Publications

Dynamic Impacts of Lockdown on Domestic Violence: Evidence from Multiple Policy Shifts in Chile, with Sonia Bhalotra, Emilia Brito, Damian Clarke and Pilar Larroulet.

WIDER Working Paper 2021/189.

Review of Economics and Statistics, 108(2), 344-354 (2026).

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Does Economics Make You Sexist?, with Valentina Paredes and Daniele Paserman

NBER Working Paper 27070.

Review of Economics and Statistics, 107(5), 1247-1259 (2025).

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Does Facial Structure Explain Differences in Students Evaluations of Teaching? The Role of Perceived Dominance, with Valentina Paredes and David Díaz

Economics and Human Biology, 54, 101381 (2024).

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The Tyranny of the Single Minded: Guns, Environment and Abortion, with Laurent Bouton, Paola Conconi and Maurizio Zanardi.

Review of Economics and Statistics, 103(1), 48-59 (2021).

CEPR Discussion Paper 12801 (with a different title).

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Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal, with Sonia Bhalotra, Abhishek Chakravarty and Dilip Mookherjee.

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(2), 205-237 (2019).

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Evolution of Land Distribution in West Bengal 1967-2003: Role of Land Reform and Demographic Changes, with Pranab Bardhan, Mike Luca and Dilip Mookherjee.

Journal of Development Economics, 110, 171-190 (2014)

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Chilean Pension Reform: Coverage Facts and Policy Alternatives, with Solange Berstein and Guillermo Larrain,

Journal Economia, 6, 125-137 (2006)

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Recent working papers

The Roots of the Modern American Presidential Campaign, with Laura Salisbury

NBER Working Paper 34447.

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Habemus Papam? Polarization and Conflict in the Papal States, with Jordi Vidal-Robert.     IZA Discussion Paper 12911. Revise & Resubmit, Journal of Economic Growth.

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Women’s Suffrage and Men’s Voting Patterns, with Jeanne Lafortune

IZA Discussion Paper 17227 (submitted).

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The Cost of Following Traditional Gender Norms: Evidence from a Paid Leave for Seriously Ill Children, with Valentina Paredes, Francisca Pérez and Patricia Olmedo

IZA Discussion Paper 16762.

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Freedom of the Press? Catholic Censorship during the Counter-Reformation, with Sascha Becker and Jordi Vidal-Robert

CEPR Discussion Paper 16092.

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Female Political Representation and Violence Against Women: Evidence from Brazil, with Magdalena Delaporte.
IZA Discussion Paper 15365.

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To Pill or Not to Pill? Access to Emergency Contraception and Contraceptive Behaviour, with Ana Nuevo-Chiquero

IZA Discussion Paper 12076 (submitted).

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Is There Gender Bias Among Voters? Evidence from the Chilean Congressional Elections. ECARES Working Paper 2014-53.

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Guns and Votes, with Laurent Bouton, Paola Conconi and Maurizio Zanardi.

CEPR Discussion Paper 9726 and NBER Working Paper 20253.

[Paper] [Media Coverage: VoxEU, The Economist, The Washington Post, ProMarket]

2+1<3: Strategic Voting in the Chilean Parliamentary Elections.

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Work in progress

Group (Mis)Perception and Strategic Behavior in Protests: Evidence from the Women’s March, with Sofía Correa and Agustina Crozier.

Political Aftershocks: Earthquake Effects on Protest Participation, with Juan Luis Fuentes-Acosta.