Policy work

Results evaluation of an english course offered to beneficiaries of a job training program: Lessons from the implementation of the English without Borders program by the British Council with Todos a la U program from Atenea with María Paula Fajardo, Sandra García, Stephanie Majerowicz, Darío Maldonado. [Working Paper in Spanish]

How much of the gender gap in the Colombian Labor Market is due to discrimination? with Santiago Rojas, Juanita Ruiz, Luz Magdalena Salas, Natalia Ramirez-Bustamante and Ana María Tribín. [Blog Post in Spanish]. [Working Paper in Spanish]

How do Venezuelan Migrants Share Information with Their Networks About SISBEN in Colombia? with Cesar Mantilla, Ana María Rojas, Daniela Carrillo, Simón Rubio, and Laura Vargas.

How accurately are household surveys measuring the size and inequalities for the LGBT population in Bogotá, Colombia? Evidence from a list experiment” with Ángela Guarín and Juanita Ruiz. Policy Brief (in Spanish).

Promoting in-person attendance for early childhood services after the COVID-19 pandemic using text messages” with Juanita Ruiz, Oscar Iván Pineda-Diaz, Natalia Iriarte-Tovar, Juan Sebastián Cifuentes, María Fernanda Rodríguez-Camacho, and Laura Feliza Vélez. Policy Brief (in Spanish).

Social Protection Responses to Forced Displacement in Colombia” with S. García, M. Cecilia Dedios, A. Guarín, S. Majerowicz, C. Cuéllar-Pizano, M. Martínez-Gómez, and C. Lowe. London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI). [English report] [Spanish report]

How Effective is the Honduran Social Protection System?” with Sergio Membreño-Cedillo. UNDP Working Paper No. 21. UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish). Background paper for the 2021 Regional Human Development Report.

Targeting Social Transfers to Vulnerable Individuals from COVID-19” with Monica Pinilla-Roncancio. Policy Notes No. 1. Report for UNDP Honduras Office. UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish).

Social and Economic Impact of the COVID-19 and Policy Options in Honduras“.  COVID-19 Policy Documents Series. UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Are there Ethnic Inequality Traps in Education? Empirical Evidence for Brazil and Chile” with Marcelo Bérgolo, Adriana Conconi, and Guillermo Cruces. PMMA Working Paper 2012-05, Partnership for Economic Policy.

Scarring Effects of Youth Unemployment and Informality: Evidence from Argentina and Brazil” with Guillermo Cruces and Mariana Viollaz.

Labor Market Flexibility in Latin America: Past Reforms and Future Perspectives” with Guillermo Cruces. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Project Document No. 291 (in Spanish).

A Social Protection Floor for Latin America: Fiscal Costs and Social Impact” with Leonardo Gasparini, Facundo Crosta, Francisco Haimovich, Beatriz Alvarez, and Raúl Sanchez. CEDLAS Working Paper Series No. 71, July, National University of La Plata (in Spanish).