Matias Berthelon

Professor

Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile.

IZA Research Fellow

Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany.

Investigador Adjunto COES

President Chilean Economic Society (SECHI)

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I am currently an Associate Professor at the Business School, Universidad Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Viña del Mar, Chile. I obtained my M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Maryland (College Park) and I have been Associate Visiting Professor at the Department of Economics of Dartmouth College, Visiting Research Scholar at International Monetary Fund, and consultant for the World Bank at the Development Economics Research Group in the International Trade Division and the Development Division. I currently serve as President of the Chilean Economic Association, where I was elected for the 2020-2021 period.

My research is focused in topics related to development economics, including the assessment of educational policies, labor markets, public health, and international trade.

Working Papers

• “Longer School Schedules, Childcare and the Quality of Mothers’ Employment in Chile”, with Diana Kruger, Catalina Lauer, Luca Tiberti and Carlos Zamora

Publications

• “School Schedules and Mothers’ Employment: Evidence from an Education Reform”, Review of Economics of the Household. 2022. (joint with Diana Kruger and Melanie Oyarzún). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-022-09599-6

• “Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Development”, Economics & Human Biology. Volume 43, December 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101047 (joint with Diana Kruger and Rafael Sanchez).

• “Harsh Parenting during Early Childhood and Child Development”, Economics & Human Biology. November 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100831 (joint with Dante Contreras, Diana Kruger and María IsidoraPalma)

• “The Structure of Peers: The Impact of Peer Networks on Academic Achievement”, Research in Higher Education. November 2019, Volume 60, Issue 7, pp 931–959. DOI: 10.1007/s11162-018-09543-7 (joint with Eric Bettinger, Diana Kruger and Alejandro Montecinos).

• “Does adolescent motherhood affect education and labor market outcomes of mothers? A study on young adult women in Chile during 1990-2013”, International Journal of Public Health, forthcoming, doi: 10.1007/s00038-016-0926-5 (joint with Diana Kruger).

• “Estimating the effects of teen motherhood in Chile: a family fixed effects approach”, Estudios de Economía, forthcoming June 2017 (joint with Diana Kruger and Juan Eberhard).

• “The Household Choices of Schooling and Child Labor: A Structural Model with Applications to Brazil”, Journal of Human Resources, Volume 47, Issue1, December 2012, pp. 1-31. doi: 10.3368/jhr.47.1.1 (joint with Diana Kruger and Rodrigo Soares).

• “Chilean Export Performance: The Role of Intensive and Extensive Margins”, Economía Chilena, Volume 4, No. 1, pp. 25-38, April 2011.

• “Risky behavior among youth: Incapacitation effects of school on adolescent motherhood and crime in Chile”, Journal of Public Economics, Volume 95, Issues 1-2, February 2011, pp. 41-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.09.004 (joint with Diana Kruger)

• “Allocation of children's time along gender lines: Work, school, and domestic work in Brazil”, in Child Labor and the Transition between School and Work (Research in Labor Economics, Volume 31), Randall K.Q. Akee, Eric V. Edmonds, Konstantinos Tatsiramos (eds.), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.161-192, 2010. doi: 10.1108/S0147-9121(2010)0000031009 (joint with Diana I. Kruger and Rodrigo R. Soares).

• “On the Conservation of Distance in International Trade”, Journal of International Economics, Volume 75, Issue 2, 310–320, July 2008. doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.12.005 (joint with Caroline Freund).

• “Auge Inmobiliario en Chile: ¿Una Nueva Crisis Subprime?”, Trend Management, Management Made in Chile, May, 2008, pp.138-144 (joint with Rodrigo Aravena).

• “How Household Economic Opportunities Affect Child Labor and Schooling in Nicaragua: Differential Effects by Gender”, The Georgetown Public Policy Review, Vol. 9, No.1, Fall 2003 (joint with Diana Kruger).

Chapters in Books

• “Escolaridad y empleo juvenil en tiempos del Covid-19”, in “Negocios en América Latina después del Covid-19: Cambios y desafíos después de la pandemia”. Héctor Osorio and Daniel Soto, ed., Rubicón Editores - Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, pp. 83-93, with Diana Kruger and Carolina Molinare, 2021. https://librero.cl/producto/negocios-en-america-latina-post-covid-19/

• “Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America: The Case of Nicaragua”, in Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Latin America, Kym Anderson and Alberto Valdes, ed., The World Bank, 2008 (joint with Diana Kruger and Diana Saavedra).

Working Paper Series

• “Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 11984, (joint with Dante Contreras, Diana Kruger, and M. Isidora Palma), 2018. http://ftp.iza.org/dp11984.pdf

• “Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and Early Childhood Development”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 11452, (joint with Diana Kruger and Rafael Sanchez), 2018. http://ftp.iza.org/dp11452.pdf

• “Longer School Schedules and Early Reading Skills: Effects from a Full-Day School Reform in Chile”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 10282, (joint with Diana Kruger and Veronica Vienne), 2018. http://ftp.iza.org/dp10282.pdf

• “The Effects of Longer School Days on Mothers' Labor Force Participation”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 9212, (joint with Diana Kruger and Melanie Oyarzún), 2015. http://ftp.iza.org/dp9212.pdf

• “The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Education in Chile" IZA Discussion Paper No. 8072, (joint with Diana Kruger), 2014. http://ftp.iza.org/dp8072.pdf

• “Chilean Export Performance: The Role of Intensive and Extensive Margins”, Central Bank of Chile Working Papers No. 615, March 2011.

• “Delaying the Bell: The Effects of Longer School Days on Adolescent Motherhood in Chile”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 4553, (joint with Diana Kruger), 2009. http://ftp.iza.org/dp4553.pdf

• “Adolescent motherhood and secondary schooling in Chile”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 4552, (joint with Diana Kruger and Rodrigo Navia), 2009. http://ftp.iza.org/dp4552.pdf

• “Household Choices of Child Labor and Schooling: A Simple Model with Application to Brazil”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2776, (joint with Diana Kruger and Rodrigo R. Soares), 2009. http://ftp.iza.org/dp2776.pdf

• “Growth Effects of Regional Integration Agreements”, Central Bank of Chile Working Papers No. 278, 2004.

Grants

• Registro de Información Social (Social Information Registry), Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Ministry of Social Development and Family). “Early Motherhood and Fatherhood and its effects on Educational Trajectories”. 2021-2023 (Principal Investigator).

• Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES). “Socio-Economic Determinants of Harsh Parenting during Early Childhood in Chile” (“Determinantes Socio-Económicos de Estilos Parentales en la Primera Infancia en Chile”). August 2020-August 2022 (Principal Investigator).

• Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP). Policy Analysis on Growth and Development (PAGE-II) research program. June 2018–June 2020. “Access to child care and mothers’ employment quality: lessons from Chile” (Principal Investigator)

• FONDECYT (National Scientific and Technological Research Commission, Government of Chile.) March 2012 – March 2015. “The effect of longer school days on household time allocation decisions: Mothers labor supply, juvenile crime, and youth employment and Schooling in Chile” (Co- Investigator).

• FONDECYT (National Scientific and Technological Research Commission, Government of Chile.) November 2008 – November 2010. “Evolution and Determinants of the Extensive Margin in Developing Countries: An Empirical Application” (Principal Investigator).

• Dirección de Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, May 2008 – March 2011. “Núcleo de Análisis Económico” (Director and Principal Investigator).

• Dirección de Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, May 2007 – March 2008. “Margen y Extensivo y Acuerdos Regionales: Evidencia para Chile” (Principal Investigator).

• FONDECYT (National Scientific and Technological Research Commission, Government of Chile.) March 2007 – March 2009. “El Rol del Genero en el Trabajo y la Escolaridad en Jóvenes de Chile” (Co- Investigator).

• FONDECYT (National Scientific and Technological Research Commission, Government of Chile.) March 2005 – March 2007. “Child labor and schooling: A structural model and its empirical application” (Co- Investigator).

• FONDECYT (National Scientific and Technological Research Commission, Government of Chile.) May 2006 and 2005. International cooperation grant.

• Direccion de Investigacion, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, May 2004 – March 2005. “Report on Economic Activity (Informe de Actualidad Económica)” (Principal Investigator).