“Laptops in the Long-Run: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program in Rural Peru” (with Santiago Cueto, Diether W. Beuermann, Ofer Malamud and Francisco Pardo). Journal of Public Economics, 252: 105538, 2025.
“Streaking to Success: The Effects of Highlighting Streaks on Student Effort and Achievement” (with Santiago Cueto, Ofer Malamud and Raphaelle Aulagnon). Economics of Education Review, 109: 102721, 2025.
“Messaging Teachers to Boost Student EdTech Use” (with Roberto Araya, Lisseth Escalante, Raissa Fabregas, Carolina Mendez and Gera Rios). Economics of Education Review, 109: 102706, 2025.
“Integrating Learning Platforms within Regular School Time: Experimental Evidence from Chilean Primary Schools” (with Roberto Araya, Elena Arias Ortiz and Nicolas Bottan). Economics of Education Review, 106: 102647, 2025.
“#StayAtHome: Social Distancing Policies and Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean” (with Daniel Aromí, María Paula Bonel, Martín Llada, Juan I. Pereira, Xiomara Pulido and Julieth Santamaria). Economia, 22:47–70, 2023.
“Socioeconomic Status and Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of 8 Large Latin American Cities” (with Daniel Aromí, María Paula Bonel, Martín Llada and Luis Palomino). Latin American Economic Review, 31:1–28, 2022.
“Do Children Benefit from Internet Access? Experimental Evidence from Peru” (with Ofer Malamud, Santiago Cueto and Diether Beuermann). Journal of Development Economics, 138: 41–56, 2019.
“Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program” (with Pablo Ibarrarán, Santiago Cueto, Ana Santiago and Eugenio Severín). American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9: 295–320, 2017.
“Access to Pre-Primary Education and Progression in Primary School: Evidence from Rural Guatemala” (with Paulo Bastos and Nicolas Bottan). Economic Development and Cultural Change, 65: 521–547, 2017.
“Did You Get Your Shots? Experimental Evidence on the Role of Reminders from Rural Guatemala” (with Matias Busso and Sarah Humpage). Journal of Health Economics, 44: 226–237, 2015.
“Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design” (with Paulo Bastos, Lucio Castro, and Carlos Scartascini). Journal of Industrial Economics, 63: 249–278, 2015.
“Improving the Health Coverage of the Rural Poor: Does Contracting Out Medical Mobile Teams Work?” (with William N. Evans and Beomsoo Kim). Journal of Development Studies, 51: 247–261, 2015.
“Home Computers and Child Outcomes: Short-term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru” (with Diether Beuermann, Yyannu Cruz-Aguayo, Santiago Cueto and Ofer Malamud). American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7: 53–80, 2015.
“The Impact of Contracting In and Contracting Out Basic Health Services: The Guatemalan Experience” (with Ariadna Garcia-Prado and Cecilia Peluffo). World Development, 70: 215–227, 2015.
“Does Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru” (with Alejo Czerwonko and Pablo Garofalo). Journal of Applied Economics, 17: 89–111, 2014.
“Supply and Quality Choices in Private Child Care Markets: Evidence from São Paulo” (with Paulo Bastos). Journal of Development Economics, 98: 242–255, 2012.
“Measurement Error in the SIPP: Evidence from Administrative Matched Records” (with Jonathan Schwabish). Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 34: 1–17, 2009.
“Rising Mortality and Life Expectancy Differentials by Lifetime Earnings in the United States.” Journal of Health Economics, 28: 984–995, 2009.
“The Effect of a First Child on Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Women Seeking Fertility Services.” Journal of Human Resources, 43: 487–510, 2008.
Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean, Editor (with Razvan Vlaicu). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2022).
Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century: Adding Technology to the Equation, Editor (with Elena Arias Ortiz and Santiago Cueto). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2020).
Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, Editor (with Matías Busso, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2017).
“Partnering with Schools to Advance Gender Equality” (with Emma Naslund-Hadley). In Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion, edited by M. Caridad Araujo, Samuel Berlinski, Mariano Bosch, and Verónica Frisancho. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2024).
“How Governments Can Reap the Low Hanging Fruit of Digitalization” (with Razvan Vlaicu). In Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean, edited by Julián Cristia and Razvan Vlaicu. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2022).
“Let’s Get Smarter: Using Smart Technological Investments to Improve Learning and High School Completion” (with Elena Arias Ortiz, Gabriela Della Nina Gambi, and Lisseth Escalante). In Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean, edited by Julián Cristia and Razvan Vlaicu. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2022).
“Policy Recommendations: How to Promote the Digitalization of Public Services to Tackle Development Challenges” (with Razvan Vlaicu). In Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean, edited by Julián Cristia and Razvan Vlaicu. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2022).
“Introduction: Improving Mathematics Education through Technology” (with Elena Arias Ortiz and Santiago Cueto). In Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century: Adding Technology to the Equation, edited by Elena Arias Ortiz, Julián Cristia, and Santiago Cueto. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2020).
“Guiding Technology to Promote Student Practice” (with Roberto Araya). In Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century: Adding Technology to the Equation, edited by Elena Arias Ortiz, Julián Cristia, and Santiago Cueto. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2020).
“Learning Better for an Uncertain Future” (with Matías Busso, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani). In Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, edited by Matías Busso, Julián Cristia, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2017).
“What Counts for Skills Development” (with Matías Busso, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani). In Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, edited by Matías Busso, Julián Cristia, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2017).
“For Better Skills Policies: Turn on the Light” (with Matías Busso, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani). In Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, edited by Matías Busso, Julián Cristia, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2017).
“Improving Skills in Childhood: A Cost-Effective Approach” (with Matías Busso, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani). In Learning Better: Public Policy for Skills Development, edited by Matías Busso, Julián Cristia, Diana Hincapié, Julián Messina, and Laura Ripani. Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank (2017).
“More Bang for the Buck: Investing in Early Childhood Development” (with Martin Ardañaz, Edna Armendariz, Jere Behrman, and Diana Hincapié). In The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, edited by Samuel Berlinski and Norbert Schady. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2015).
“Computers in Schools: Why Governments Should Do Their Homework” (with Samuel Berlinski, Matías Busso, and Eugenio Severín). In Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies, edited by Alberto Chong. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011).
Good Schools or Good Students? Evidence on School Effects from Universal Random Assignment of Students to High Schools (with Paulo Bastos, Beomsoo Kim, and Ofer Malamud). IDB Working Paper Series 1360, 2022. Revise & Resubmit at Labour Economics.
Promoting Technology Adoption in Education: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment with Teachers in Peru (with Elena Arias Ortiz, Ofer Malamud, Carolina Mendez and Julian Messina). Submitted.