (4), 473-499 View citations (3)
15. ‘Neighbourhood effects’ on children's educational achievement in Chile: The effects of inequality and polarization
    Environment and Planning A, 2017, 49, (11), 2595-2618 View citations (3)

2016

16. Bullying, identity and school performance: Evidence from Chile
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, 51, (C), 147-162 View citations (5)

2015

17. Determinants of early child development in Chile: Health, cognitive and demographic factors
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, 40, (C), 217-230 View citations (9)

2014

18. Improving the Measurement of the Relationship between Opportunities and Income: Evidence from Longitudinal Data from Chile
    Development Policy Review, 2014, 32, (2), 219-237 View citations (4)

2012

19. Chile: evolución de las oportunidades para los niños, 1990-2006
    Revista CEPAL, 2012
20. The evolution of opportunities for children in Chile, 1990-2006
    Revista CEPAL, 2012
    See also Working Paper The Evolution of Opportunities for Children in Chile 1990-2006, Working Papers (2009) (2009)
21. Tournament Incentives for Teachers: Evidence from a Scaled-Up Intervention in Chile
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 219 - 246 View citations (23)

2011

22. Anti-Crime Programs: An Evaluation of the Comuna Segura Program
    Estudios de Economia, 2011, 38, (2 Year 2011), 369-392
23. Child Labor and Schooling in Bolivia: Who's Falling Behind? The Roles of Domestic Work, Gender, and Ethnicity
    World Development, 2011, 39, (4), 588-599 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Child Labor And Schooling In Bolivia: Who’s Falling Behind? The Roles Of Domestic Work, Gender And Ethnicity, Working Papers (2007) (2007)
24. Desigualdad salarial en América Latina: una década de cambios
    Revista CEPAL, 2011 View citations (5)
25. The determinants of labour force participation and employment in Chile
    Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (21), 2765-2776 View citations (14)
26. Wage inequality in Latin America: a decade of changes
    Revista CEPAL, 2011 View citations (3)

2010

27. Cultural Factors in Women's Labor Force Participation in Chile
    Feminist Economics, 2010, 16, (2), 27-46 View citations (38)
28. When Schools Are the Ones that Choose: The Effects of Screening in Chile
    Social Science Quarterly, 2010, 91, (5), 1349-1368 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper When schools are the ones that choose: the effect of screening in Chile, Working Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2008

29. Crecimiento pro pobre en Chile
    El Trimestre Económico, 2008, LXXV (4), (300), 931-944 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Crecimiento Pro Pobre en Chile, Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2007

30. Refuerzo escolar para niños pobres: ¿Funciona?
    El Trimestre Económico, 2007, LXXIV (1), (293), 123-159 View citations (1)
31. Self-Employment in Chile, long run trends and education and age structures changes
    Estudios de Economia, 2007, 34, (2 Year 2007), 203-247 View citations (2)

2006

32. En busca del oro ¿Qué determina el éxito en competencias deportivas internacionales?
    El Trimestre Económico, 2006, LXXIII (2), (290), 241-263

2005

33. Female labour force participation in greater santiago, Chile: 1957-1997. A synthetic cohort analysis
    Journal of International Development, 2005, 17, (2), 169-186 View citations (10)
34. ¿Estimando el retorno a la educación o a los no observables?: evidencia de datos de panel
    Estudios de Economia, 2005, 32, (2 Year 2005), 187-199 View citations (7)

2004

35. Political-Economic Regime and the Wage Curve: Evidence from Chile, 1957-96
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2004, 18, (2), 151-165 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Political-Economic Regime and the Wage Curve: Evidence from Chile, 1957-96, SCEPA working paper series. (2002) View citations (4) (2002)

2003

36. Chilean labor market efficiency: an earning frontier approach
    Estudios de Economia, 2003, 30, (1 Year 2003), 87-102 View citations (4)
37. Poverty and Inequality in a Rapid Growth Economy: Chile 1990-96
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (3), 181-200 View citations (22)
38. Water Subsidy Policies: A Comparison of the Chilean and Colombian Schemes
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (3), 391-407 View citations (28)

2002

39. Desigualdad Educacional en Chile: Geografía y Dependencia
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2002, 39, (118), 395-421 View citations (5)
40. Explaining Wage Inequality in Chile: Does Education Really Matter?
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2002, 11, (1-2), 3-3 View citations (7)

2001

41. Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction by Region: Chile 1990‐96
    Development Policy Review, 2001, 19, (3), 291-302 View citations (1)
42. Poverty and Income Distribution in Chile: 1987-1998 New Evidence
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2001, 38, (114), 191-208 View citations (18)

2000

43. Does Gender and Birth Order Matter When Parents Specialize in Child's Nutrition? Evidence from Chile
    Journal of Applied Economics, 2000, 3, (2), 353-386 View citations (7)
    Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2000, 3, 353-386 (2000) View citations (12)

1999

44. Activos y recursos de la población pobre en Chile
    El Trimestre Económico, 1999, 66 (3), (263), 459-500 View citations (1)
45. Asignación de Recursos en los Hogares Pobres de Chile
    Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1999, 36, (108), 727-760 View citations (6)

Books

2006

1. Women at Work: Challenges for Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)

2001

2. Portrait of the Poor: An Assets-Based Approach
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (5)