Ongoing Work

Working Papers

Rebel Governance and Development: The Persistent Effects of Distrust in El Salvador 

Submitted.

co-authors: Antonella Bandiera, Lelys Dinarte, Juan Miguel Jimenez,  María Micaela Sviatschi

Working Paper Versions: NBER WB PRWP


Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan

Submitted.

co-authors: Edward Miguel, Bailey Palmer, Emma Smith, Sarah Stillman, Abdulrazzak Tamim

Pre-analysis plan [here]

SRLS PAP

Working Paper Versions: NBER, WB PRWP, IZA WP

Research Brief: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic


Forced Displacement, the Perpetuation of Autocratic Leaders, and Development in Origin Countries

Submitted.

co-authors: Nicolás Cabra and María Micaela Sviastchi

Working Paper Versions: NBER, WB PRWP, IZA WP

Research Brief: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French


Empowering Migrant Women: Regularization Programs and Crime Reports 

Submitted. R&R Journal of Development Economics.

co-authors: Ana María Ibáñez, Dany Bahar

Featured at: VoxDev

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP 


Electoral Consequences of Easing the Integration of Forced Migrants:

Evidence from a Southern Country

Submitted. R&R World Development.

co-authors: Alejandra Quintana, María José Urbina

Featured at: VoxDev

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP, IZA WP


Local Development Impacts of the Humanitarian-Based Refugee Hosting Model in Bangladesh

Submitted.

co-authors: Alvin Etang Ndip, María José Urbina, and Christina Wieser

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP

Research Brief: English


Little Nomads: Economic and Social Impacts of Migration on Children

Revision Requested: The World Bank Research Observer.

co-authors: Magdalena Cortina, and Juan Miguel Jimenez

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP

Research Brief: English


Right to education: Forced Migration and Child Education Outcomes

R&R World Bank Economic Review.

co-author: Juan Fernando Vargas

Working Paper Versions: WP PRWP


Impacts of Extremist Ideologies on Refugees’ Integration: Evidence from Afghan Refugees in Tajikistan

Reject and Resubmit. The Journal of Population Economics.

co-authors: Laurent Bossavie and María José Urbina

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP

Research Brief: English


The Fine Line between Nudging and Nagging: Increasing Take-up Rates Through Social Media in Colombia

Revising.

co-authors: Andrés Moya and María José Urbina

Working Paper Versions: PRWP IZA 


Thriving Beyond Borders? Exploring the Life Outcomes of Forcibly Displaced Kids

Revising.

co-authors: Andrés Moya and Tatiana Hiller

Research Brief: Spanish English

Working Paper Versions: WB PRWP



Work In Progress


Refugee and Host Integration through the Safety Net: Impact Evaluation in Ethiopia

co-authors: Dennis Egger, and Alfredo Manfredini 

Pre-analysis Plan 


Mexico Minimum Wage Surge: Development, Migration, and Crime

co-authors: Micaela Sviastchi and Antonella Bandiera


Internet and Gender 

Co-author: Cevat Aksoy


Social Responsibility Branding

Co-author: Connor Huff


Improving Socioemotional Well-being in Adolescences Online

Co-author: Lelys Dinarte


Children Left Behind


Impacts of integration models


Crime and Prosociality 

co-author: Sandra Sequiera