Dante Contreras

University of Chile - Department of Economics

Diagonal Paraguay 257

Torre 26, Of. 1801

Santiago

Chile

  • University of Chile - Department of Economics

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1.

Vouchers, School Choice and the Access to Higher Education

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Jul 2002
Dante Contreras
University of Chile - Department of Economics
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Education, vouchers, gender, Chile

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Labor Market Returns to Student Loans

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 18 May 2018 Last Revised: 20 May 2020
Alonso Bucarey, Dante Contreras and Pablo Munoz
Independent, University of Chile - Department of Economics and Universidad de Chile
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financial aid, higher education, student loans, labor market outcomes

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Violence During Early Childhood and Child Development

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11984
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Matias Berthelon, Dante Contreras, Diana I. Kruger and Isidora Palma
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, University of Chile - Department of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso and University of Chile
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spanking, violence toward children, cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes, corporal punishment, child development, Chile

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Wealth Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Skills: Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data

PIER Working Paper No. 17-019
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Sep 2017
Jere Behrman, Dante Contreras, Isidora Palma and Esteban Puentes
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Chile - Department of Economics, University of Chile and University of Chile - Diagonal Paraguay
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wealth disparities, anthropometrics, cognitive skills, socio-emotional skills

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Private School Chains in Chile: Do Better Schools Scale Up?

Cato Institute Policy Analysis, No. 682, August 2011
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2013
Gregory Elacqua, Dante Contreras, Felipe Salavar and Humberto S. Santos
Universidad Diego Portales - Facultad de Economía y Empresa, University of Chile - Department of Economics, Universidad Diego Portales and Universidad Diego Portales
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Chile national voucher program, school franchises, independent schools, private schools, public education, charter schools, performance

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Anti-Crime Programs: An Evaluation of the Comuna Segura Program

Estudios de Economía, Vol 38, Nº2. pp: 369-392, December 2011
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 May 2012
Jose Miguel Benavente, Dante Contreras and Rodrigo Montero
University of Chile - Department of Economics, University of Chile - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Crime, Program evaluation, Matching

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The Role of Social Networks in the Economic Opportunities of Bolivian Women

IDB Working Paper No. 225
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Dante Contreras, Daniela Zapata, Marcelo Ochoa and Diana I. Kruger
University of Chile - Department of Economics, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso
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Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7599
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2019
Dante Contreras and Paulina Sepulveda
University of Chile - Department of Economics and University of Chile
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Labor Markets, Tertiary Education, Children and Youth, Primary Education, Labor Policies

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Social Protests and Corporate Invesment

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2025
Dante Contreras and Erwin Hansen
University of Chile - Department of Economics and University of Chile - Department of Business Administration
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Social unrest, Social conflicts, Capex, Tobin-Q

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Does Gender and Birth Order Matter When Parents Specialize in Child's Nutrition? Evidence from Chile

Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 353-386, Nov 2000
Posted: 29 Jun 2004
Luis N. Rubalcava and Dante Contreras
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - Division of Economics and University of Chile - Department of Economics

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Child's nutrition, intrahousehold allocation of resources