Research

“Child Care Markets, Parental Labor Supply and Child Development” (with Maria Marta Ferreyra, Luca Flabbi and Juan David Martin). IZA Discussion Paper 12904. Accepted, Journal of Political Economy

“Improving Early Literacy through Teacher Professional Development: Experimental Evidence from Colombia” (with Horacio Alvarez Marinelli, Matias Busso and Julian Martinez Correa). IDB Working Paper 1388. Conditionally accepted, Journal of Public Economics Plus

“Reducing Parent-School Information Gaps and Improving Education Outcomes: Evidence from High Frequency Text Messaging in Chile” (with Matias Busso, Taryn Dinkelman and Claudia Martinez). NBER version. Forthcoming, Journal of Human Resources

“Helping Struggling Students and Benefitting All: Peer Effects in Primary Education” (with Matias Busso and Michele Giannola). Journal of Public Economics 224 (2023), 104925

“Remedial Education: Evidence from a Sequence of Experiments in Colombia” (with Horacio Alvarez Marinelli and Matias Busso). Forthcoming, Journal of Human Resources

“Prevalence and Correlates of Disability in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from 8 National Censuses” (with Suzanne Duryea and Santiago Perez-Vincent). PLoS ONE 16 (2021), e0258825

“Peer Effects in the Decision to Apply for a Professional Excellence Award” (with Alejandra Ramos). Labour Economics 67 (2020), 101934

“Teacher Mobility and Merit Pay: Evidence from a Voluntary Public Award Program” (with Alejandra Ramos).  Journal of Public Economics 186 (2020), 104186

“Motivation, Resources and the Organization of the School System” (with Facundo Albornoz and Antonio Cabrales).  Journal of the European Economic Association 16 (2018), 199-231

“Challenges in Educational Reform: An Experiment on Active Learning in Mathematics” (with Matias Busso). Economics Letters 156 (2017), 172-175

“How Much Are We Willing to Contribute for Better Educational Outcomes? Evidence from a Survey Experiment” (with Matias Busso). Economic Inquiry 54 (2016), 63-75

“Franchise Extension and the British Aristocracy” (with Torun Dewan and Brenda van Coppenolle). Legislative Studies Quarterly 39 (2014), 531-558

“Market Regulation and Firm Performance: The Case of Smoking Bans in the United Kingdom” (with Jérôme Adda and Stephen Machin). Journal of Law and Economics 55 (2012), 365-391

“Preschool and Maternal Labor Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design” (with Sebastian Galiani and Patrick McEwan). Economic Development and Cultural Change 59 (2011), 313-344

“The Political Consequences of Franchise Extension: Evidence from the Second Reform Act” (with Torun Dewan). Quarterly Journal of Political Science 6 (2011), 329-376

“The Impact of Individual and Collective Performance on Ministerial Tenure” (with Torun Dewan and Keith Dowding). Journal of Politics 72 (2010), 559-571

“The Effect of Pre-primary Education on Primary School Performance” (with Sebastian Galiani and Paul Gertler). Journal of Public Economics 93 (2009), 219-234

“Wages and Contracting Out: Does the Law of One Price Hold?”  British Journal of Industrial Relations 46 (2008), 59-75

“Giving Children a Better Start: Preschool Attendance and School-Age Profiles” (with Sebastian Galiani and Marco Manacorda). Journal of Public Economics 92 (2008), 1416-1440

“The Length of Ministerial Tenure in the United Kingdom, 1945-1997” (with Torun Dewan and Keith Dowding). British Journal of Political Science 37 (2007), 245-262

“The Effect of a Large Expansion of Pre-primary School Facilities on Preschool Attendance and Maternal Employment” (with Sebastian Galiani).  Labour Economics 14 (2007), 665-680

“Short Run Economic Effects of the Scottish Smoking Ban” (with Jérôme Adda and Stephen Machin). International Journal of Epidemiology 36 (2007), 149-154

The Early Years: Child Wellbeing and the Role of Public Policy, Editor (with Norbert Schady). New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2015)

Accounting for Ministers: Scandal and Survival in the British Government 1945-2007 (with Torun Dewan and Keith Dowding). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2012)

“A Primer on Trust: Measures and Determinants” (with Matias Busso, Phillip Keefer and Carlos Scartascini). In Trust: The Key to Social Cohesion and Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, Phillip Keefer and Carlos Scartascini (eds). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank, (2021)

“Health Inequality: A Tale of Expansion and Fragmentation” (with Jessica Gagete-Miranda and Marcos Vera-Hernandez). In The Inequality Crisis: Latin America and the Caribbean at a Crossroads, Matias Busso and Julian Messina (eds). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank, (2020)

“Progress and Challenges for an Evidence-based Gender Equality Policy: A Focus in Latin America and the Caribbean” (with Rosangela Bando and Jose Martinez Carrasco). Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy 2 (2019), 187-201

“The Rationale for Interventions to Foster Child Development” (with Marcos Vera-Hernandez). Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, Jonathan Hamilton (ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2019)

“The Economics of Early Interventions Aimed at Child Development” (with Marcos Vera-Hernandez). Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, Jonathan Hamilton (ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2019)

“Cultural Adaptation of a Neurobiologically-informed Intervention in Local and International Contexts” (with Eric Pakulak, Amanda Hampton Wray, Zayra Longoria, Alejandra Garcia Isaza, Courtney Stevens, Theodore Bell, Sarah Burlingame, Scott Klein, Orazio Attanasio, and Helen Neville). New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 158 (2017), 81–92

“Early Childhood: How Can We Support Parents?” (with Ricardo Espinoza). In Learning Better: Public Policy for Skill Development, Matias Busso et al. (eds). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank, (2017)

“Computers in Schools: Why Governments Should Do their Homework” (with Matias Busso, Julian Cristia, and Eugenio Severin). In Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies, Alberto Chong (ed). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, (2011)

“Choosing, Moving and Resigning at Westminster” (with Torun Dewan, Keith Dowding and Gita Subrahmanyam). In The Selection of Ministers in Europe: Hiring and Firing, Keith Dowding and Patrick Dumont (eds). London: Routledge, (2008)