School of Economics and Finance

Research output

Publications per year 1996 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2016 2024

• 43 Working paper
• 15 Article in a journal
• 12 Chapter
• 8 Book
• 3 More
  • 3 Commissioned report

Publications per year

Publications per year

Search results

• 2023

  Economic mobility and fairness in a developing country: Evidence from Peru

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Medina, S. & Armas, J., Sep 2023, p. 1-35, (IZA discussion paper series; no. 16465).

  Research output: Working paper

  • Fairness 100%
  • Peru 94%
  • Developing Countries 55%
  • Economics 46%
  • Household 42%
• 2022

  The magnitude and predictors of overeducation and overskilling in Latin America: Evidence from PIAAC

  Castro, J. F., Ortega, L., Yamada, G. & Mata, D., Mar 2022, Bonn, 58 p. (Discussion paper series; no. 15143).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Overskilling 100%
  • Overeducation 77%
  • Predictors 58%
  • OECD 52%
  • Chile 49%
• 2020

  Spillovers and long run effects of messages on tax compliance: experimental evidence from Peru

  Beltrán Barco, A. C. L., Castro Carlín, J. F., Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Velásquez, D., Dec 2020, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Too hard, too easy, or just right: dynamic complementarity and substitutability in the production of skill

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Dec 2020, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2019

  Cuando la educación no cumple su promesa: Brechas persistentes en habilidades básicas de peruanos del milenio

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Dec 2019, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Work With What You’ve Got: Improving Teachers’ Pedagogical Skills at Scale in Rural Peru

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Dec 2019, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2018

  Combating child chronic malnutrition and anemia in Peru: simulations based on the achievement of sustainable development goals

  Beltrán Barco, A. C. L. & Castro Carlín, J. F., Dec 2018, Lima, p. 31, (Working paper; no. 32).

  Research output: Working paper

  • Anemia 100%
  • Malnutrition 80%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 73%
  • Peru 63%
  • Simulation 41%

• The effect of monetary incentives on cognitive effort, emotions and test-solving performance

  Castro, J. F., Yamada, G., Contreras, H., Linares, F. & Watson, H., Dec 2018, 37 p. (Working paper; no. 131).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Cognitive Effort 100%
  • Monetary Incentives 88%
  • Emotion 55%
  • Efficacy 40%
  • Task Performance 32%
• 2017

  Revisiting Dynamic Complementarity in the Production of Cognitive Skill and its Implications for a Cognitive Achievement Gap Decomposition

  Castro, J. F., 1 Dec 2017.

  Research output: Working paper

• The Effect of Teacher Bonuses on Learning Outcomes and the Distribution of Teacher Skill: Evidence from Rural Schools in Peru

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Dec 2017, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2016

  Linear Decompositions of Cognitive Achievement Gaps: A Cautionary Note and an Illustration Using Peruvian Data

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Jun 2016, Italia.

  Research output: Working paper

• Revisitando el coeficiente de Gini en el Perú: el rol de las políticas públicas en la evolución de la desigualdad

  Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Castro Carlín, J. F. & Oviedo Soria, N. A., 2016, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2015

  Effects of early childhood development interventions on parental behaviour: evidence from a home-visiting programme in Peru

  Castro Carlín, J. F., 2015, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Peru 100%
  • caregiver 83%
  • childhood 66%
  • evidence 40%
  • available information 14%

• Explaining the Urban–Rural Gap in Cognitive Achievement in Peru: The Role of Early Childhood Environments and School Influences

  CASTRO CARLIN, J. F., Sep 2015.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Linear decompositions of cognitive achievement gaps: a cautionary note and an illustration using Peruvian data

  Castro, J. F., 2015, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Decomposition 100%
  • Cognitive Skills 47%
  • Skill Formation 25%
  • Family Influence 25%
  • Test Scores 22%
• 2014

  A results-based incentive scheme to improve performance

  Becerra Marsano, A. M. T., Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., 2014, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • academic achievement 100%
  • hiring 46%
  • higher education 44%
  • politics 43%
  • profits and margins 29%
• 2013

  La viabilidad de un sistema de crédito educativo en el Perú

  Beltrán Barco, A. C. L., Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Oct 2013, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2012

  Desigualdad monetaria en un contexto de rápido crecimiento económico : el caso reciente del Perú

  Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Castro Carlín, J. F. & Bacigalupo Vargas, J. L., Apr 2012, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Poverty, inequality, and social policies in Peru : as poor as it gets

  Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Castro Carlín, J. F., Aug 2012, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• “Convexification” and “deconvexification” of the Peruvian wage profile: a tale of declining education quality

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Apr 2012, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Wage Profile 100%
  • Education 39%
  • Schooling 34%
  • Individual Abilities 29%
  • Wages 15%
• 2011

  Brechas étnicas y de sexo en el acceso a la educación básica y superior en el Perú

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Sep 2011, Lima: Universidad del Pacífico, Centro de Investigación, (Documento de discusión; no. DD/11/04).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Diferencias étnicas y de sexo en el progreso educativo en Perú : ¿para quién y cuándo son los riesgos mayores?

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Asmat, R., Sep 2011, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Higher education decisions in Peru: On the role of financial constraints, skills, and family background

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Arias, O. S., Dec 2011, Lima, p. 1-35, (Documento de Discusión; no. DD/11/14).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Family Background 100%
  • Cognitive Skills 98%
  • Financial Constraints 79%
  • Peru 77%
  • Family Income 58%
• 2010

  (Re)Counting the poor in Peru: A multidimensional approach

  Castro, J. F., Baca, J. & Ocampo, J. P., Mar 2010, Lima, 20 p. (Documento de discusión; no. DD/10/01).

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Deprivation 100%
  • Peru 86%
  • Poverty 31%
  • Water Services 27%
  • Sanitation 25%

• Educación superior e ingresos laborales : estimaciones paramétricas y no paramétricas de la rentabilidad por niveles y carreras en el Perú

  Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Castro Carlín, J. F., Dec 2010, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• La econoḿıa peruana en la última década: Mejor desempeño y mayor resiliencia a las crisis

  Yamada Fukusaki, G. A. & Castro, J. F., 2010, Lima.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Las diferencias étnicas y de género en el acceso a la educación básica y superior en el Perú

  Castro, J. F. & Yamada, G., Oct 2010.

  Research output: Working paper

• Peru in the 2000s: the Crisis that Did Not Happen and a Missed Opportunity for Labour Reform: Background paper

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., 2010.

  Research output: Working paper
• 2009

  The global crisis and the Peruvian labor market : impact and policy options

  Morón Pastor, E. A., Castro Carlín, J. F. & Villacorta, L. L., Oct 2009, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Labour Market Impact 100%
  • Global Crisis 78%
  • Policy Options 73%
  • Informality 55%
  • Labour Market 52%
• 2007

  Educational attainment, growth and poverty reduction within the MDG framework: simulations and costing for the Peruvian case

  Yamada Fukusaki, G., Castro, J. F., Beltrán B., A. & Cárdenas, M. A., Feb 2007, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • MDGs 100%
  • Educational Attainment 72%
  • Costing 69%
  • Poverty Reduction 65%
  • GDP Growth 61%
• 2006

  Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Guatemala

  Yamada, G., Beltrán, A., Castro, J. F. & Vásquez, E., 2006.

  Research output: Working paper

• A Systemic Assessment of MDG Achievement: The Case of Guatemala

  Castro, J. F., Beltran, A., Vasquez, E. & Yamada, G., 1 Jan 2006, Rochester, NY.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Evaluación de estrategias de desarrollo para alcanzar los objetivos del milenio en América Latina

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Yamada Fukusaki, G. A., Nov 2006, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• Política fiscal y gasto social en el Perú : cuánto se ha avanzado y qué más se puede hacer para reducir la vulnerabilidad de los hogares

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Jul 2006, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2005

  Alcanzando los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio en Guatemala: Informe final sobre el diseño de modelos de predicción del cumplimiento de los objetivos del milenio en Guatemala

  Beltrán, A., Castro, J. F., Vásquez, E. & Yamada, G., 2005.

  Research output: Working paper

• Financial dollarization and the size of the fear

  Castro Carlín, J. F. & Morón Pastor, E. A., Jul 2005, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Dollarization 100%
  • Capital Asset Pricing Model 50%
  • Real Returns 33%
  • Minimum Variance 30%
  • Assets 28%
• 2004

  ¿Cómo alcanzar los objetivos del desarrollo del milenio?

  Vásquez, E., Yamada, G., Castro, J. F. & Beltrán, A., 2004.

  Research output: Working paper

• Assessing financial vulnerability in partial dollarized economies

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Morón Pastor, E. A. & Winkelried Quezada, D. M., Nov 2004, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Vulnerability 100%
  • Liability Dollarization 92%
  • Asset Prices 52%
  • Financial Accelerator 39%
  • Float 33%

• Assessing Financial Vulnerability in Partially Dollarized Economies

  Castro, J. F., Morón, E. A. & Winkelried, D., 1 May 2004, Rochester, NY.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

• On the reasons behind fear of floating : pass-through effects vs. contractionary depreciations

  Castro Carlín, J. F., Apr 2004, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Fear of Floating 100%
  • Pass-through 70%
  • Depreciation 60%
  • Interest Rates 30%
  • Monetary Policy 30%

• Política Monetaria en Economías Dolarizadas: Un Aporte Analítico

  Morón, E. & Castro, J. F., 2004.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access
• 2003

  De-dollarizing the Peruvian economy: a portfolio approach

  Morón Pastor, E. A. & Castro Carlín, J. F., Sep 2003, Perú.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access

  • Dollarization 100%
  • Safety Net 45%
  • Financial Intermediation 42%
  • Policy Options 39%
  • Depreciation 34%
• 2000

  Uncovering Central Bank's Monetary Policy Objectives: Going Beyond Fear of Floating

  Morón, E. A. & Castro, J. F., 1 Oct 2000, Rochester, NY.

  Research output: Working paper

  Open Access