I work as a Research Economist at CAF-development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean in Buenos Aires. I did my PhD in Economics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
I am an applied economist with research interests that span across labor, personnel, and (more broadly) development economics.
Av. Eduardo Madero 900,
Edificio Catalinas Plaza, Piso 15, C1106ACV,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
email: pbrassiolo@caf.com
Bureaucratic Turnover across Levels of Government.
with Ricardo Estrada and Gustavo Fajardo.
Economía LACEA Journal, Vol. 23, April 2024.
CAF Working paper #2021/10 (November 2021)
Going subnational: wage differentials across levels of government in Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay. [Link to article]
with Josefina Baez, Ricardo Estrada and Gustavo Fajardo.
World Development, Vol. 160, December 2022.
CAF Working paper #2021/21, 2021.
Self-Selection into Corruption: Evidence from the Lab. [Link to article]
with Ricardo Estrada, Gustavo Fajardo and Juan Vargas.
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 192, December 2021.
CAF Working paper #2020/02 (April 2020)
NeG Blog Post (in Spanish)
My (running) mate, the mayor: Political ties and access to public sector jobs in Ecuador. [Link to article]
with Ricardo Estrada and Gustavo Fajardo.
Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 191, November 2020.
Latest WP version (August, 2020).
CAF Working paper #2020/01 (January 2020)
Domestic Violence and Divorce Law: When Divorce Threats Become Credible. [Link to article]
Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 34, Number 2, Part 1. April 2016
CAF Working paper # 2014/04 (October 2014)
El empleo público en América Latina. Evidencia de las encuestas de hogares. [Paper] [Link to article]
with Leonardo Gasparini, Malena Arcidiácono, Laura Carella, Jorge Puig, and Pablo Gluzmann.
El Trimestre Económico, Vol. 82, Núm. 328, 2015.
"Family Rules: Nepotism in the Mexican Judiciary System" (with Ricardo Estrada, Gustavo Fajardo, and Julián Martinez-Correa). CAF Working paper #2021/09, 2021
"The Effect of Property Division Law on Divorce and Labor Supply: Evidence From Spain", CAF Working paper #2013/02, 2013.
"The Impact of Training Policies in Argentina: An Evaluation of Proyecto Joven” (with Maria Laura Alzua). IADB Working Paper OVE/WP 15/06, 2006.
"The Public Sector Wage Premium and Selection into Public Employment in Ecuador" (with Ricardo Estrada and Gustavo Fajardo).
"Compensation schemes and the quality of public workers: evidence from Latin America" (with Fernando Alvarez Parra)
"Work histories and social security contributions. New evidence from four Latin American Countries" (with Guillermo Alves and Julián Martinez-Correa)
"Sex Ratio in College and Family Formation" (with Libertad Gonzalez).
Books Edited
Global challenges, regional solutions: Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis. Co-edited with Ricardo Estrada. CAF–development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023. [Spanish version] [Portuguese version]
A More Effective State. Capacities for designing, implementing and evaluating public policies. Co-edited with Pablo Sanguinetti. CAF–development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2015. [Spanish version]
Perspectivas sobre el desarrollo. Emprendimientos para la transformación productiva. Vol. 11, CAF, 2013.
Book Chapters
"Climate change and biodiversity: From the physical basis to the economic perspective" (with Sebastián Vicuña). In Global challenges, regional solutions: Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis. CAF–development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023. [Spanish version] [Portuguese version]
"Climate change response and the development agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean" (with Ricardo Estrada and Ernesto Schargordsky). In Global challenges, regional solutions: Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis. CAF–development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023. [Spanish version] [Portuguese version]
"Informal employment and technological change: old and new challenges for social protection" (with Manuel Toledo). In Pension and healthcare systems in Latin America. Challenges posed by aging, technological change, and informality. CAF, 2020. [Spanish version]
"Choosing the best" (with Ricardo Estrada). In Integrity in public policy. Keys to prevent corruption. CAF, 2019. [Spanish version]
"Housing markets and urban informality" (with Gustavo Fajardo). In Urban growth and access to opportunities: A challenge for Latin America. CAF, 2017. [Spanish version]
"It’s Never Too Late: Learning at Work" (with Fernando Álvarez). In More Skills for Work and Life: The contributions of Families, Schools, Jobs, and the Social Environment. CAF, 2016. [Spanish version]
"What do we understand by State capacity?" (with Pablo Sanguinetti). In A More Effective State. Capacities for designing, implementing and evaluating public policies. CAF, 2015. [Spanish version]
"The bureaucracy in Latin America: competence, motivation and incentives" (with Fernando Álvarez). In A More Effective State. Capacities for designing, implementing and evaluating public policies. CAF, 2015. [Spanish version]
"The Criminal Justice System". In Towards a safer Latin America. A new perspective to prevent and control crime. CAF, 2014. [Spanish version]
"¿Quiénes son los emprendedores en América Latina?" (with Adriana Arreaza). In Emprendimientos en América Latina. Desde la subsistencia hacia la transformación productiva. CAF, 2013.
Economía I (Instructor), Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (undergraduate).
Seminario sobre Utilización de Software Estadístico: Introducción a la Programación en Stata (Instructor), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (graduate)
Introduction to Stata (Instructor), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (graduate), Fall 2011. [Syllabus]
Econometrics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Mathematics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Econometrics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Mathematics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Econometrics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Production Management (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Mathematics III (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Advanced Quantitative Methods (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Quantitative Methods (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).
Introduction to Economics I (TA), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (undergraduate).