Publications
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When choice matters: The asymmetric effects of precommitment implementation on healthy food choice
This paper investigates the role of precommitment in making healthy food choices, using a lab-in-the-field experiment embedded in the Young Lives longitudinal study in Peru. Leveraging the fact that participants were scheduled for a blood test and would therefore require a snack afterwards, we elicited participants’ snack choice from a predefined set. Participants were asked […]
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The Making and Unmaking of Education Reforms in Countries with Weak States
The centrality of the state for education policy analysis is a well-established idea. But many analyses take for granted what appear to be the traits of stronger states, with strong institutions and capacities to define, legitimise and implement policy agendas. Such assumptions are problematic when considering the role of the state in education in Latin […]
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¿Qué hemos aprendido del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio en el Perú? Nuevos hallazgos y desafíos pendientes (2018-2025)
Niños del Milenio, conocido internacionalmente como Young Lives, es una investigación de largo plazo que estudia cómo cambian la pobreza y las oportunidades de niñas, niños y jóvenes en países de ingresos bajos y medios. Durante más de dos décadas, el estudio ha seguido de cerca a dos grupos en el Perú: quienes tenían alrededor […]
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Solo una ilusión: Cambios en las aspiraciones y en el logro de las metas educativas y laborales de los niños y niñas en el Perú
La creencia en los retornos de la educación ha motivado a los estudiantes peruanos a aspirar a estándares más altos tanto en el ámbito académico como laboral. Este estudio analiza la evolución de las aspiraciones educativas y ocupacionales de los niños y niñas en el Perú hasta la culminación de la educación básica, y evalúa […]
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Streaks to success: The effects of highlighting streaks on student effort and learning
The authors examine whether highlighting streaks—instances of repeated and consecutive behavior when completing learning tasks—encourages 4th to 6th grade students in Peru to increase their use of an online math platform and improve learning. 60,000 students were randomly assigned to receive messages that (i) highlighted streaks, (ii) provided personalized reminders with positive reinforcement, (iii) provided […]
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Laptops in the long run: Evidence from the one laptop per child program in rural Peru
This paper examines a large-scale randomized evaluation of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program in 531 Peruvian rural primary schools. We use administrative data on academic performance and grade progression over 10 years to estimate the long-run effects of increased computer access on (i) school performance over time and (ii) students’ educational trajectories. Following […]
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Beca Vocación de Maestro: motivos para elegir la carrera docente en el Perú
The teaching profession in Peru has been characterized by low prestige and limited institutional support. In 2015, to attract talented individuals with vocation and academic excellence, the Ministry of Education created the Vocación de Maestroscholarship. This study is framed within this context with the objective of identifying the motivations for studying education among a group […]
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Life-Course Shocks and Food Insecurity: Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, and Peru
This study investigates the relationship between life-cycle exposure to socioeconomic shocks and subsequent food insecurity in young adult households. Using two decades of longitudinal data (2002-2023) from the Young Lives study in Ethiopia, India, and Peru, we analyse how the timing of shocks influences current household food security. Our findings consistently demonstrate a significant association […]
