Published and forthcoming papers

The effect of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity, with Ricardo Estrada 

Forthcoming, Journal of Human Resources [CAF Working paper]

Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to Covid-19 advice in Latin America, with Facundo Albornoz, Nicolás Bottan, Guillermo Cruces, and Bridget Hoffmann 

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, Vol. 228, 106752  [CEPR Working paper]

Replication files

Telenovelas and attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community in Latin America, with Selim Gulesci and Alejandra Ramos 

Labour Economics, 2024, Vol. 87 [IDB Working Paper]

Replication files. Blog post about this article in VoxEU

Skills and selection into teaching: Evidence from Latin America, with Ricardo Estrada

Will you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico, with Cristina Bellés Obrero

Teacher performance pay and student learning: Evidence from a nationwide program in Peru, with Cristina Bellés Obrero

Is the remedy worse than the disease? The impact of teacher remediation on teacher and student performance in Chile.

Which tail matters? Inequality and growth in Brazil, with Stephan Litschig

Compulsory voting, turnout and government spending: Evidence from Austria, with Mitchell Hoffman and Gianmarco León

Working papers

Money and lies: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveys, with Ricardo Estrada and Daniela Goyheix  [UTDT Working Paper]

Parental involvement in education, with Facundo Albornoz, Antonio Cabrales and Guillermo Cruces [CEPR Working Paper]

Blog post about this article in VoxEU