Research

Publications 

• The Effects of School Accountability on Teachers in Public and Private Schools: Evidence from Chile (2024). Education Finance and Policy.  (with G. Elacqua, M. Martinez).

• Who studies pedagogy? Trends in the profile of future teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean (2022) (with G. Elacqua, A. Jaimovich, G. Perez, C. Gomez, M.J. Sanchez). Inter-American Development Bank.  Technical Note No. 2619.

• How to reboot education post-pandemic: Delivering on the promise of a better future for youth (2022) (with B. Abizanda; G. Almeyda; E. Arias Ortiz; C. Berlanga; I. Bornacelly; M. Bos; E. Díaz; X. Dueñas; G. Elacqua; A. Elías; R. Fernández-Coto; V. Frisancho; V. García; J. Hernández; J. Margitic; L. Marotta; M. Mateo-Berganza Díaz; A. Morduchowicz; F. Muñoz; E. Näslund-Hadley; M. Ruiz-Arranz; A. Thailinger; F. Valverde; E. Vezza; P. Zoido). Inter-American Development Bank.  Monograph No. 1012.

• Can Financial Incentives Help Disadvantaged Schools to Attract and Retain High-Performing Teachers? Evidence from Chile (2022) (with G. Elacqua, I. Hincapie, V. Montalva). Journal of policy analysis and management. Vol. 41, Issue 2. 

• Career Choice Motivation Using Behavioral Strategies (2021) (with N. Ajzenman, G. Elacqua, A. Jaimovich, F. Lopez Boo, D. Paredes, R. Alonso). Economics of Education Review, Vol 84.

• Do You Want to Become a Teacher?: Career Choice Motivation Using Behavioral Strategies (with Nicolas Ajzenman, Gregory Elacqua, Analia Jaimovich, Florencia Lopez Boo, Diana Paredes, Roman Alonso). Inter-American Development Bank. Technical Note No. 2144. May 2021. 

• Teachers’ Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru (with Eleonora Bertoni, Gregory Elacqua, Carolina Mendez, Diana Paredes). Education Finance and Policy. April 2021. 

• Os avanços da educação no Brasil estão em risco?: Desafios e recomendações para reduzir o impacto da pandemia (with Elena Arias, Ana Dutra, Ximena Duenas, Gregory Elacqua, and Sammara Soares). Discussion paper Inter-American Development Bank. April 2021. 

• Educar para la vida: El desarrollo de las habilidades socioemocionales y el rol de los docentes (2020) (with Elena Arias and Diana Paredes. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Nota Técnica NO. 1908. Washington DC.

• El alto costo del COVID-19 para los niños: Estrategias para mitigar su impacto en América Latina y el Caribe (2020) (with Florencia Lopez Boo and Marta Rubio Codina). Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Documento de Discusión No. 782.  Washington DC.

• Profesores a Prueba: Claves para una Evaluacion Docente Exitosa (2020) (with Y. Cruz Aguayo and C. Rodriguez). Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC.

(In English and Spanish)

• Can Financial Incentives Help Disadvantaged Schools to Attract and Retain High-performing Teachers? Evidence from Chile.  Inter-American Development Bank. Working Paper No. 1080. Washington, DC.

• The Effect of the Chilean School Accountability Sistem on Teacher Turnover. Inter-American Development Bank. Working Paper No. 1075. Washington, DC.

• Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru. Inter-American Development Bank. Working Paper No. 1073. Washington, DC. 

• El desarrollo de las habilidades socioemocionales en los sistemas educativos de América Latina (2019) (with E. Arias). In: El Futuro ya esta aquí: Habilidades transversales de América Latina y el Caribe en el siglo XXI, M. Mateo Diaz & G. Rucci (Editors). Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC. 

• Education for All: Advancing Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (2019) (with S. Duryea and I. Hincapie). Inter-American Development Bank. Policy Brief No.299. Washington, DC.

(In English and Spanish)

• Profesión: Profesor en América Latina ¿Por qué se perdió el prestigio docente y cómo recuperarlo? (2018)(with E. Gregory, E. Vegas, M. Alfonso). Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC.  

(In Spanish and Portuguese)

• Colombia en PISA 2015: Avances y tareas pendientes. (with V. Martinez). Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC.  

• Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development (2017) (with M. Busso, J. Crista, J. Messina and L. Ripani). Inter-American Development Bank. Washington, DC.  

(In Spanish, and English; Executive Summary also available in portuguese)

• Do longer school days improve student achievement? Evidence from Colombia (2016). Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper. 

• More Bang for the Buck: Investing in Early Childhood Development (2015) (with E. Armendariz, M. Ardanaz, J. Behrman, J. Cristia). In Berlinski, S. and Schady, N.  (Eds), The Early Years: Child Well-being and the Role of Public Policy (pp.149-178).

 (In Spanish and English)

• Cluster and Cluster-Based Develoment: A literature review and policy discussion (with Hal Wolman) (2015), Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 29 (2), p. 135-149.

• The Impact of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Household Income in Colombia (2012), Policy Perspectives, Vol. 19, 6-22.

• Child Labor in Colombia (with Carmen E. Florez) (2009). In Hugh D. Hindman (Ed), The World of Child Labor: An Historical and Regional Survey (pp. 368-374). NY, USA: M.E. Sharpe.  Buy in Amazon. 

• Child Labor and the Nutrition of Colombian Children (2007). Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, No. 59, 63-115.