Research
Fields of interest:
Development economics • Economics of Education • Impact evaluations • Violence and conflict
Publications
Book
With Emiliana Vegas and Álvaro Hofflinger, “From Closure to Recovery: Tracing the Educational Impact of COVID-19 in Chile,” in Harry Patrinos and Nuno Crato, eds., Learning Post Corona: What It Will Take to Finally Improve National Education Systems?, Springer: Washington, D.C. Forthcoming.
With Mario Sánchez and Douglas Castro, 2015, “Ciudadanía y violencia. Una aproximación a sus múltiples expresiones.” Managua: Centro de Análisis Socio Cultural. [PDF]
Papers
With Booyuel Kim and Hee-Seung Yang, “Does the small business program benefit self-employed workers? Evidence from Nicaragua.” Journal of Development Effectiveness, January 2024, 1–20. [Digital Version]
With Hloreley Osorio, 2020, “Crítica y crisis en Nicaragua: la tensión entre democracia y capitalismo.” Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos, 46, 1-42. [PDF]
With Mario Sánchez, Douglas Castro & Jorge Guerra, 2016, “Movimientos sociales y acción colectiva en Nicaragua: Entre la identidad, autonomía y subordinación.” Amnis, (15). [Digital Version]
With Carol Siero & Sebastián Hernández, 2015, “¿Ha sido importante la cooperación internacional para el desarrollo y el crecimiento económico? Una evidencia de datos panel para Nicaragua y Centroamérica.” Encuentro, 102, 52-74. [PDF]
Working Papers
With Booyuel Kim and Hee-Seung Yang, “In utero exposure to civil conflict: Nicaraguan war and its long-term effects on socioeconomic outcomes.” [Draft/slides available upon request]
With Harry Patrinos, Renata Lemos, Lelys Dinarte, and James Gresham, “Investing in Human Capital during Wartime: Experimental Evidence from Ukraine.”
Reports
- The World Bank. 2022. Improving the well-being of adolescent girls in developing countries.” Washington, D.C.: The World Bank
Selected works in progress
With Lelys Dinarte and Renata Lemos “Supporting Mental Health Through the Promotion of Psychosocial Support in Armenian Schools.”
With Jostin Kitmang “The Role of Selective Public Universities in Shaping Long-Term Outcome.”
With Berk Özler, Katy Bergstrom, and Luca Parisotto, “Shared decision-making: Does quality of care affect contraceptive use?”
“Abortion Ban and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Evidence from Nicaragua.”