Florencia López Bóo

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

1300 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20577

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Young Lives, Department of International Development, University of Oxford

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Oxford, OX1 3TB

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1.

Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5282
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 01 Nov 2010
Helen Baker-Henningham and Florencia López Bóo
Bangor University - Bangor University and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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child development, early stimulation, mothers, parenting, developing countries

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Cost-Effective Public Daycare in a Low-Income Economy Benefits Children and Mothers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12585
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Sep 2019
Andres Hojman and Florencia López Bóo
University of Chicago and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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RCT, early childhood development, daycare, Latin America, maternal labor force participation, quality

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ICT Skills and Employment: A Randomized Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5336
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Nov 2010
Mariana Blanco and Florencia López Bóo
Universidad del Rosario and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Information and Communication Technologies, hiring decisions, labor demand

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Developmental Losses in Young Children from Pre-Primary Program Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15179
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 May 2022
Alejandra Abufhele, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo and Pamela Soto-Ramirez
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
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COVID-19, child development, Chile, childcare closures

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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6779
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady, Jere Behrman, Maria Caridad Araujo, Rodrigo Azuero, Raquel Bernal, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo, Karen Macours, Daniela Marshall, Christina Paxson and Renos Vakis
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and The World Bank
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Youth and Governance, Educational Sciences, Street Children, Primary Education, Population Policies

Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

Documento CEDE No. 2014-01, PIER Working Paper No. 14-010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2014
Norbert Schady, Jere Behrman, Maria Caridad Araujo, Rodrigo Azuero, Raquel Bernal, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo, Karen Macours, Daniela Marshall, Christina Paxson and Renos Vakis
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and The World Bank
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early childhood, socioeconomic gaps, Latin-American

Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12107
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 May 2019
Norbert Schady, Jere Behrman, Maria Caridad Araujo, Rodrigo Azuero, Raquel Bernal, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo, Karen Macours, Daniela Marshall, Christina H. Paxson and Renos Vakis
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and World Bank Group, Kenya
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cognitive development, poverty, gradients

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Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

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Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3994
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Florencia López Bóo, Lucia Madrigal and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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job satisfaction, gender, part-time work, job flexibility

Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

IDB Working Paper No. 555
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Florencia López Bóo, Lucia Madrigal and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Recognizing Early Childhood Education as a Human Right in International Law

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Sandra Fredman, Georgina Donati, Linda Richter, Sara Naiker, Jere R. Behrman, Chunling Lu, Caroline Cohrssen, Florencia López Bóo, Chemba Raghavan, Amanda Devercelli, S. Jody Heymann and Alan Stein
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand - SAMRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UNICEF, The World Bank, UCLA - WORLD Policy Analysis Center and University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry
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Labor Market Discrimination Based on Gender and the Place of Residence: A Randomized Experiment in Argentina

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2015
Iva Trako and Florencia López Bóo
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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place of residence, call back rates, labor market discrimination

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The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6356
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Feb 2012
Florencia López Bóo, Martin Rossi and Sergio Urzua
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of San Andres and Northwestern University
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facial attractiveness, callback rates, labor market discrimination

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Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to Sms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12808
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Nicolas Ajzenman and Florencia López Bóo
Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - Sao Paulo School of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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behavioral interventions, parenting, child development, poverty

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Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence from Large Scale Studies of Very Young Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10315
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Oct 2016
Rosangela Bando and Florencia López Bóo
Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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gender gaps, sex gaps, language, social skills, emotional skills, early childhood

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How is Child Care Quality Measured?

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 11 Apr 2016
Florencia López Bóo, Maria Caridad Araujo and Romina Tome
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy
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child development, Early childhood development, ECD, child care, Nursery schools, Desarrollo infantil, guarderías, jardines infantiles, salas cuna, centros de cuidado

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Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks: Evidence from Argentina

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4753
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Feb 2010
Florencia López Bóo
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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returns to schooling, earnings profiles, occupations, macroeconomic shocks, policy swings, Argentina

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Measuring the Quality of the Home Environment of Young Children in Uruguay: Socioeconomic Gradients in the Home Inventory

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12110
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 May 2019
Florencia López Bóo, Mayaris Cubides Mateus, Rita Sorio, Giorgina Garibotto and Christian Berón
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) and Ministry of Social Development (MIDES)
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child development, parenting practices, home, quality of the home environment, Uruguay, ASQ, ENDIS

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Cognitive Skills Gaps in India: Can (Late) Nutrition Ameliorate Them?

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2012-051B
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Oct 2013
Florencia López Bóo and Maria E. Canon
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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cognitive outcomes, nutrition, children and test score gaps

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Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India

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Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India

FRB of St. Louis Working Paper No. 2014-011A
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 May 2014
Florencia López Bóo and Maria E. Canon
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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cognitive skills, India, gender, caste inequality, children, Oaxaca

Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8191
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 May 2014
Florencia López Bóo and Maria E. Canon
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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cognitive skills, India, gender, caste inequality, children, Oaxaca

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A Snapshot on the Quality of Seven Home Visit Parenting Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10296
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 31 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Jane Leer, Florencia López Bóo, Ana Perez Expósito and Christine Powell
Save the Children, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and University of the West Indies (Saint Augustine)
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Bolivia, Ecuador, early childhood development, quality, home visiting programs, process quality, Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil, Panama, Jamaica

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Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12109
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 May 2019
Florencia López Bóo and John Creamer
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Honduras, education, health, early childhood development, children, conditional cash transfers (CCTs), impact evaluation

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Delivering Parenting Interventions Through Health Services in the Caribbean

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12106
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 May 2019
Susan Walker, Christine Powell, Susan Chang, Helen Baker-Henningham, Sally Grantham-McGregor, Marcos Vera-Hernández and Florencia López Bóo
University of the West Indies (Mona), University of the West Indies (Mona), University of the West Indies (Mona), Bangor University - Bangor University, University College London, University College London and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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child development, parenting interventions, home visits, primary care health service, cost-benefit, Caribbean

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In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4692
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Florencia López Bóo
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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schooling decision, macroeconomic shocks, local labor market opportunities

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Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6329
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
M. Niaz Asadullah, Uma S. Kambhampati and Florencia López Bóo
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Reading - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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gender inequality, India, religion, social disparity

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How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment

IDB Working Paper No. 550
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Florencia López Bóo
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

IDB Working Paper No. 574
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
M. Niaz Asadullah, Uma S. Kambhampati and Florencia López Bóo
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Reading - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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