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Publications

"The Labor Market Effects of Immigration Enforcement"​, with Chloe East, Annie Hines, Philip Luck and Hani Mansour 
In Press at the Journal of Labor Economics
Replication files: https://github.com/cneast/East_etal_2022
Media Coverage: The Economist 

“Unintended Consequences of Immigration Enforcement: Household Services and High-Educated Mother's Work", 
with Chloe East 
In Press at The Journal of Human Resources
Replication files: https://github.com/cneast/East_Velasquez_2022​
Media Coverage: The Economist 

"Promoting Recovery and Resilience for Internally Displaced Persons: Lessons from Colombia", with Ana Maria Ibáñez and Andrés Moya
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 38, Issue 3, Autumn 2022: 595–624

“Import Competition and Gender Differences in Labor Reallocation”, with Hani Mansour and Pamela Medina
Labour Economics, Vol 76, June 2022

“The Economic Burden of Crime: Evidence from Mexico"   (Online Appendix)
The Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55(4): 1287-1318

​“Impact of Violent Crime on Risk Aversion: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War”, with Ryan Brown, Veronica Montalva and Duncan Thomas 
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101(5): 892-904
Media Coverage: Science Daily 
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“The Effect of Violent Crime on the Human Capital Accumulation of Young Adults”, with Ryan Brown
​Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127: 1-12.
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Working papers

New! (April 2022) "Responses to Temperature Shocks: Labor Markets and Migration Decisions in El Salvador", with Ana Maria Ibáñez, Juliana Quigua and Jimena Romero. Submitted
IDB Working Paper Series #01268

SELECTED Work in progress

"When Women's Work Disappears: Marriage and Fertility Decisions in Peru", with Hani Mansour and Pamela Medina

“Mexican Migration to the U.S.: Socio-economic Success of Movers and Stayers”, with Gabriela Farfan, Maria Genoni, and Duncan Thomas 

“Causal effects of universal health insurance: Evidence on child health in Mexico” with Ryan Brown, Gabriela Farfan, Maria Genoni, Duncan Thomas and Gina Turrini
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​PRE-PHD PUBLICATIONS

“Identifying Victims of Civil Conflicts: An Evaluation of Forced Displaced Households in Colombia”, with Ana Maria Ibáñez
Journal of Peace Research, 46: 43, 2009​
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“La Formalidad en los Derechos de Propiedad: ¿Determinante de la Estrategia Militar de los Actores Armados?”
Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, No. 61, 2008