Promoting Women's Leadership. What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Missing
(with Francesca Bramucci & Ana María Muñoz)
Policy Research Working Paper 11239, The World Bank, 2025
Diversification of Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Gig Employment and Implications for Economic Resilience
UNDP Working Paper Series 44, 2025
(Background paper for the Regional Human Development Report 2025)
Link to the media: New opportunities or precarious prosperity? The two faces of the gig economy in Latin America in UNDP Blog, Clarín (Argentina), El Universo (Ecuador), La Prensa (Panamá), El Nacional (Venezuela), Criterio (Honduras), La Patria (Bolivia), Hoy (Dominican Republic).
Examining the Situation of Women in the Economics Profession in Argentina
(with María Edo, Mariana Marchionni & María Florencia Pinto)
CEDLAS Working Paper 355, 2025
Women Political Leaders as Agents of Environmental Change
(with Inés Berniell, Mariana Marchionni & Julián Pedrazzi) R&R Journal of Development Economics
IDB Working Paper 1704, Inter-American Development Bank, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper 17920, 2025
CEDLAS Working Paper 351, 2025
The Gendered Impact of Social Norms on Financial Access and Capital Misallocation
(with Arti Grover)
Policy Research Working Paper 11041, The World Bank, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper 17630, 2025
CEDLAS Working Paper 352, 2025
Link to the media: Gender bias in access to finance and implications for capital misallocation in VoxEU-CEPR.
Hard Times, Hard Attitudes? The Effect of Economic Downturns on Gender Norms
(with Inés Berniell, Leonardo Gasparini & Mariana Marchionni) R&R Review of Economics of the Household
CEDLAS Working Paper 346, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper 17375, 2024
The Impact of Technology on Migration to the United States from Central America and the Dominican Republic
(with Luis Laguingue and Harry Moroz)
KNOMAD Paper 62, The World Bank, 2024
The Future of Work in Central America and Dominican Republic
(with Harry Moroz)
World Bank Report 189900, The World Bank, 2024
Spanish version: Report and Appendixes
Link to the media: Riding the wave of technological progress in Latin America and Caribbean (World Bank Blog).
Navigating Educational Disruptions: The Gender Divide in Parental Involvement and Children's Learning Outcomes
(with Matías Ciaschi & Johanna Fajardo-Gonzalez)
IZA Discussion Paper 16985, 2024
CEDLAS Working Paper 332, 2024
Urban Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Profiling Workers and Firms in an Urban Context
(with Wendy Cunningham, David Newhouse, Federica Ricaldi, Feraud Tchuisseu & Ifeanyi Edochie)
Policy Research Working Paper 10703, The World Bank, 2024
Bhutan Labor Market Assessment Report
(with Jumana Alaref, Laurine Martinoty, Esther Bartl, Phillippe Leite & Alvin Etang Ndip)
World Bank Report 187640, The World Bank, 2024
El sistema tributario en la República Dominicana
Serie de Documentos de Política Pública 44, PNUD América Latina y el Caribe, 2023
How Did Urban Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Fare during COVID-19? Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys
(with Wendy Cunningham, Feraud Tchuisseu, Ifeanyi Edochie, David Newhouse & Federica Ricaldi)
Policy Research Working Paper 10360, The World Bank, 2023
From Middle Class to Poverty: The Unequal Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Developing Countries
(with Daniel Duque, Carolina Díaz-Bonilla, David Newhouse & Michael Weber)
Policy Research Working Paper 10304, The World Bank, 2023
Parents' Effective Time Endowment and Divorce: Evidence from Extended School Days
(with María Padilla-Romo & Cecilia Peluffo)
IZA Discussion Paper 15304, 2022
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin American and Caribbean Countries: The Labor Supply Impact by Gender
(with Mauricio Salazar-Saenz, Luca Flabbi, Monserrat Bustelo & Mariano Bosch)
IZA Discussion Paper 15091, 2022
CEDLAS Working Paper 296, 2022
IDB Working Paper Series 01386, 2022
Women in Paid Employment: A Role for Public Policies and Social Norms in Guatemala
(with Rita K. Almeida)
IZA Discussion Paper 15029, 2022
Policy Research Working Paper 9919, The World Bank, 2022
Link to the media: The key drivers for having more women work outside the house in Guatemala in Latin America and Caribbean, World Bank Blog.
Lucky Women in Unlucky Cohorts: Gender Differences in the Effects of Initial Labor Market Conditions in Latin America
(with Inés Berniell, Leonardo Gasparini & Mariana Marchionni)
CEDLAS Working Paper 294, 2022
Link to the media: Under the Spotlight, International Economic Association Blog
The Role of Work-from-Home in the Gender Asymmetries of COVID-19: An Analysis for Latin America Based on High-Frequency Surveys
(with Inés Berniell, Leonardo Gasparini & Mariana Marchionni)
Policy Research Working Paper 9887, The World Bank, 2022
How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?
(with Maurice Kugler, Daniel Duque, Isis Gaddis, David Newhouse, Amparo Palacios-Lopez & Michael Weber)
Policy Research Working Paper 9703, The World Bank, 2021
Jobs Working Paper 60, The World Bank, 2021
JobsWatch COVID-19 Brief, The World Bank, 2021
IZA Discussion Paper 14519, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2021
Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?
(with Monserrat Bustelo, Pablo Egaña del Sol, Laura Ripani & Nicolás Soler)
IDB Working Paper Series 01137, Inter-American Development Bank, 2020
Who on Earth Can Work From Home?
(with Daniel Garrote Sanchez, Nicolás Gomez Parra, Caglar Ozden, Bob Rijkers and Hernán Winkler)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9347, The World Bank, 2020
Social and Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 and Policy Options in the Dominican Republic
(with Sócrates Barinas)
UNDP Covid-19 Policy Documents Series 15, 2020
Spanish version
Jobs' Amenability to Working from Home. Evidence from Skills Surveys for 53 Countries
(with Maho Hatayama & Hernán Winkler)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9241, The World Bank, 2020
CEDLAS Working Paper 263, 2020
Covid Economics. Vetted and real-time papers. Issue 19, 211-240, May 2020, CEPR Press
Link to Supplementary materials
Link to the media: Will COVID-19 Increase the Jobs Divide? in Blog del CEDLAS; Who can really work from home? in Jobs and Development; Who can really work from home in MENA? in The ERF Policy Portal Forum
Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? The Case of Jordan
(with Hernan J. Winkler)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9183, The World Bank, 2020
How Technology Adoption is Shaping Indonesian Labor Markets
(with Francis A. Darko & Andrew D. Mason)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9095, The World Bank, 2019
The Gender Labor Market Gap in the Digital Economy
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Luca Flabbi)
IDB Working Paper Series 01056, Inter-American Development Bank, 2019
Gender Differences in Time Use: Allocating Time between the Market and the Household
(with Eliana Rubiano-Matulevich)
Policy Research Working Papers Series 8981, The World Bank, 2019
Link to the media: World Bank Blogs
Multiple Violations of Labor Market Regulations: Patterns in the Peruvian Labor Market and the Impact of Enforcement
CEDLAS Working Paper 244, 2019
How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan
(with Lucia Hanmer, Diana J. Arango, Eliana Rubiano & Julieth Santamaria)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 8616, The World Bank, 2018
Trade Liberalization and Informality in Argentina: Exploring the Adjustment Mechanisms
(with Guillermo Cruces & Guido Porto)
CEDLAS Working Paper 229, 2018
ICT Adoption in Micro and Small Firms: Can Internet Access Improve Labor Productivity?
CESifo Working Paper 6839, Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research, 2017
CEDLAS Working Paper 223, 2018
Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firms
(with Rita K. Almeida & Ana Margarida Fernandes)
IZA Discussion Paper 11016, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2017
Policy Research Working Paper Series 8110, The World Bank, 2017
CEDLAS Working Paper 214, 2017
Links to the media: Latin America World Bank Blog and Blog del CEDLAS
Are Labor Inspections Protecting Workers’ Rights? Adding the Evidence from Size-based Labor Regulation and Fines in Peru
CEDLAS Working Paper 205, 2016
The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s. Cross-country analysis
(with Guillermo Cruces, Gary S. Fields & David Jaume)
CEDLAS Working Paper 200, 2016
WIDER Working Paper 110, 2015
Enforcement of Labor Market Regulations: Heterogenous Compliance and Adjustment Across Gender
CEDLAS Working Paper 199, 2016
Link to the media: El Economista, Blog del CEDLAS
The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s. Country specific study
(with Guillermo Cruces, Gary S. Fields & David Jaume)
WIDER Working Papers 2015/069 to 2015/084
One working paper for each country. Argentina (2015/069), Bolivia (2015/070), Brazil (2015/071), Chile (2015/072), Colombia (2015/073), Costa Rica (2015/074), Dominican Republic (2015/075), Ecuador (2015/076), El Salvador (2015/077), Honduras (2015/078), Mexico (2015/079), Panama (2015/080), Paraguay (2015/081), Peru (2015/082), Uruguay (2015/083), Venezuela (2015/084)
Intra-generational mobility and repeated cross-sections: a three-country validation exercise
(with Guillermo Cruces, Peter Lanjouw, Leonardo Lucchetti, Elizaveta Perova & Renos Vakis)
Policy Research Working Paper Series 5916, The World Bank, 2011
Empleo Informal y Apertura Comercial: Evidencia de 20 años de Reformas en Argentina
CEDLAS Working Paper 107, 2010
Link to the media: Clarín
Labor Income Polarization in Greater Buenos Aires
(with Javier Alejo & Sergio Olivieri)
CEDLAS Working Paper 089, 2009
Polarización de ingresos laborales: Argentina 1992–2006
CEDLAS Working Paper 070, 2008
Rethinking the Care Economy and Promoting Gender Equality for All Ages and Redistributing Unpaid care and Domestic Work
(with Adriana Conconi, Francisco Cos-Montiel, Anna Eknor Ackzell, Ricardo Nogales, Ramya Subrahmanian, Mónica Pinilla-Roncancio & Martina Querejeta)
T20 Policy Brief 2024, G20 Brazil 2024
Incorporating Men into Caregiving Tasks: Dismantling Barriers and Reframing Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean
(with Monserrat Bustelo, Agustina Suaya & Karen Martínez)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-397, Inter-American Development Bank, 2024
Spanish version
Link to the media: Redefining care: Bridging the gender care gap in LAC in Canning House Blog; Redefinir el cuidado: Cerrando la brecha de género en el cuidado doméstico y profesional en América Latina y el Caribe in ¿Y si hablamos de Igualdad?
El Mercado Laboral de la República Dominicana Antes y Después de la Pandemia: Nuevas Tendencias y Viejos Desafíos
(with Alexis Cruz Rodríguez, María Victoria Fazio, María Laura Oliveri & Joaquín Zentner)
Technical Note IDB-TN-2868, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
What are the gaps in health and education that women face throughout their lives?
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Veronica Frisancho)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-388, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
Spanish version
Reliable information as a tool for closing diversity gaps
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Veronica Frisancho)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-387, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
Spanish version
What policies are effective at eradicating violence against women?
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Veronica Frisancho)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-386, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
Spanish version
What is the labor market like for women in Latin America and the Caribbean?
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Veronica Frisancho)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-385, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
Spanish version
Unequal opportunities for indigenous peoples and African descendants
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Veronica Frisancho)
Policy Brief IDB-PB-384, Inter-American Development Bank, 2023
Spanish version
Women's Empowerment as a Path to Peace. Understanding the Relationship Between Gender Inequality and Organized Violence
(with Jeni Klugman & Robert Nagel)
Report Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, 2021
The gender pay gap in Brazil: It starts with college students' choice major
(with Monserrat Bustelo, Suzanne Duryea, Claudia Piras, Breno Sampaio & Giuseppe Trevisan)
Technical Note IDB-TN-02099, Inter-American Development Bank, 2021
¿Desigualdades en el mundo digital? Brechas de género en el uso de las TIC
(with Aileen Agüero & Monserrat Bustelo)
Technical Note IDB-TN-01879, Inter-American Development Bank, 2020
Link to the media: Brechas digitales de género en tiempos de COVID-19 in ¿Y si hablamos de igualdad?
Jobs in the Horn of Africa: Synoptic Brief
(with Tom Farole, Jan von der Goltz & Tove Sahr)
Horn of Africa Regional Economic Memorandum Background Paper 2, The World Bank, 2020
El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Cómo será el mercado laboral para las mujeres?
(with Monserrat Bustelo & Agustina Suaya)
Fourth chapter of the series “El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe” , Inter-American Development Bank, 2019 (Spanish).
English version
Links to the media: Acelerar la igualdad de género a medida que la tecnología evoluciona in ¿Y si hablamos de igualdad? and Blog del CEDLAS; Hola robots, ¿adiós mujeres? in ¿Y si hablamos de igualdad?; ¿Cómo acelerar las oportunidades para las mujeres en la economía gig? in Factor Trabajo
Growth, Employment and Poverty in Latin America
(with Guillermo Cruces, Gary S. Fields & David Jaume)
WIDER Policy Brief, UNU-WIDER, 2018
Gang Violence as Organized Violence: Investigating the Implications for the Women, Peace, and Security Index
(with Jeni Klugman)
GIWPS Research Note, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, 2018
Link to the media: GIWPS Blog
Incumplimiento Múltiple de Regulaciones Laborales en el Perú: Patrones e Impacto de las Inspecciones de Trabajo
Revista de Trabajo 18 (Formalización Laboral / Igualdad Salarial), Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, Perú, 2018
The Learning Crisis in Afghanistan. Results of the Afghanistan SABER Service Delivery Survey 2017
(with Ezequiel Molina, Iva Trako, Anahita Hosseini Matin & Eema Masood )
Report, The World Bank, 2018
Does youth unemployment and informality leave a scar? Evidence from 8 Latin American countries
(with Guillermo Cruces & Andrés Ham)
Anales de la XLVI Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2011