Sergio Urzúa

University of Maryland

College Park

College Park, MD 20742

United States

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El efecto del Instituto Nacional. Evidencia a partir de un diseño de regresión discontinua (The Effect of Attending an Elite Public High-School in Chile: The Case of Instituto Nacional)

ESTUDIOS PUBLICOS, no. 133
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2018
Alonso Bucarey, Miguel Jorquera, Pablo Munoz and Sergio Urzúa
Independent, Fiscalia Nacional Economica, Universidad de Chile and University of Maryland
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Elite Schools, Regression Discontinuity, Impact of Education

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Bullying Among Adolescents: The Role of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills

NBER Working Paper No. w21631
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2023
Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa
University of Maryland and University of Maryland
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Toward an Understanding of the Returns to Cognitive Skills Across Cohorts

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Toward an Understanding of the Returns to Cognitive Skills Across Cohorts

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2024
Judith K. Hellerstein, Sai Luo and Sergio Urzúa
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Economics and University of Maryland
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Toward an Understanding of the Returns to Cognitive Skills Across Cohorts

NBER Working Paper No. w32229
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 11 Mar 2024
Judith K. Hellerstein, Sai Luo and Sergio Urzúa
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of Economics and University of Maryland
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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries

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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries

CESifo Working Paper No. 10255
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 09 Feb 2023
Marina Bassi, Lelys Dinarte, Maria Marta Ferreyra and Sergio Urzúa
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank and University of Maryland
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higher education, short-cycle degrees, quality

What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w30364
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2023
Lelys Dinarte, Maria Marta Ferreyra, Sergio Urzúa and Marina Bassi
World Bank, World Bank, University of Maryland and World Bank
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The Transmission of Commodity Price Super-Cycles

NBER Working Paper No. w24560
Number of pages: 155 Posted: 02 May 2018 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
Felipe Benguria, Felipe Saffie and Sergio Urzúa
University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and University of Maryland
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The Effect of Mandated Child Care on Female Wages in Chile

NBER Working Paper No. w21080
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Maria F. Prada, Graciana Rucci and Sergio Urzúa
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and University of Maryland
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The Children of the Missed Pill

NBER Working Paper No. w23911
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 09 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Tomás Rau, Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Maryland and University of Maryland
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Dynamic Treatment Effects of Job Training

NBER Working Paper No. w25408
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 31 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022
Jorge Rodríguez, Fernando Saltiel and Sergio Urzúa
Universidad de los Andes, Chile, University of Maryland and University of Maryland
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Multiple Dimensions of Ability, College Attendance and Wages

NBER Working Paper No. w20752
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2023
Maria F. Prada and Sergio Urzúa
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and University of Maryland
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Labor Market Effects of Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs: Lessons from Colombia

NBER Working Paper No. w30178
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023
Maria Marta Ferreyra, Camila Galindo and Sergio Urzúa
World Bank, University of Chicago and University of Maryland
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Voting for Democracy: Chile's Plebiscito and the Electoral Participation of a Generation

NBER Working Paper No. w26440
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 11 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2023
Ethan Kaplan, Fernando Saltiel and Sergio Urzúa
University of Maryland, Duke University and University of Maryland
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