Research
Publications
Jam-barrel Politics, with Juan Morales. Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 106, No. 1 (2024).
Geographical isolation and rural school performance, with Erika Londoño and María Fernanda Henao. Economics of Education Review, Vol. 99 (2024).
The Labor Market Effect of South-to-South Migration: Evidence From the Venezuelan Crisis, with Leonardo Morales, Didier Hermida, and Luz Flórez. International Migration Review (forthcoming).
Is the Covid-19 Pandemic Fast-Tracking Automation in Developing Countries? Evidence from Colombia, with Luz Adriana Flórez, Didier Hermida, Francisco Lasso, Leonardo Morales, Juan José Ospina, and José Pulido. Journal of Human Capital, Vol. 17, No.4 (2023).
Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Colombian Labor Market: Disentangling the Effect of Sector-Specific Mobility Restrictions, with Leonardo Morales, Luz Flórez, José Pulido, Didier Hermida, Karen Pulido, and Francisco Lasso. Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 55, No.1 (2022).
Mining and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from the Colombian Gold Rush. Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 145 (2020).
House Prices and School Choice: Evidence from Chicago’s Magnet Schools Proximity Lottery, with Esteban Lopez and Daniel McMillen. Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 60, No. 1 (2020).
Information Policies and Higher Education Choices: Experimental Evidence from Colombia, with Andrés Ham and Nicolas Bottan. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 83 (2019).
Protected Areas Under Weak Institutions: Evidence from Colombia, with Iván Higuera. World Development, Vol. 122 (2019).
Working papers
The Leading Role of Bank Supply Shocks, with Mauricio Villamizar.
Import Competition, Foreign Inputs, and Labor Adjustment in a Developing Country: Evidence from Colombian Liberalization, with Juan Muñoz and Roman David Zarate.
Motorcycle restrictions and Crime in Colombia, with Eduard F. Martinez, Michael Weintraub and Juan P. Mesa.
Political Alignment in the Time of Weak Parties: Electoral Advantages and Subnational Transfers in Colombia, with Iván Higuera.
Do High School Peers Influence Post-Secondary Decisions? An Endogenous Network Approach
Selected Work in Progress
Compensation vs. Reinforcement: Experimental Identification of Parental Aversion to Inequality in Offspring, with Felipe Barrera, Matías Busso, Sebastian Galiani, Hyunjae Kang, Juan Muñoz, and Juan Pantano.
External Shocks and Wage Adjustment: Evidence from Colombia, with Kanat Isakov.
Weather Shocks and Food Prices in a Very Diverse Country: Evidence from Colombia, with Camilo Bohorquez, Anabelle Couleau, and Alexander Almeida.
Do higher wages improve government performance?, with Andres Ham, Erika Londoño, and Kevin Mojica.
Healthcare Plans and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from Bankruptcy-Induced Random Assignment in Colombia, with Nicholas Papageorge, Manuela Cardona, Christian Posso and Matthew Zahn.
When "green" production is not environmentally friendly: The effects of forestry expansion on local labor markets in Chile, with Esteban López.
School retention and crime, evidence from a nationwide education policy in Colombia, with Andrés Ham, Carlos Medina, and Christian Posso
Marginal Effects of Overlapping Protected Areas: Evidence from Sierra Nevada de Santa
Pre-dissertation publications
External Shocks and International Remittances in the Colombian Regions. Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Vol. 35 No. 84 (2017).
Who Chooses an Education Degree in Colombia? Characterizing the Education Degree Students Using Their Exit Exam Performance, with Juan Barón, Lina Cardona and Monica Ospina. Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes. No. 74 (2014).
Unequal Distribution of Qualified Teachers in Colombia, with Luis A. Galvis. Economía Institucional, Universidad Externado. No. 26 (2012).
Professionalization of Teachers and Quality of School Education in Colombia, with Luis A. Galvis. Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Vol. 29, No. 68 (2012).
Regional Differences in Income Distribution in Colombia. Sociedad y Economía, Universidad del Valle. Vol. 21 (2011).
Double-shift Schools and Quality of Education in Colombia. Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo. Vol. 41, No. 1 (2011).
Intergenerational Mobility of Education in the Cities and Regions of Colombia. Revista de Economía del Rosario, Universidad del Rosario. Vol. 13, No. 2 (2010).
Demographics, Youth and Homicides in Colombia, 1979-2006. Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia. No. 72 (2010).
Determinants of the Regional Differences in Income Distribution in Colombia, a Micro-Decomposition Analysis. Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Vol. 27, No. 59 (2010).
Country Risk Ratings and Financial Crises 1995-2001: A Survival Analysis, with Andrés García and Mónica Roa. The Review of Business Journal, Vol 29, No. 3 (2009).
Books and chapters
Regional Dimension of inequalities in Colombia (2012). (Editor). Banco de la República.
Interest Rate Pass-through in Colombia: A Multivariate Switching Regime Model Approach, with Rocío Betancourt and Martha Misas. In Jalil, M. and Mhadeva, L. [Eds], Monetary policy transmission mechanisms in Colombia (2011). Universidad Externado de Colombia - Banco de la República.