Research

Journal Articles

15.  “Understanding the Impact of Windstorms on Economic Activity from Night-time Lights in Central America” (with H. Zhang, O. Ishizawa), Economic of Disasters and Climate Change.  Vol. 4, 2020, pp. 657–698. (link)

14. “A behavioral approach to water conservation: Evidence from a randomized evaluation in Costa Rica” (with L. Zoratto, S. Datta),  World Bank Economic Review. Vol. 34, Issue 2, June 2020, pp. 444–463.  (link)

13.  “Mangroves for Coastal Protection: Evidence from Hurricanes in Central America” (with A. del Valle, M. Eriksson, O. Ishizawa), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS. January 7, 2020, Vol. 117, No. 1, pp. 265-270. (link)

12. “The Impact of Hurricane Strikes on Short-Term Local Economic Activity in the Dominican Republic: Evidence from Nightlight Images” (with E. Strobl, O. Ishizawa), International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. September 2019, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 362–370. (link)

11.  “The Development Impact of Windfall Gains: Evidence from a Peruvian Natural Experiment” (with L. Corral and H. Henderson), Land Economics, 2019, Vol. 95, No. 4, pp. 577-598. (link) 

10.  “Weathering Storms: Understanding the Impact of (Natural) Disasters on the Poor in Central America” (with O. Ishizawa), Environmental and Resource Economics, 2019, Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 181-211. (link)

9.  “Land values, property rights, and home ownership: Implications for property taxation in Peru” (with Z.  Hawley and C. Sawyer). Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 69, March 2018, pp. 38-47. (link) (pdf)

8.  “Particulate matter and labor supply: the role of caregiving and non-linearities” (with F. Aragon and P. Oliva), Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 86, November 2017, pp. 295-309. (link)

7.  "One health economics to confront disease threats". Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (with C. Machalaba, K. Smith, L. Awada, K. Berry, et al.). Vol. 111, Issue 6, June 2017, pp. 235–237. (link)

6.  “Panel data designs and estimators as alternative for randomized controlled trials in the evaluation of social programs” (with P. Ferraro), Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Vol. 4, Number 1,  2017, pp. 281–317. (link) (pdf)

5.  "Effect of protected areas on forest cover change and local communities: Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon" (with G. Asner, A. Blackman, L. Corral, E. Lima), World Development, Vol. 78,  2016, pp. 288–307. (link)

4.  “The performance of non-experimental designs in environmental policy: A design-replication study using a large-scale randomized experiment as a benchmark” (with P. Ferraro), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 107, 2014, pp. 344–365. (link) (pdf)

3.  “Are voters more likely to contribute to other public goods?  Evidence from a large-scale randomized policy experiment” (with P. Ferraro and T. Bolsen), The American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2014, pp. 17–30. (link) (pdf)

2.  “Heterogeneous treatment effects and mechanisms in non-pecuniary, information-based policies: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment” (with P. Ferraro), Resource and Energy Economics, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2013, pp. 356–379. (link) (pdf) (appendix)

1.  “The persistence of treatment effects with norm-based policy instruments: Evidence from a randomized environmental policy experiment” (with P. Ferraro and M. Price), American Economic Review (papers and proceedings), Vol. 101, No. 3, 2011, pp. 318–322. (link) (pdf)

Working Papers

3. "Coastal Micro-Migration and Urbanization under Climate Change Uncertainty" (with Joaquin Urrego)

2. "Impact of Heat Waves on Learning Outcomes and the Role of Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from Peru" World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 11171 (link) (with Cesar Contreras).

1. “Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Local Economic Activities from Hurricanes in the Caribbean.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9863. (link) (with Luigi Butron, Chrissie Pantoja, and Rashmin Gunasekera).

Work in Progress

2. “The unexpected effects of traffic controls: evidence from the ‘Pico y Placa’ program in Metropolitan Lima” (with Fernando Aragon and Rodrigo Azuero).

1. “Tourism, economic development and the ecological footprint in Brazil: 'Win-Win' or Tradeoffs?” (with Francisco Costa and Patrick Behrer).

Other Publications

7. "Beneficios de Restauracion y REDD+ para Bosque Nativo en Chile: Sinergias y Trade-offs entre Servicios Ecosistemicos, Eficiencia y Reduccion de Pobreza" (with Eugenio Figueroa, Enrique Calfucura, and Stavros Papageorgiou). 2020. Working Paper, Departamento de Economia, Universidad de Chile. In Spanish. (link)

6.  “Protected areas in Peru: Effects on deforestation and welfare on the Amazon population” (with R. Diaz), In: R. Barrantes and M. Glave [Eds.], Amazonía Peruana y Desarrollo Económico, IEP and GRADE, 2014: 209–256, Lima – Peru. In Spanish. (pdf)

5.  “Impact of fruitfly control and eradication program on Peruvian exports: An empirical analysis” (with R. Barrantes), In: J. Iguiñiz, J. Escobal and C.I. Degregori [Eds.], Perú: El Problema Agrario en Debate – SEPIA XI, SEPIA, 2006: 377–410, Lima – Peru. In Spanish. (pdf)

4.  “Determinants and social cost of domestic violence in Peru” (with R. Díaz), Economía y Sociedad, August 2010, Vol. 75: 56–62, Lima – Peru. In Spanish. (pdf) (pdf)

3.  “Health and economic impacts of air pollution in Metropolitan Lima”, Economía y Sociedad, December 2007, Vol. 66: 37–43, Lima – Peru. In Spanish. (pdf) (pdf)

2.  “Peruvian pharmaceutical market: free or regulated”, Economía y Sociedad, June 2005, Vol. 56: 27–33, Peru. In Spanish. (pdf) 

1.  "Online Taxation: The search for more equitable contributions" (with R. Barrantes), Institute for Connectivity in the Americas and IEP, 2003, 24 pp. In Spanish. (pdf)