Ongoing Work

WORKING PAPERS 

Rebel Governance and Development: The Persistent Effects of Guerrillas in El Salvador.
Joint with A. Bandiera, J. Jimenez, S. Rozo, and M. Sviatschi. [R&R-Review of Economic Studies] [NBER Working Paper | WB WPS 10222]

Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers.
Joint with S. Ravindran, M. Shah, S. Powers, H. Baker-Henningham. [R&R-Journal of Public Economics] [AEA RCT Registry | NBER Working Paper | WB WPS 10507]

Neither by Land nor by Sea: The Rise of Formal Remittances during COVID-19.
Joint with D. Jaume, E. Medina, and H. Winkler. [R&R-Brazilian Journal of Econometrics] [WB WPS 10057]

Preprimary education improves current skills and future wellbeing around the world.
Joint with A. Holla, M. Bendini, and I. Trako. [Submitted] [WB WPS 9723][Data and code package]

Investing in Human Capital During Wartime. Experimental Evidence from Ukraine.
Joint with J. Gresham, R. Lemos, H. Patrinos, R. Rodriguez. [AEA RCT Registry] [WB WPS 11196] [IZA Working Paper]

Talk or Text? Evaluating Response Rates and Sensitive Data Measurement: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Experiment.
Joint with S. Amaral, P. Dominguez, S. Perez-Vincent, and S. Romero. [Submitted] [WB WPS 9999]

Closing the Gaps: The Role of Screening Questions and Self-Reporting in Measuring Women’s and Young People's Employment and Work.
Joint with I. Contreras, A. Palacios-Lopez, V. Costa, and S. Romero. [Submitted] [AEA RCT Registry | WB WPS 10773] 

When Emotion Regulation Matters: Addressing School-Based Violence in Central America through Social-Emotional Learning.
Joint with P. Egaña, C. Martinez A., and C. Rojas. [AEA RCT Registry. | WB WPS 9957 | IZA WP16831]

WORKS IN PROGRESS

School Management and Government Support During an Emergency.
Joint with C. Avitabile and R. Lemos [AEA RCT Registry] [Draft coming soon]

Public Childcare and Women's Safety: Evidence from Latin America.
Joint with S. Amaral, P. Fernandez Kolb, and M. Mello [Draft coming soon]

Externalities of Connectivity: Labor, Education, and Crime in El Salvador.
Joint with W. Baires, G. Khanna, and C. Schmidt-Padilla. [Draft coming soon]

Socioemotional Skills in Preschool. Evidence from Mexico.
Joint with F. Haimovich, M. Romero, and M. Silveyra. [AEA RCT Registry] [Data collection completed]

Mechanisms to Improve the Effectiveness of an Online Teacher Professional Development Program for Early Literacy. Joint with J. Cilliers, D. Evans, C. Rovira, and M. Bendini. [AEA RCT Registry] [Data collection completed]

Supporting Mental Health Through the Promotion of Psychosocial Support in Armenian schools.
Joint with R. Lemos and R. Rodriguez. [AEA RCT Registry] [In the field]

Empowering Afghan Caregivers Through a Resilient Mobile Parenting Intervention.
Joint with S. Asad and A. Reynoso [In the field]

Scaling-Up AI-powered Digital Solutions to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Displaced Populations.
Joint with T. Do, I. Asanov, P. van der Windt, M. Honorati, A. Moya, C. Biyong,  M. Gorgens, E. Knippenberg [In preparation]

Tech-Driven Parenting Support in Fragile Contexts.
Joint with S. Rozo, [AEA RCT Registry] [In preparation]