Papers published in referred journals

• “Is Online Training for All? Experimental Evidence on the Effects of a Coursera Program in Costa Rica”, with D. Rosas-Shady and R. Freund, Journal of Development Economics, 2024, Volume 169, 103285. 

• “Question-Order Effects on Judgements under Uncertainty”, with E. Rascon-Ramirez, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2024, 109, 102159.

• "Subjective expectations and schooling choices in Latin America and the Caribbean", with M. Gantier and A. Repetto, Journal of International Development, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3872.

• "Entrepreneurial Skills Training for Online Freelancing: Experimental Evidence from Haiti", with D. Baptista and R. Freund, Economics Letters, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111371.

• “Are We Nearly There Yet?: New Technology Adoption and Labor Demand in Peru”, with D. Rosas-Shady and A. Alvarado, Science and Public Policy, 2023, 00, 1 - 14, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad007.  

• “Active Labor Market Policies in a Context of High Informality: The Effect of PAE in Bolivia”, with H. Valencia, Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58:12, 2583 - 2603.

• “The Origins of Cognitive Skills and Non-Cognitive Skills: The Long-Term Effect of In-Utero Rainfall Shocks in India”, with G. Chang and M. Favara, Economics & Human Biology, 2022, 44, 101089.

• "Conditional Cash Transfer, Female Bargaining Power and Parental Labor Supply", with L.Ripani and C. Vazquez. Journal of International Development, 2021, 33(2): 422 - 436.

• “NEETs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Skills, Aspirations, and Information”, with A. Alvarado, B. Conde and A. Repetto. Journal of International Development, 2020, 32(8): 1273 - 1307.

• "Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities among the Elderly Poor of Peru", with J. Olivera. Economía, 2019, 42(83), 95-109.

• "Parental Education, Gender Preferences and Child Nutritional Status in Peru". Oxford Development Studies, 2019, 47:1, 29-47. 

• "The Role of Nutrition and Literacy on the Cognitive Functioning of Elderly Poor Individuals", with A.Leist and J.Olivera. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 2018, 32:3, 276 - 295.

• "Reallocating Children's Time: Coping Strategies after the 2010 Haiti Earthquake", with C. Zanuso. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2018, 8:4.

• "Orphanhood, Household Relationships, School Attendance and Child Labour in Zimbabwe". Journal of International Development, 2018, 30: 725 - 744.

• "Training Vouchers and Labor Market Outcomes in Chile", with G. Rucci, C. Vazquez and D. Kaplan. LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 2018, 32: 243 - 260.

• "Cognitive Functioning among Poor Elderly Persons: Evidence from Peru", with J.Olivera. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2017, 7:19.

• "Are You (Not) Expecting?: The Unforeseen Benefits of Job Training on Teenage Pregnancy", with L. Ripani. IZA Journal of Labor and Development, 2016, 5:19. 

• "Trading Places: A Decade of Earnings Mobility in Chile and Nicaragua", with L.Ripani, A.Suaya, L.Tejerina and C.Vazquez. Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 44, 2016, pages 213 - 237.

Books

• “Millennials en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿trabajar o estudiar?”, ed. with A. Repetto, C. Robino and G. Rucci, 2018, Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.

Working papers

• “The Long-Term Effects of Job Training on Labor Market and Skills Outcomes in Chile”, with A. Doerr, IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-1156, 2020. [revised and resubmitted]

• "Mental Retirement and Non-Contributory Pensions for the Elderly Poor in Peru", with J.Olivera, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Center for Economic Studies - Discussion Papers ces14.05, 2014. 

• "Parental Education, Gender Preferences and Child Nutritional Status: Evidence from Four Developing Countries", ISER Working Paper No. 2013-06, 2013.

• "Conditional Cash Transfer, Female Bargaining Power and Parental Labor Supply", with L.Ripani, G. Cruces and M.L. Alzúa, IDB Working Paper No. 78223, 2012.

Technical Notes and Policy Briefs

• "Demanda y brechas de talento digital en Costa Rica" (with D. Rosas-Shady), IDB, 2023.

• "Estudio talento digital en el Perú 2023: la demanda insatisfecha de talento digital en el Perú" (with D. Rosas-Shady), IDB, 2023.

• “The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: Flexibility, is it Here to Stay?” (with V. Alaimo, V. Alarcón, M.N. Chaves, J.P. Hernández-Ramírez and D. Kaplan), IDB, 2022.

• “Talento digital en el Perú 2022: ¿qué demanda el mercado laboral?: resultados de una muestra de empresas líderes” (with D. Rosas-Shady), IDB, 2022.

• “El impacto de la crisis del COVID-19 en estudiantes vulnerables de educación superior: el caso de Perú” (with G. Elacqua, K. López, C. Méndez, M. Prada and D. Vásquez), IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-02449, 2021.

• “El futuro del trabajo y los desajustes de habilidades en América Latina”, with S. Gontero, Documentos de Proyectos, Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), 2021. 

• “Plataformas web de información para la educación superior: ¿qué sabemos y cómo mejorarlas?” (with K. López and D. Tocre), IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-02230, 2021.

• “Encuesta de Habilidades al Trabajo (ENHAT) 2017-2018: Causas y consecuencias de la brecha de habilidades en Perú”, with A. Alvarado, D. Rosas-Shady and C. González-Velosa, IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-1652, 2019.

• “Acompañando a los jóvenes en educación y trabajo: ¿Qué funciona y qué no?: Una revisión de evaluaciones de intervenciones de bajo costo”, with A. Repetto, IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-1541, 2018.

• “Are Apprenticeships Programs Effective?: Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean”, with S. Pérez-Dávila, IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-1319, 2017.

• “The Quality of Centros Infantiles del Buen Vivir in Ecuador”, with C. Araujo, F. López-Bóo, S. Schodt and R. Tomé, IDB Policy Brief No. IDB-PB-248, 2015.

• “Porque No Quiero o Porque No Puedo ¿Cuánto No Sabemos del Trabajo Femenino en Chile?”, with G. Rucci and C. Vazquez, IDB Technical Note No. IDB-TN-842, 2015.

Research in Progress

• “The Long-Term Effect of a Job Training Program for Youths in Peru”, with J.J. Díaz and D. Rosas-Shady. [revised and resubmitted]

• “The impact of a non-contributory pension program on the labor supply of the household: the case of Previência Rural in Brazil”, with C. Vazquez and M. Bosch.

• "Addressing Barriers to Educational Investments through Low-Cost Interventions. A Meta-Analysis", with A. Repetto. 

• “Effectiveness of demand-driven training programmes for vulnerable youth in Haiti”, with C. Zanuso.

• “Digital skills and demand-driven training programmes for vulnerable jobseekers in Peru” 

• "Experimental evidence of the effect of coding bootcamps on labor market outcomes in Peru"

• "The effect of e-lancing on labor market outcomes in El Salvador", with M.V. Fazio and R. Freund. [submitted, under review]