Policy Work

At the World Bank's Poverty and Equity Global Practice, I recently co-led a survey effort to track the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 24  countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (the LAC High-Frequency Phone Surveys). I am also affiliated with the LAC Gender Innovation Lab (LACGIL), where we conduct research to understand which policies are effective at promoting gender equity in the region. In addition, I have contributed to the development and equity programs of various countries, including Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru. 

Reports and Policy Notes

• Panama - Systematic Country Diagnostics Update 2023 (co-led with Hulya Ulku). World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. 2023. 

• Diagnóstico y Propuestas para la Mejora de la Productividad del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo de Panamá (co-led with Alejandro Medina). World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. 2023. 

• Investing in Digital Technologies to Increase Market Access for Women Agri-preneurs in Guatemala (co-led with Viviana M.E. Perego). World Bank Group. Washington, D.C. 2022. 

• Uneven Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean: Are Women Being Left Behind? (with Adriana Camacho, Emilia Cucagna, Jacobus De Hoop, Pablo Hernández, and Laura Tenjo).  World Bank. Washington, D.C. 2022.

• An Uneven Recovery: Taking the Pulse of Latin America and the Caribbean Following the Pandemic - 2021 LAC High-Frequency Phone Surveys. (with Adriana Camacho, Carlos Castaneda, Ximena Del Carpio, Pablo Hernandez, Gabriel Lara-Ibarra, Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, Ana Rivadeneira, Sergio Olivieri and Laura Tenjo). World Bank. Washington, D.C. 2022.

• The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (with Emilia Cucagna). World Bank, Washington, DC. 2021. 

• Jobs Interrupted: The Effects of COVID-19 in the LAC Labor Markets (with Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, Gabriel Lara Ibarra, Sergio Olivieri, and Ana Rivadeneira). World Bank, Washington, DC. 2021.

• The Welfare Costs of Being Off the Grid (with Paola Ballon, Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, Sergio Olivieri, and Gabriel Lara-Ibarra). World Bank, Washington, DC. 2021.

• Lives or Livelihoods: The Costs of Staying Healthy - COVID-19 in LAC (with Paola Marcela Ballon Fernandez, Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, Gabriel Lara-Ibarra, and Sergio Olivieri). World Bank. Washington, D.C. 2021.

• COVID-19 in LAC: High-Frequency Phone Surveys - Technical Note (with Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, Sergio Olivieri, Gabriel Lara-Ibarra, and Ana Rivadeneira). World Bank, Washington, DC. 2021.

• How to Boost the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality in Bolivia? Opportunities to Eliminate Sources of Vulnerability and Build Resilience (in Spanish) (with Gustavo Canavire, Ronald Cueva, María Eugenia Dávalos, and Julio Velasco). World Bank, Washington, DC. 2020. 

Blog posts, podcasts, and others...

• Strategies from Peru to prevent and address gender-based violence (with Greata Granados, Raquel Melgar Calderon, and Lorena Levano). February 2024.

• Panama’s achievements, innovations, and challenges in eradicating poverty (with Kiyomi Cadena and Joelle Dehasse). October 2023.

• Digital technologies, child nutrition, and women’s inclusion in Guatemala (with Aida Romero and Viviana Perego). October 2022.

• Promoting women's employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (with Emilia Cucagna, Jacobus De Hoop, and Kavell Joseph). July 2022.

• The Poverty Podcast: Gender and COVID-19. June 2022

• How COVID-19 is exacerbating inequality of opportunities in Latin America (with Gabriel Lara-Ibarra). November 2021.

• Three key questions about the impact of the pandemic on Latin America´s labor market (with Luis Benveniste, Robert  O'Brien, and Gabriel Lara-Ibarra). September 2021.

• International Women's Day: 2021, A year of reflection and action, but not of celebration (with Ximena del Carpio). March 2021.