Selected Publication (A* or A) 

1. Universal Meals and Schools Suspensions (with Michael R. Thomsen, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr, and Di Fang) Economic Inquiry— |Conditionally Accepted|

2. School Breakfast and Student Behavior (with Michael R. Thomsen and Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.) The American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 105(1). 2023. Open Access  |Replication File | UAMS News | AAEA Releases | abc7news |Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance | Portland Press Herald| Civil Eats|

3. The Effect of Breakfast After the Bell on Student Academic Achievement (with Michael R. Thomsen and Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.) Economics of Education Review. 86. 2022. Final Draft  |Replication File| Honorable mention for 2022 Best Paper Award by the Health Economics Section of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

4. Remittances, Child Labor, and Schooling: Evidence from Colombia (with Arya Gaduh)  Economic Development and Cultural Change 68(4). 2020.  Final Draft | Replication File | Blog: Nada €$ Gratis| Razón Publica—Impuesto a las remesas |

5. Remittances, Health Insurance, and Pension Contributions: Evidence from Colombia World Development. 127. 2020 Final Draft | Replication File | UNU-WIDER Presentation | Razón Publica—Impuesto a las remesas |

Short papers and Letters

1. Evaluation of Delivering Breakfast After the Bell and Academic Performance among Third-Grade Children: An Application of The Synthetic Control Method. (with Michael R. Thomsen and Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.) Journal of School Health. 92(7). 2022. Final Draft  |Replication File|

2. South-South Migration: The Impact of the Venezuelan Diaspora on Colombian Natives' Wages and Hours Worked (with Jhon Mora and Juan T. Sayago) Applied Economics Letters. 30(7). 2023. Final Draft | Replication File 

Other Publications

1. Social Violence And The Impacts On Education In Migrant Households (with Jhon Mora). Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja. 2025

2. International Remittances and Children Welfare- A Case Study on Cali Colombia (with Isabella Aguirre and Isabella Borja). Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad. 2020

3. Family Characteristics and Educational Outcomes in Colombia: An Analysis by Cohorts (with Giovanni Gonzalez and Jhon Mora) Revista de Economía del Rosario 17(1). 2013

Under Review

1. Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Working Status — Revise & Resubmit in ILR Review

2. Fighting Child Labor with Remittances: Labor Supply Responses to Weather Shocks in China (with Huannan Xu). —Revise & Resubmitted in Southern Economic Journal

3. Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food-At-Home Purchases? (with Michael Thomsen and Xueying Ma) —Revise & Resubmit in Applied Economics Perspectives & Policy

4. Need for Speed: Internet Access and Women’s Employment (with Shahina Amin, Imam Alam, and Yu Chu) —Under Review in Journal of Population Economics

Work in Progress

1. Financial inclusion via remittances-Evidence from Colombia

2. Income and Nutrition Inequality: The Role of Dollar Stores and Food-Away-from-Home Establishments on Food Systems in America (with Angelos Lagoudakis and Rodolfo Nayga Jr)