Publications

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS  

1. From Access to Achievement: The Primary-School-Age Impacts of an At-Scale Preschool Construction Program in Highly Deprived Communities.
   Joint with M. Bassi, S. Ravindran, A. Reynoso, and B. Besbas.
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2025 [WB WPS 10814 | Media: Development Impact Blog]

2. Filling the Gaps: Childcare Laws for Women’s Economic Empowerment.
   Joint with S Anukriti, M. Montoya-Aguirre, and A. Sakhonchik.
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2025.
   [WB WPS 10492] 

3. Does Gender Tagging Public Works Increase Women's Participation? Experimental Evidence from Haiti, Kenya, and Rwanda.
   Joint with T. Balantrapu, P. Christian, F. Dunsch, J. Heirman, D. Jeong, E. Kelley, F. Kondylis, G. Lane, J. Loeser. 
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2025.

4. Understanding the Effects of Group Composition by Risk for Violence. Experimental Evidence from El Salvador.
   Journal of Development Economics, 2025.
   [AEA RCT Registry | WB WPS 9187 | IZA WP16830 | Media: JPAL Policy Insights]

5. The Value Added of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs to Students' Outcomes: Evidence from Colombia
   Joint with M.M. Ferreyra, T. Melguizo, and A. Sanchez.
   Economics of Education Review, 2024.
   [WB WPS 9424] 

6. Helping Families Help Themselves: The (Un)intended Impacts of a Digital Parenting Program.
   Joint with S. Amaral, P. Dominguez, and S. Perez-Vincent.
   Journal of Development Economics, 2024.
   [AEA RCT Registry | WB WPS 9850 |Media:]

7. Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts. Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
   Joint with P. Egana.
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023.  
   [AEA RCT Registry | WB WPS 8862 | Media: Unchartered Ground JPAL Policy Insights]

8. What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries
   Joint with M. M. Ferreyra, S. Urzua, and M. Bassi.
   World Development, 2023.  
   [WB WPS 9722]. Supplementary materials: WBSCPS Dictionary WBSCPS Instrument 

9. The Unintended Consequences of Deportations: Evidence from Firm Behavior in El Salvador
   Joint with A. Bandiera, S. Rozo, C. Schmidt-Padilla, M. Sviatschi, and H. Winkler.
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023.
   [WB WPS 9521]

10. Does Maternal Depression Undermine Childhood Cognitive Development? Evidence from the Young Lives Survey in Peru
    Joint with M. Bendini.
    Int. J. Environ. Research and Public Health, 2020.
    [WB WPS 94769]

11. Executive function in Chilean preschool children: Do short-term memory, working memory, and response inhibition contribute differentially to early academic skills?
    Joint with F. Morrison, M. Montoya, M. Susperreguey, C. Rojas, C. Föster, and E. San Martin.
    Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2019. 

12. Designing a Character Strengths Development Program for Youth Living in Violent Contexts
    Joint with B. Vasquez.
    Journal of Youth Development, 2021.

13. The Virtual Irie Homes Toolbox: Adaptation and Remote Delivery of an Early Childhood, Violence Prevention, Parenting Program in Jamaica
    Joint with T. Francis, S. Powers, and H. Baker-Henningham.
    Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2024.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS  

14. The Fast Track to New Skills: Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
Joint with M. M. Ferreyra, S. Urzua, and M. Bassi. 2021.
[Overview] [Spanish version] [Portuguese version]

15. Quality Determinants of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.  
In "The Fast Track to New Skills..."
Joint with M. Bassi. 2021.  
[Spanish version] [Portuguese version]