Publications
The work of CESR International Development researchers is widely published, including as peer reviewed papers, working papers, policy reports, news articles, and blogposts. We aim to publish our findings from all our work so we can share our insights and inform policy.
Our publications include:
Barrera-Osorio, F., Linden, L. L., & Saavedra, J. E. (2019). Medium- and Long-Term Educational Consequences of Alternative Conditional Cash Transfer Designs: Experimental Evidence from Colombia. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(3), 54–91.
Márquez‐Padilla, F., Pérez‐Arce, F., & Rodríguez‐Castelán, C. (2019). Moving to safety and staying in school: The effects of violence on enrollment decisions in Mexico. Review of Development Economics, 23(4), 1624–1658.
Rodríguez, C., & Saavedra, J. E. (2019). The persistent effects of youth savings reminders: Experimental evidence from text-message campaigns in Colombia. Journal of Development Economics, 139, 135–156.
Saavedra, J. E., Näslund-Hadley, E., & Alfonso, M. (2019). Remedial Inquiry-Based Science Education: Experimental Evidence from Peru. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 41(4), 483–509.
Kugler, A., Kugler, M., Saavedra, J., & Prada, L. O. H. (2015). Long-Term Educational Consequences of Vocational Training in Colombia: Impacts on Young Trainees and Their Relatives (Working Paper No. w21607). National Bureau of Economic Research. Conditionally accepted, Journal of Human Resources
García, S., & Saavedra, J. E. (2017). Educational Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Developing Countries: A Meta-Analysis. 45. Review of Educational Research, 87(5): 921-965.
MacLeod, W. B., Riehl, E., Saavedra, J. E., & Urquiola, M. (2017). The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(3), 223–261.
Perez-Arce, F. (2017). The effect of education on time preferences. Economics of Education Review, 56, 52–64.
Carvalho, L. S., & Soares, R. R. (2016). Living on the edge: Youth entry, career and exit in drug-selling gangs. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 121, 77–98.
Johnson, L., Lee, Y., Ansong, D., Sherraden, M. S., Chowa, G., Ssewamala, F., … Saavedra, J. (2016). Youth savings patterns and performance in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Nepal (CSD Fact Sheet No. 16-10). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Perez-Arce, F. (2015). Is a Dream Deferred a Dream Denied? College Enrollment and Time-Varying Opportunity Costs. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(1), 33–61.
University of Southern California (Saavedra, J.). (2015). Evaluation of Norwegian Multilateral Support to Basic Education: Synthesis Report. Evaluation Report. Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation report # 7/2015.
Zamarro, G., Engberg, J., Saavedra, J. E., & Steele, J. (2015). Disentangling Disadvantage: Can We Distinguish Good Teaching from Classroom Composition? Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 8(1), 84–111.
University of Southern California (Saavedra, J.). (2014). Theory of Change and Evaluation Methods. Evaluation Series of NORHED Higher Education and Research for Development, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation report # 4/2014.
Saavedra, J. E. (2012). Resource constraints and educational attainment in developing countries: Colombia 1945–2005. Journal of Development Economics, 99(1), 80–91.
Saavedra, A. R., & Saavedra, J. E. (2011). Do colleges cultivate critical thinking, problem solving, writing and interpersonal skills? Economics of Education Review, 30(6), 1516–1526.
Bettinger, E., Kremer, M. & Saavedra, J.E. (2010). Are Educational Vouchers Only Redistributive?*. The Economic Journal, 120: F204-F228.
Burke, J., Rabinovich, L. & Schaner, S. (2020). Understanding Impacts of Financial Services on Women’s Lives: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Kenya. Final Report.
Barboni, G. … Schaner, S. (2019). A Tough Call: Understanding barriers to and impacts of women’s mobile phone adoption in India. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School.
Moore, C.T., & Schaner, S. (2019). Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Digital Cash Transfers: Analysis of the Digitize/Direct/Design Criteria Applied to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Bihar, India. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School
Buehren, N., Ceretti, V., Dervisevic, E., Goldstein, M., Klapper, L., Koroknay-Palicz, T., & Schaner, S. (2018). Salary Delays and Overdrafts in Rural Ghana. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108, 449–452.
Schaner, S. (2018). The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change: Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10(3), 67–100.
Wah, S. H. (2018). Do employers in Myanmar prefer workers who accumulated skills in more advanced countries? Evidence from a field experiment. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 8(1), 1.
Aguila, E., Kapteyn, A., & Perez-Arce, F. (2017). Consumption Smoothing and Frequency of Benefit Payments of Cash Transfer Programs. American Economic Review, 107(5), 430–435.
MacLeod, W. B., Riehl, E., Saavedra, J. E., & Urquiola, M. (2017). The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(3), 223–261.
Schaner, S. (2017). The Cost of Convenience?: Transaction Costs, Bargaining Power, and Savings Account Use in Kenya. Journal of Human Resources, 52(4), 919–945.
Carvalho, L. S., Prina, S., & Sydnor, J. (2016). The effect of saving on risk attitudes and intertemporal choices. Journal of Development Economics, 120, 41–52.
Kapteyn, A., & Wah, S. H. (2016). Challenges to small and medium-size businesses in Myanmar: What are they and how do we know? Journal of Asian Economics, 47, 1–22.
Schaner, S., & Das, S. (2016). Female Labor Force Participation in Asia: Indonesia Country Study. ADB Economics Working Paper Series, No. 474.
Schaner, S. (2015). Do Opposites Detract? Intrahousehold Preference Heterogeneity and Inefficient Strategic Savings. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(2), 135–174.
Burke, J., Rabinovich, L. & Schaner, S. (2020). Understanding Impacts of Financial Services on Women’s Lives: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Kenya. Final Report.
Barboni, G. … Schaner, S. (2019). A Tough Call: Understanding barriers to and impacts of women’s mobile phone adoption in India. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School.
Moore, C.T., & Schaner, S. (2019). Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Digital Cash Transfers: Analysis of the Digitize/Direct/Design Criteria Applied to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Bihar, India. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School
Buehren, N., Ceretti, V., Dervisevic, E., Goldstein, M., Klapper, L., Koroknay-Palicz, T., & Schaner, S. (2018). Salary Delays and Overdrafts in Rural Ghana. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108, 449–452.
Schaner, S. (2018). The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change: Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10(3), 67–100.
Wah, S. H. (2018). Do employers in Myanmar prefer workers who accumulated skills in more advanced countries? Evidence from a field experiment. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 8(1), 1.
Aguila, E., Kapteyn, A., & Perez-Arce, F. (2017). Consumption Smoothing and Frequency of Benefit Payments of Cash Transfer Programs. American Economic Review, 107(5), 430–435.
MacLeod, W. B., Riehl, E., Saavedra, J. E., & Urquiola, M. (2017). The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(3), 223–261.
Schaner, S. (2017). The Cost of Convenience?: Transaction Costs, Bargaining Power, and Savings Account Use in Kenya. Journal of Human Resources, 52(4), 919–945.
Carvalho, L. S., Prina, S., & Sydnor, J. (2016). The effect of saving on risk attitudes and intertemporal choices. Journal of Development Economics, 120, 41–52.
Kapteyn, A., & Wah, S. H. (2016). Challenges to small and medium-size businesses in Myanmar: What are they and how do we know? Journal of Asian Economics, 47, 1–22.
Schaner, S., & Das, S. (2016). Female Labor Force Participation in Asia: Indonesia Country Study. ADB Economics Working Paper Series, No. 474.
Schaner, S. (2015). Do Opposites Detract? Intrahousehold Preference Heterogeneity and Inefficient Strategic Savings. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(2), 135–174.
Burke, J., Rabinovich, L. & Schaner, S. (2020). Understanding Impacts of Financial Services on Women’s Lives: A Mixed-Methods Approach in Kenya. Final Report.
Barboni, G. … Schaner, S. (2019). A Tough Call: Understanding barriers to and impacts of women’s mobile phone adoption in India. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School.
Moore, C.T., & Schaner, S. (2019). Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Digital Cash Transfers: Analysis of the Digitize/Direct/Design Criteria Applied to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Bihar, India. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report. Cambridge, MA: Evidence for Policy Design, Harvard Kennedy School
Buehren, N., Ceretti, V., Dervisevic, E., Goldstein, M., Klapper, L., Koroknay-Palicz, T., & Schaner, S. (2018). Salary Delays and Overdrafts in Rural Ghana. AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108, 449–452.
Schaner, S. (2018). The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change: Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10(3), 67–100.
Wah, S. H. (2018). Do employers in Myanmar prefer workers who accumulated skills in more advanced countries? Evidence from a field experiment. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 8(1), 1.
Aguila, E., Kapteyn, A., & Perez-Arce, F. (2017). Consumption Smoothing and Frequency of Benefit Payments of Cash Transfer Programs. American Economic Review, 107(5), 430–435.
MacLeod, W. B., Riehl, E., Saavedra, J. E., & Urquiola, M. (2017). The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(3), 223–261.
Schaner, S. (2017). The Cost of Convenience?: Transaction Costs, Bargaining Power, and Savings Account Use in Kenya. Journal of Human Resources, 52(4), 919–945.
Carvalho, L. S., Prina, S., & Sydnor, J. (2016). The effect of saving on risk attitudes and intertemporal choices. Journal of Development Economics, 120, 41–52.
Kapteyn, A., & Wah, S. H. (2016). Challenges to small and medium-size businesses in Myanmar: What are they and how do we know? Journal of Asian Economics, 47, 1–22.
Schaner, S., & Das, S. (2016). Female Labor Force Participation in Asia: Indonesia Country Study. ADB Economics Working Paper Series, No. 474.
Schaner, S. (2015). Do Opposites Detract? Intrahousehold Preference Heterogeneity and Inefficient Strategic Savings. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 7(2), 135–174.
Aguila, E., Kapteyn, A., & Smith, J. P. (2015). Effects of income supplementation on health of the poor elderly: The case of Mexico. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(1), 70–75.
Aguila, E., Kapteyn, A., & Tassot, C. (2017). Designing cash transfer programs for an older population: The Mexican case. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 9, 111–121.
