Selected Publication (A*, A, or Q1) 

1. Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food-At-Home Purchases? (with Xueying Ma and Michael Thomsen) Applied Economics Perspectives & Policy. 2026. Open Access

2. Universal Meals and Schools Suspensions (with Michael R. Thomsen, Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr, and Di Fang) Economic Inquiry. 2026. | Final Draft | Replication File| Yahoo! | Mirage News |

3. 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|

4. 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)

5. 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|

6. 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 |

7. 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. 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 |Forbes|

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

3. Need for Speed: Internet Access and Women’s Employment (with Shahina Amin, Imam Alam, and Yu Chu) —Under Review in Applied 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)