Dante Contreras
- Profesor Titular
Ph.D. en Economía, University of California, Los Angeles.
Master of Arts en Economía, University of California, Los Angeles.
Ingeniero Comercial, Universidad de Chile
Formación Académica
Dante Contreras es Profesor Titular del Departamento de Economía de la Universidad de Chile. Doctor en Economía de la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles. Fue Director Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial, Vicepresidente de Codelco y Oficial del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo y Director del Departamento de Economía de la Universidad de Chile.
Además, ha realizado asesorías para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Banco Mundial, el Ministerio del Trabajo, el Servicio Nacional de la Mujer, el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico. Actualmente es Subdirector e Investigador Principal del Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social, COES (Centros de Excelencia en Investigación, Universidad de Chile. Proyecto FONDAP).
Sus áreas de investigación incluyen economía de la educación, pobreza, distribución del ingreso, políticas sociales y evaluación de impacto.
Es autor de numerosos artículos en revistas académicas internacionales y nacionales. Además, es autor de libros y capítulos de libros. El profesor Contreras dicta cátedras de Microeconomía y Econometría.
Biografía
- Economía de la Educación, Pobreza, Distribución de Ingreso, Políticas Sociales y Evaluación de Impacto.
Campos de Investigación
Contacto
Publicaciones en Revistas con Comité Editorial
● 2024
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Socioeconomic Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Vocabulary and Socio-emotional Skills: Dynamic Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data
/ POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW - Vol. 43, No. 1
● 2023
(Forthcoming)
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Tackling wealth accumulation in a context of social upheaval: the property tax in Chile
/ CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-REVUE CANADIENNE D ETUDES DU DEVELOPPEMENT -
● 2023
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Spatial divisions of poverty and wealth: does segregation affect educational achievement?
/ Socio-Economic Review - Vol. 21, No. 1
● 2022
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Unemployment Insurance in Transition and Developing Countries: Moral Hazard vs. Liquidity Constraints in Chile
/ JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - Vol. 58, No. 10
● 2022
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The consequences of exclusionary discipline on school dropout: Evidence from Chile
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 95
● 2022
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The effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native students. Evidence from Chile
/ ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW - Vol. 91
● 2022
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Socioeconomic Gradients in Child Development: Evidence from a Chilean Longitudinal Study 2010 – 2017
/ Advances in Life Course Research - Vol. 52
● 2022
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Negative teacher–student and student–student relationships are associated with school dropout: Evidence from a large-scale longitudinal study in Chile
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 91
● 2021
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Determinants of early childhood stimulation: Evidence using panel data from Chile
/ Early Childhood Research Quarterly - Vol. 57
● 2020
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The effect of the integration of students with special educational needs: Evidence from Chile
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 74, No. 102.163
● 2020
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Labor Market Returns to Student Loans for University: Evidence from Chile
/ Journal of Labor Economics - Vol. 38, No. 4
● 2020
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Harsh parenting during early childhood and child development
/ Economics & Human Biology - Vol. 36, No. 100.831
● 2019
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The impact of art-education on human Capital: An empirical assessment of a youth orchestra
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 71, No. 102.105
● 2019
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Is home overcrowding a significant factor in children's academic performance? Evidence from Latin America
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 67
● 2019
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Inequality in social capital in Chile: Assessing the importance of network size and contacts’ occupational prestige on status attainment
/ SOCIAL NETWORKS - Vol. 58
● 2019
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Sexual Orientation and Labor Force Participation: Findings from Chile and Uruguay
/ FEMINIST ECONOMICS - Vol. 25, No. 2
● 2018
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Revisiting the distributional impacts of water subsidy policy in Chile: a historical analysis from 1998-2015
/ Water Policy - Vol. 20, No. 6
● 2018
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Programa de Alfabetización Primero Lee: Evidencia de una evaluación cuasi-experimental en Chile
/ Pensamiento educativo (Impresa) - Vol. 55, No. 2
● 2017
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'Neighbourhood effects' on children's educational achievement in Chile: The effects of inequality and polarization
/ ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A - Vol. 49, No. 11
● 2017
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Inequality of Opportunities at Early Ages: Evidence from Chile
/ JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - Vol. 53, No. 10
● 2017
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Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply
/ WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW - Vol. 31, No. 3
● 2017
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Self-employment and queues for wage work: evidence from Chile
/ Journal of International Development - Vol. 29, No. 4
● 2016
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Trayectoria Negativa de la Clase Media: México 2002-2009
/ Revista Estudios de Políticas Públicas - Vol. 4
● 2016
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Bullying, identity and school performance: Evidence from Chile
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 51
● 2015
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Income Inequality or Performance Gap? A Multilevel Study of School Violence in 52 Countries
/ JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH - Vol. 57, No. 5
● 2015
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Determinants of early child development in Chile: Health, cognitive and demographic factors
/ INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 40
● 2014
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Improving the Measurement of the Relationship between Opportunities and Income: Evidence from Longitudinal Data from Chile
/ Development Policy Review - Vol. 32, No. 2
● 2012
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Terremoto y sus efectos sobre el bienestar: un análisis multidimensional
/ REVISTA PERSONA Y SOCIEDAD - Vol. 26, No. 1
● 2012
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Tournament Incentives for Teachers: Evidence from a Scaled-Up Intervention in Chile / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE - Vol. 61, No. 1
● 2012
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Impact Evaluation of Chile Solidario: Lessons and Policy Recommendations
/ JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - Vol. 44
● 2011
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The effectiveness of private school franchises in Chile's national voucher program
/ SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT - Vol. 22, No. 3
● 2011
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Child Labor and Schooling in Bolivia: Who's Falling Behind? The Roles of Domestic Work, Gender, and Ethnicity
/ WORLD DEVELOPMENT - Vol. 39, No. 4
● 2011
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Anti-Crime Programs: An Evaluation of the Comuna Segura Program / Estudios de Economia - Vol. 38, No. 2
● 2011
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The determinants of labour force participation and employment in Chile
/ APPLIED ECONOMICS - Vol. 43, No. 21
● 2010
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When Schools Are the Ones that Choose: The Effects of Screening in Chile
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY - Vol. 91, No. 5
● 2010
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Cultural Factors in Women's Labor Force Participation in Chile
/ FEMINIST ECONOMICS - Vol. 16, No. 2
● 2009
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Determinantes de determinantes univesitario: ¿importa la habilidad relativa? / Calidad en la educación - No. 30
● 2008
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The Dynamics of Poverty in Chile / JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES - Vol. 40
● 2007
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Self-employment in Chile, long run trends and education and age structures changes
/ Estudios de Economia - Vol. 34, No. 2
● 2007
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Empleo por cuenta propia en Chile, tendencias de largo plazo y cambios en la estructura educacional y etaria / Estudios de Economia - Vol. 34, No. 2
● 2007
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Refuerzo escolar para niños pobres: ¿Funciona? / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 74, No. 293
● 2006
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En busca del oro: ¿Que determina el éxito en competencia deportivas internacionales? / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 73, No. 290
● 2006
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En busca del oro: ¿Qué determina el éxito en competencias deportivas internacionales?
/ TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 73, No. 2
● 2005
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Reforzamiento escolar para niños de bajos ingresos: ¿Funciona?
● 2005
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Female Labour Force Participation in Greater Santiago, Chile: 1957-1997. A synthetic cohort analysis / Journal of International Development - Vol. 17, No. 2
● 2005
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¿Estimando el retorno a la educación o a los no observables?: Evidencia de datos de panel / Estudios de Economia - Vol. 32, No. 2
● 2004
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Trade openness and the female worker: The case of Chile
● 2003
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Water subsidy policies: A comparison of the Chilean and Colombian schemes / World Bank Economic Review - Vol. 17, No. 3
● 2003
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Water Subsidy Policies: A comparison of the Chilean and Colombian schemes / WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW - Vol. 17, No. 3
● 1999
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Los Activos y Recursos de la PoblaciónPobre en América Latina:El Caso de Chile / TRIMESTRE ECONOMICO - Vol. 66, No. 263
Libros
● 2015
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Las Nuevas Políticas de Protección Social en Chile
● 2005
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Políticas educacionales en Chile: Vouchers, concentración, incentivos y rendimiento
Capítulos de libros
● 2014
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Social Policies: From Social Debt to Welfare State?
● 2012
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El Capital Cultural Familiar y su influencia sobre las habilidades Lectoras
● 2012
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Desarrollo con Cohesión Social en América Latina
● 2011
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Desigualdad y políticas educacionales: desde la Ley de subvención escolar preferenciala una subvención escolar pública
● 2009
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When Schools Are the Ones That Choose: Policy Analysis of Screening in Chile
● 2009
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The effectiveness of Franchises and Independent Private Schools in Chile´National Vouchers Program
● 2009
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Poverty, Inequality, and Welfare in a Rapid-Growth Economy: The Chilean Experience
Research Monographs
● 2022
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Getting Teachers Back to School: Teacher Incentives and Student Outcomes
/ Vol. 531
● 2020
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Socioeconomic Gradients in Child Development: Evidence from a Chilean Longitudinal Study 2010 – 2017
/ No. 509
● 2019
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The Return to Private Education: Evidence from School-to-Work Transitions
/ No. 479
● 2018
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Labor Market Returns to Student Loans
/ No. 464
● 2018
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Violence during Early Childhood and Child Development
/ No. 465
● 2018
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The impact of commuting time over educational achievement: A machine learning approach
/ No. 472
● 2017
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Wealth Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Skills: Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data
/ No. 454
● 2013
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Migración y Mercado Laboral en Chile / Vol. 376
● 2012
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Female Labor Supply and Child Care Supply in Chile / Vol. 370
● 2012
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La Excepción Chilena y las Percepciones de Género en la Participación Laboral Femenina
/ Vol. 374
● 2011
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El Lucro en la Educación Escolar. Evidencia y Desafíos Regulatorios
/ No. 10
● 2010
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The effects of lengthening the school day on female labor supply: evidence from a quasi-experiment in Chile / No. 323
● 2010
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Efectos de las actividades artísticas en el desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas y no cognitivas en estudiantes vulnerables: el caso de la orquesta de Curanilahue / No. 325
● 2009
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Tournaments, gift exchanges, and the effect of monetary incentive for teachers: the case of Chile
● 2009
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The evolution of opportunities for children in Chile 1990-2006 / No. 297
● 2009
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Informal Jobs and Contribution to Social Security: Evidence from a Double Selection Model / No. 307
● 2009
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Evidence of neighborhood effects on educational performance in the chilean school voucher system / No. 302
● 2009
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Evidence for inequality of opportunities. A cohort analysis for Chile / No. 298
● 2009
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Educational transitions, voucher and choice in Chile: Evidence from Panel Data SIMCE 2004-2006 / No. 13
● 2008
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Female labor force participation in chile: How important are cultural factors?
● 2008
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The Missing Carrot in Chile's Subsidized Private Education Sector
● 2007
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Crecimiento Pro Pobre en Chile / No. 239
● 2007
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Descomponiendo la Desigualdad Salarial en América Latina: ¿Una Década de Cambios? / No. 59
● 2007
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Child Labor And Schooling In Bolivia: Who's Falling Behind? The Roles Of Domestic Work, Gender And Ethnicity / No. 234
● 2007
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The role of social networks in employment outcomes of Bolivian women / No. 251
● 2007
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Participación Laboral Femenina en Chile. ¿Cuánto importan los factores culturales? / No. 235
● 2007
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Dinámica de la Pobreza y Movilidad Relativa de los ingresos: Chile 1996 - 2001 / No. 232
● 2007
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Descomponiendo la Desigualdad Salarial en América Latina: Una Década de Cambios / No. 262
● 2007
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Child Labor And Schooling In Bolivia: Wh´s Falling Behind? The Roles Of Domestic Work, Gender And Ethnicity / No. 248
● 2002
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Programas antidelincuencia: Evaluando comuna segura
● 2002
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Poverty and inequality in Chile 1990-1998: Learning from Microeconomic simulations
● 2002
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Inequality, Segregation and the Chilean Labour Market / No. 193
● 2002
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Functional literacy and quality of life in Chile
● 2002
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Functional literacy and job opportunities / No. 195
● 2002
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Chilean Labor Market Efficiency: An Earning Frontier Approach / No. 190
● 2001
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Evaluating a Voucher System in Chile: Individual, Family and School Characteristics
● 2000
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Tasa de participación femenina: 1957 - 1997. Un análisis de cohortes sintéticos
● 2000
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En busca del Oro: ¿Qué determina el éxito en competencias deportivas internacionales?
● 1999
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Rendimiento educacional, desigualdad, y brecha de desempeño privado/público: Chile 1982-1997
Columna de Opinión
● 2019
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La delgada línea de la pobreza
● 2017
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Esta es es una campaña bastante decepcionante, de menor calidad que presidenciales anteriores
● 2017
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La desigualdad en Chile según "Desiguales"
● 2017
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Buenas noticias en el MDS
● 2017
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Pobreza, hacinamiento y educación
● 2017
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Calidad y precios de las universidades chilenas
● 2017
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Agnotology y nuestra "elite" intelectual
● 2016
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Completando la reforma escolar
● 2012
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Casen 2011: dudas confirmadas
● 2012
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Malas prácticas y la Casen
● 2011
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Educación pre escolar: información y diseño de política públicas
● 2011
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Un buen paquete de reformas
● 2011
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No sigamos improvisando
● 2011
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Ingreso ético familiar, al diván
● 2011
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Chile y sus relaciones internacionales
● 2011
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Chile: 7% peor
● 2011
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Ingreso ético familiar
● 2009
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Políticas Públicas para la familia
● 2008
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La clave: educar con los mejores
Competitive Research Awards Received
● 2021
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Medium and long-term consequences of youth debt in Chile. Causal estimates from a fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design
● 2019
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Tax-Benefit Model (CHILMOD)
● 2014
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Efectos del bullying sobre el rendimiento escolar / No. 1.140.918
Professional practice standards or Public Policy
● 2012
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Desarrollo y fortalecimiento de la investigación en Economía de la Educación y Econometría aplicada
/ No. 2.147.483.647
Competitive Research Awards Received
● 2012
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Determinantes Del Desarrollo Temprano De Niños En Chile: Habilidad, Factores Medicos Y Socioeconomicos
/ No. 1.120.075
Others
Competitive Research Awards Received
● 2007
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Impacto De La Educacion Preescolar Sobre El Logro Educacional. Evidencia Para Chile
/ No. 1.071.123
Others
● 2007
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When Schools Are the Ones That Choose: Policy Analysis of Screening in Chile / No. 242
Professional practice standards or Public Policy
Others
● 2006
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Movilidad y vulnerabilidad en Chile / No. 56
Competitive Research Awards Received
● 1998
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Evolución del bienestar en Chile: 1987-1997
/ No. 1.981.179