Research and Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Attanasio, Orazio, Alison Andrew, Orazio Attanasio, Raquel Bernal, Lina Cardona Sosa, Sonya Krutikova, Marta Rubio-Codina (2024). “Preschool Quality and Child Development,” Journal of Political Economy, Vol.132 (7), 2304 - 2345.

Arango, Luis E., and Cardona-Sosa, L (2023). " Consumer credit in an emerging economy: Demand, supply, and liquidity restrictions". Emerging Markets Review, vol. 54(C).

Arango, Luis E., Cardona-Sosa, L, Pedraza, N (2021). "The use of credit cards among low-and middle-income individuals in Colombia and the channels of monetary policy". Economic Modelling, Vol.94(C),150-169.

Restrepo, Felipe, Strahan Phillip, Cardona-Sosa, Lina (2019). ”Funding Liquity without Banks: Evidence from a Shock to the Cost of Very Short-Term Debt” Journal of Finance. 74. 2875-2914.

Booth, Alison and Nolen Patrick and Cardona-Sosa Lina (2018). Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? A Study in a Coeducational University. Journal of Public Economics. 168, 109-126.

Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Fl´orez, Luz A; Morales, Leonardo (2018). “How does the Household Labour Supply Respond to the Unemployment of the Household Head?”. LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations. 32 (4),174-212.

Ortega London˜o, Carolina, G´omez Mesa, Daniel, Cardona-Sosa, Lina. (2018). “Happiness and Victimization in Latin America”. Journal of Happiness Studies.

Cardona-Sosa, Lina and Medina, Carlos (2017). The Effects of in-utero Programs Addressed to Vulnerable Population on Birth Outcomes: The Case of “Buen Comienzo”. ECONOMIA JOURNAL OF LACEA., 17 (2). Spring.

Baron, Juan David and Bonilla, Leonardo and Cardona-Sosa Lina, and Ospina, M´onica (2015). Qui´enes eligen la Disciplina de la Educaci´on en Colombia? Caracterizaci´on desde el Desempen˜o en las pruebas SABER 11. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes, (74), 133-179.

Booth, Alison and Cardona-Sosa Lina and Nolen, Patrick (2014). Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex environments affect their development?. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 99, 126–154.

Baron, Juan David and Cepeda, Laura and Cardona-Sosa Lina (2014). La Brecha Salarial de Genero entre los Universitarios Recien Titulados: Qu´e tanto influye el tipo de Carrera Universitaria?. El Trimestre Economico 0(322), 441–477.

Bottia Martha and Cardona-Sosa Lina and Medina Carlos (2012). El SISBEN como mecanismo de focalizaci´on individual del r´egimen subsidiado en salud en Colombia: Ventajas y Limitaciones. Revista Universidad del Rosario.

Medina Carlos and Cardona-Sosa Lina (2010). The Effects of Remittances on Household Consumption, Education Attendance and Living Standards: the Case of Colombia. Lecturas de Econom´ıa, Universidad de Antioquia.

Cardona-Sosa Lina Una Regla de Pol´ıtica Est´andar. Revista Ecos de Econom´ıa, U.EAFIT, 2004.

Book Chapters

Berthoud, Richard and Cardona-Sosa Lina, 2011. Patterns of Non Employment and of Disadvantage in a Recession, in Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl, Konstantinos Tatsiramos (ed.) “Who Loses in the Downturn? Economic Crisis, Employment and Income Distribution”. Research in Labor Economics, Volume 32. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.83 - 113

Cardona-Sosa, Lina and Morales, Leonardo, 2017. Efectos del Cuidado Infantil en la Oferta Laboral Fe- menina”, in Francesca Castellari, Eduardo Lora and Luis Eduardo Arango (ed.) “Desempleo Estructural Femenino en Colombia”. Interamerican Development Bank and Banco de la Repu´blica

Morales, Leonardo and Cardona-Sosa, Lina, 2017. “Calidad de los Vecindarios y Oferta Laboral Femenina en un Contexto Urbano: Un Caso Aplicado a la Ciudad de Medell´ın”, in Francesca Castellari, Eduardo Lora and Luis Eduardo Arango (ed.) “Desempleo Estructural Femenino en Colombia”. Interamerican Development Bank and Banco de la Repu´blica

Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Medina, Carlos, and Nunez, Jairo. 2017. “Impacto de las Transferencias Condi- cionadas sobre el Mercado de Cr´edito El caso de Familias en Acci´on en Colombia”. In “Ensayos sobre inclusi´on financiera en Colombia”. Interamerican Development Bank and Asobancaria. (Editor: Cesar Tamayo).

Working Papers

Alison Andrew, Orazio Attanasio, Britta Augsburg, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Monimalika Day, Michele Giannola, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Pamela Jervis, Costas Meghir & Marta Rubio-Codina., 2024. "Early Childhood Intervention for the Poor: Long Term Outcomes", NBER Working Paper 32165, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Attanasio, Orazio, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Sarah Cattan, Sonya Kutrikova and Bet Cayeres. "Improving Early Childhood Development in Rural Ghana Through Scalable Community-Run Play Schemes." Mimeo.

Attanasio, Orazio, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Costas Meghir, Carlos Medina and Christian Manuel Posso Suarez, 2021. "Long Term Effects of Cash Transfer Programs in Colombia". NBER Working Paper No. w29056. , National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Attanasio, Orazio, Matthew Bird, Lina Cardona-Sosa and Pablo Lavado, 2019. “Freeing Financial Education via Tablets: Experimental Evidence from Colombia,” NBER Working Papers 25929, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Arango, Luis E. and Lina Cardona-Sosa. 2019. “Tarjetas de cr´edito en personas de ingresos medios y bajos en Colombia: qu´e determina su uso?,”Borradores de Econom´ıa, working paper No. 1089, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.

Badillo, Erika Raquel, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Carlos Medina, Leonardo Fabio Morales, Christian Posso. 2019. “Twin instrument, fertility, and women's labor force participation: evidence from Colombian low-income families”. Borradores de Econom´ıa, working paper No. 1071, Bogot´a, Colombia.

Gamboa-Estrada, Fredy, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Jesahel Higuera-Barajas. 2019. “Cheap employment : Aumenta el empleo manufacturero con una depreciacion real?”. Borradores de Econom´ıa, working paper No. 1062, Bogot´a, Colombia.

Bonilla-Meja, Leonardo, Erika Londoo-Ortega, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Luis Daniel Trujillo-Escalante (2018). “Quines son los docentes en Colombia? Caractersticas generales y brechas regionales”. Documentos de Trabajo sobre Econom´ıa Regional y Urbana 017061, Banco de la Repu´blica - Econom´ıa Regional.

Arango Thomas, Luis E. and Lina Cardona-Sosa. 2015. “Determinants of consumer credit within a debt constrained framework. Evidence from microdata,”. Borradores de Econom´ıa, working paper No. 912, Bogot´a, Colombia, 2015.

Arango Thomas, Luis E. and Lina Cardona-Sosa. 2015.“Consumer credit performance over the business cycle in Colombia: some empirical facts”. Borradores de Econom´ıa, working paper No. 861, Bogot´a, Colombia, 2015.

Cardona-Sosa, Lina. “Boys and Girls, Better Apart?: The Case of UK”. Mimeo.

Cardona-Sosa, Lina. “All girls’ schools and the Gender Gaps in the Labour Market: The Case of UK”. Mimeo

Cardona-Sosa, Lina. “Do In-work Benefits Affect the Labour Supply of Disabled People?” Mimeo.