Research

Publications:

"Parental identity and child test scores" Fiscal Studies,  41(4), 2020, with Stuart Campbell, Gurleen Popli and Anita Ratcliffe

"The early origins of birth order differences in children's outcomes and parental behavior", The Journal of Human Resources, 53(1), 2018, with Jee-Yeon K. Lehmann and Marian Vidal-Fernández 

"Do personality traits affect productivity? Evidence from the lab" Economic Journal, 126(592), 2016, with María Cubel, Santiago Sánchez-Pagés and Marian Vidal-Fernández

"The labor force effects of unplanned childbearing" Labour Economics, 29, 2014

"Trends in self-reported spontaneous abortions: 1970-2000" Demography, 49(3), 2012, with Kevin Lang

Working papers:

"The birth order effect: a modern phenomenon?" with Marian Vidal-Fernández and Jee-Yeon K. Lehmann, IZA WP 16450 

"More pills, safer sex? Emergency contraception and sexual and reproductive behavior among youths in Chile" with Francisco J. Pino and Pablo Villalobos (previously circulated as IZA WP 12076)

"Out-of-wedlock fertility, post-pregnancy choices and contraceptive usage" [pdf latest version] InstEAD/SERPS no. 2014009 (previously circulated as "Trends in shotgun marriage: the pill, the will or the cost?") April 2015. 

Work in progress:

"The role of sexual orientation on occupation selection:  partners, prejudice, and motherhood" with Raquel Carrasco

"Political dynasties in the early democratic process" with Francisco J. Pino