Publications

 

 

“Crowding Out of Private Support to the Elderly: Evidence from a Demogrant in Mexico”, Journal of Public Economics, vol. 93(3-4), pages 454-463, April 2009.

 

 

 “The Effect of an Old-Age Demogrant on the Labor Supply and Time Use of the Elderly and Non-Elderly in Mexico” (2010), B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Vol. 10 : Issue 1, Article 48 (http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/vol10/iss1/art48/).

 

 

 

Working papers

 

“Are Informal Workers Compensated for the Lack of Fringe Benefits? Using Free Health Care as an Instrument for Formality”, resubmited to the Journal of Labor Economics

 

"Grandfathers and Grandsons: Should Cash Transfers be Targeted to Women?" joint with Emilio Gutierrez and Adrian Rubli

 

Work in Progress

 

“Time Resources and Relative Power in the Family: Lessons from a Demogrant for the Elderly in Mexico”, joint with Manuel Chavez.

 

“Testing the Repayment Hypothesis for Private Transfers using the Progresa Experiment”, joint with Carlos Chiapa.

 

“The Effects of the Expansion of Rural Health Services in Mexico on the Health of the Elderly Today”

 

“The Crowding Out Effect of a Unconditional Transfer for the Rural Elderly in Mexico, joint with Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes

 

“The Impact of An Increase in Women’s Income on Expenditures and on the Access to Credit in Rural Mexico