SELECTED BLOGS AND PRESS COVERAGE
“Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Middle-Class Jobs. Can it Also Help the Poor” (with L.F. Lopez-Calva and H. Winkler). Brookings Institute Blog Series, January, 2025.
“How Expanding Internet Broadband Coverage Lifted Millions out of Poverty” (with K. Bahia, P. Castells, G. Cruz, T. Masaki, X. Padros, T. Pfutze and H. Winkler). VoxDev blog. December 2024.
“New Insights for Assessing and Improving Job Quality in Developing Countries” (with S. Hovhannisyan, V. Montalva, and K. Stamm). World Bank's Let's Talk Development Data Blog Series, December, 2024.
“Poverty in Latin America: 10 Facts You Need to Know for 2024” (with H. Winkler, L. Castellanos and C. Garcia). World Bank's Data Blog Series, July, 2024.
“From Aspiration to Action: Transforming the Future for Girls in Central America and the Dominican Republic” (with M. Kerf, P. Buitrago, and D. Maquera). World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean Blog Series, October, 2024.
“Nine Key Facts about Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean” (with H. Ñopo, H. Winkler and D. Maquera). World Bank's Data Blog Series, July, 2024.
“The Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean in Eradicating Poverty” (with D. Sanchez and H. Ñopo). Latin America and the Caribbean Blog Series, October, 2023.
“The Key to Ending Gender Inequality in Haiti is Youth Empowerment” (with P. Buitrago, G. Canavire and O. Nsababera). Latin America and the Caribbean Blog Series, August, 2023.
“Can We Achieve Gender Parity in Education While Leaving Boys Out of School?” (with P. Buitrago, V. Levin). Latin America and the Caribbean Blog Series, February, 2023.
“How Digital Technologies Help Senegal Create Better and More Jobs” (with M. Dutz and M. Cruz). World Bank's Africa Can End Poverty Blog Series, June, 2022.
“Why aren't more people using mobile internet in West Africa?” (with G. Granguillhome, S. Lach and T. Masaki). World Bank's Digital Development Blog Series, December, 2021.
“Expanding Mobile Broadband Coverage is Lifting Millions out of Poverty” (with P. Castells, G. Cruz and T. Masaki). World Bank's Let's Talk Development Blog Series, December, 2020.
“Evolution in the Data Ecosystem - An Idea that's Got Legs” (with K. Himelein and A. Dabalen). World Bank's Data Blog Series, April, 2020.
“Mexico Systematic Country Diagnostic” (with J. Chakeri). World Bank Facebook Live, August, 2019.
“Making a Better Poverty Map” (with I. Weber, D. Jacques and T. Monroe). World Bank's Data Blog Series, July, 2019.
“20th Anniversary of the National Prize of Public Finance Ceremony at the Lower House of the Congress of Mexico” (with K. Cadena and L. Moreno-Herrera). Congressional Budget Office, Lower House of the Congress of Mexico, July, 2018.
“Effects of Colombia Mayor on health. Good news for social pensions — sort of” (with Philipp Hessel). World Bank's Latin America Blog Series, May, 2018.
“How tiny satellites are changing the way we do business” (with D. Newhouse). The Fast Company, June , 2017.
“High incidence of violent crime may drive geographic chronic poverty” (with Adán L. Martinez-Cruz). International Growth Centre, September, 2016.
“Tuits contra las epidemias.” El País, June, 2016.
“La Revolución BIG DATA en estudios sociales: ¿Qué hemos aprendido y hacia donde vamos?” (with Sebastian Herrador). World Bank's Latin America Blog Series, May, 2016.
“How has rising violence affected education in Mexico?” World Economic Forum, April, 2015.
“In Mexico, a rising rate of homicides has zero impact on educational outcomes” (with Fernanda Márquez-Padilla and Francisco Pérez-Arce). World Bank's Let's Talk Development Blog Series, April, 2015.
“How can Latin America and the Caribbean keep up inclusive growth.” World Economic Forum, April, 2015.
“Cómo puede América Latina y el Caribe mantener el crecimiento inclusivo” (with Louise Cord). World Bank's Let's Talk Development Blog Series, April, 2015.
“El cambio climático ya tiene efectos en gente que todavía no ha nacido.” El País, April, 2015.
“Mayor desigualdad detonó aún más violencia en guerra contra el narco.” Sinembargo.mx, September, 2014.
“Does Lower Inequality Lead to Less Crime?” (with Ted Enamorado, Luis F. López-Calva and Hernán Winkler). World Bank's Let's Talk Development Blog Series, August, 2014.
“Prosperity and Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean” (with Louise Cord, Leonardo Lucchetti, and Adam Ratzlaff). VOX, December, 2013.