Publications
1. “Early Childbearing, School Attainment, and Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Madagascar” (with D. Sahn), Demography, 2018 55 (2), 643-668.
2. "Teen Fertility and Female Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Madagascar" (with D. Sahn and K. Villa), Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28(3), 277-303.
3. “Mitigation of Long-term Human Capital Losses from Natural Disasters: Evidence from the Philippines" (with A. Cas), World Bank Economic Review, 2020, March.
https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhaa001
4."Curse of the Mummy-ji: The Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Women in India" (with S. Anukriti, M. Karra, P. Pathak), American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020,102:1328-1351.
6. “Childhood Determinants of Youth Internal Migration in Senegal.” (with D. Sahn), Demographic Research, 2020, Vol 43, 1335-1366.
- Contributed to the "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Demographic Effects of Girls' Education in Developing Countries: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief” . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
2. "Teen Fertility and Female Employment Outcomes: Evidence from Madagascar" (with D. Sahn and K. Villa), Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28(3), 277-303.
3. “Mitigation of Long-term Human Capital Losses from Natural Disasters: Evidence from the Philippines" (with A. Cas), World Bank Economic Review, 2020, March.
https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhaa001
4."Curse of the Mummy-ji: The Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Women in India" (with S. Anukriti, M. Karra, P. Pathak), American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020,102:1328-1351.
- Media Coverage: BBC News, Live Mint, CNN News18, The Print, NewsNortheastern
6. “Childhood Determinants of Youth Internal Migration in Senegal.” (with D. Sahn), Demographic Research, 2020, Vol 43, 1335-1366.
Working Papers
- “Does Human Capital Mediate the Intergenerational Transmission of Domestic Violence? Evidence from the Philippines" (with J. Aguero and K. Villa).Under review
- "Women's Access to Family Planning: Experimental Evidence on the Role of Peers and Vouchers" (with S. Anukriti and M. Karra).
- “The Role of Maternal Height and Cognitive Skills on Children’s Health in Madagascar” with D. Sahn.
Work in Progress
- "Obesity, C-sections and Health-Care Specialization" with F. Marquez and S. Prina
- “Distance to health facilities and child health investments in a low-income setting: evidence from Madagascar” (with M. Rosales)
Book Chapters
- “Migration Choices, Inequality of Opportunities and Poverty Reduction in Nicaragua” (with Murrugarra, E.) .Chapter 4 in the book “Migration Poverty Toward better opportunities” edited by Murrugarra. E.; Larisson, J. and Sasin, M. The World Bank
- “Labor Markets in Colombia.”(with C. Cardenas) Chapter 8 in “Introduction to the Colombian Economy” Textbook. Edited by Alfaomega.
