Projects in the field
At-scale implementation and evaluation of Semillas de Apego.
Donor: Conrad Hilton Foundation.
Venezuelan Refugee Panel Study for Kids.
With Sandra Rozo (World Bank) and Tatiana Hiller (UC Davis).
Donor: Conrad Hilton Foundation | World Bank Policy Brief
Asking About Violence: randomized trials on the effects of asking about violence on survey participants
With Hannah Baron, Graeme Blair, Abdulrasheed Isah, Sandra Ley, Rebecca Littman, Elayne Stecher, Dankat Sofía Granados, and Lauren E Young
Improving Equity in Education through Youth Mentoring: An Evaluation of a Randomized Intervention in Colombia.
With Diego Aycinena, Sebastian Fehrler, Urs Fischbacher, Anna Hochleitner, and Guido Schwerdt.
Working Papers
Thriving Beyond Borders: Understanding Refugee Children’s Life Outcomes
With Sandra Rozo (World Bank) and Tatiana Hiller (UC Davis).
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10765
Life Out of the Shadows: Impacts of a Large-Scale Regularization Program on Refugees’ Lives.
With Ana María Ibáñez, Sandra Rozo, María Adelaida Ortega, and María José Urbina.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15049 | World Bank Policy Research Working Paper | VoxDev Blog |
Documento de Trabajo BID - en Español
Conditionally Accepted! Journal of the European Economic Association.
Caregiver Mental Health and Early Childhood Development in Conflict-Affected Settings: Experimental Evidence from Colombia.
With Juliana Sánchez, María José Torres, Blasina Niño, Arturo Harker, Alicia Lieberman, and Vilma Reyes.
AEA Registry #2868 | Clinical Trials Registry #NCT03502252 | Working Paper | Slides (short)
The Fine Line between Nudging and Nagging : Increasing Take-up Rates through Social Media Platforms
With María José Urbina and Sandra Rozo.
AEA RCT Registry #008672 | World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 10590 | IZA Discussion Paper No. 15049 | Submitted
Refugees and Social Protection.
With Sandra Rozo. Chapter prepared for the Handbook of Social Protection, Hanna and Olken (eds). Online Appendix.
Cultural adaptation of an evidence-based intervention to address mental health among youth impacted by armed conflict in Colombia
With María Pineros-Leano, Alethea Desrosiers, Natalia Piñeros Leaño, Catalina Canizares, Lyann Tam, Maria Paula Jiménez, and Theresa S. Betancourt.
Assessing the challenges for scaling up a psychosocial support program for caregivers of young children in communities exposed to conflict in Colombia.
With María Piñeros Leano, María José Torres, Sara Torres, and Kevin Mojica.
Promoting Opportunities for Vulnerable Youth in Colombia: Experimental Evidence from Job-Training and Psychosocial Support Programs.
With Alice Antunes, Elena Esposito, and Rafael Lalive.
Conflict, Parenting, and Early Childhood Mental Health in Conflict-affected Settings: Evidence from Colombia.
With Juliana Sánchez-Ariza and Jorge Cuartas.
Documento CEDE # 34, 2022.
Hard-skills, soft-kills and resilience to shocks: Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic in Colombia.
With Alice Antunes, Elena Esposito and Rafael Lalive.
Psychological Trauma, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Young Victims of Violence in Colombia.
With Suzanne Duryea and Carolina González-Velosa.