Raquel Bernal

Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics

Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Economic Development (CEDE)

Carrera 1a No. 18A-10

Santafe de Bogota, AA4976

Colombia

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1.

Evaluation of the Early Childhood Program Hogares Comunitarios De Bienestar in Colombia

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Oct 2009
Raquel Bernal, Camila Fernández, Carmen Elisa Flórez Nieto, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Paul René Ocampo, Belén Samper and Fabio Sánchez
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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Early childhood programs, estimation of treatment effects, nutrition, health, cognitive development, non-cognitive development

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Macroeconomic Performance and Inequality in Colombia: 1976-1996

Fedesarrollo Working Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Jan 1998
Mauricio Cardenas, Raquel Bernal, Jairo Nunez and Fabio Sánchez
Fedesarrollo, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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Employment and Child Care Decisions of Women and the Well-Being of Their Children

IPR Working Paper Series No. WP-03-03
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 May 2004
Raquel Bernal
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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Employment, child care, child development

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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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The effects of a project and play-based early education program on medium term developmental trajectories of young children in a low-income setting.

Number of pages: 112 Posted: 09 Sep 2022
Raquel Bernal, Michele Giannola and Milagros Nores
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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early childhood development, early education, poverty, impact evaluation

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Improving Childcare Quality at Scale: The Effects of 'From Zero to Forever'

Documento CEDE No. 2018-40
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 Aug 2018
Raquel Bernal and Sara Ramirez
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Government of the Republic of Colombia - Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público
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early childhood development, early education, poverty, impact evaluation

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Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia: 1976-1996

NBER Working Paper No. w10077
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Nov 2003 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2022
Mauricio Cardenas and Raquel Bernal
Fedesarrollo and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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SARS-CoV-2 Spread, Detection, and Dynamics in a Megacity in Latin America

Documento CEDE No. 18
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Apr 2021
Rachid Laajaj, Camilo De Los Rios Rueda, Ignacio Sarmiento-Barbieri, Ignacio Sarmiento-Barbieri, Danilo Aristizabal, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, Giancarlo Buitrago, Zulma M. Cucunubá, Fernando de la Hoz, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Luis Jorge Hernández Florez, Leonardo León Nuñez, Diane Moyano, Elkin Osorio, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Silvia Restrepo, Rodrigo Rodriguez, Norbert Schady, Martha Vives Florez and Duncan Webb
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Imperial College London - MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, National University of Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogota, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogota, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogota, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, CoVIDA, Latin America

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Understanding How Socioeconomic Inequalities Drive Inequalities in SARS-CoV-2 Infections

Documento CEDE No. 24
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 May 2021
Rachid Laajaj, Duncan Webb, Danilo Aristizabal, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, Giancarlo Buitrago, Zulma M. Cucunubá, Fernando de la Hoz, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Luis Jorge Hernández Florez, Camilo De Los Rios Rueda, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Silvia Restrepo, Norbert Schady and Martha Vives Florez
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Imperial College London - MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, National University of Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
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COVID-19, inequality, infections, socioeconomic strata

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Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention

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Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 2145
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Sep 2018
Orazio Attanasio, Helen Baker-Henningham, Raquel Bernal, Costas Meghir, Diana Pineda and Marta Rubio-Codina
Dept of Economics Yale University, Bangor University - Bangor University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Yale University, Fundación Éxito and Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
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Early childhood development, Parenting, Early stimulation, Program scale-up

Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention

NBER Working Paper No. w25059
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2022
Orazio Attanasio, Helen Baker-Henningham, Raquel Bernal, Costas Meghir, Diana Pineda and Marta Rubio-Codina
Dept of Economics Yale University, Bangor University - Bangor University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Yale University, Fundación Éxito and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Early Stimulation and Nutrition: The Impacts of a Scalable Intervention

Documento CEDE No. 2018-42
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Orazio Attanasio, Helen Baker-Henningham, Raquel Bernal, Costas Meghir, Diana Pineda and Marta Rubio-Codina
Dept of Economics Yale University, Bangor University - Bangor University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Yale University, Fundación Éxito and University of Toulouse I
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early childhood development, parenting, early stimulation, program scale-up

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The Rise in Female Participation in Colombia: Fertility, Marital Status or Education?

Documento CEDE No. 2013-11
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Mar 2013
Diego Amador, Raquel Bernal and Ximena Peña
Texas Policy Lab - Rice University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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Gender, Labor Force Participation, Colombia

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Center-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers: The aeioTU Randomized Trial

Documento CEDE No. 2018-48
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 26 Nov 2018
Milagros Nores, Raquel Bernal and William Barnett
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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early childhood development, early education, poverty, impact evaluation

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Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Bogotá, Colombia: Results from a Large Epidemiological Surveillance Study

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 May 2021
Andrea Ramirez Varela, Luis Jorge Hernández Florez, Guillermo Tamayo Cabeza, Sandra Contreras Arrieta, Silvia Restrepo, Rachid Laajaj, Giancarlo Buitrago Gutierrez, Yenny Paola Rueda Guevara, Yuldor Caballero Diaz, Martha Vives Florez, Elkin Osorio, Ignacio Sarmiento-Barbieri, Ignacio Sarmiento-Barbieri, Daniela Rodriguez Sanchez, Leonardo León Nuñez, Raquel Bernal, Sofía Rios Oliveros, Leonardo Salas Zapata, Marcela Guevara-Suarez, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe and Eduardo Behrentz
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Chile, National University of Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Bogota, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá D.C, Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá D.C, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
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SARS-CoV-2, sentinel surveillance, risk factor, socioeconomic factors, COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing, Colombia

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Understanding How Socioeconomic Inequalities Drive Inequalities in COVID-19 Infections

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 30 Aug 2021
Rachid Laajaj, Duncan Webb, Danilo Aristizabal, Eduardo Behrentz, Raquel Bernal, Giancarlo Buitrago Gutierrez, Zulma Cucunuba, Fernando de la Hoz, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, Luis Jorge Hernández Florez, Camilo De Los Rios, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Silvia Restrepo, Norbert Schady and Martha Vives Florez
Universidad de los Andes, Chile, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, National University of Colombia, Imperial College London, National University of Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Inter-American Development Bank, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
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The Effect of Maternal Employment and Child Care on Children's Cognitive Development

International Economic Review, Vol. 49, Issue 4, pp. 1173-1209, November 2008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Oct 2008
Raquel Bernal
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics
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Preschool Quality and Child Development

NBER Working Paper No. w26191
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2023
Alison Andrew, Orazio Attanasio, Raquel Bernal, Lina Cardona-Sosa, Sonya Krutikova and Marta Rubio-Codina
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Dept of Economics Yale University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Child Development in the Early Years: Parental Investment and the Changing Dynamics of Different Dimensions

NBER Working Paper No. w27812
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2022
Orazio Attanasio, Raquel Bernal, Michele Giannola and Milagros Nores
Dept of Economics Yale University, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Economic Development: Challenges and Policies (Desarrollo Económico: Retos y Políticas Públicas ) (Spanish)

Documento CEDE No. 2009-01
Posted: 10 Feb 2011
Raquel Bernal, Adriana Camacho, Carmen Elisa Flórez Nieto, Christian R. Jaramillo, Oskar Nupia, Ximena Pena, Catherine Rodriguez, Fabio Sánchez, Miguel Urrutia and Alejandro Gaviria Uribe
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics

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design of public policies, economic development, education, health, labor market, poverty, income distribution, institutions

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Wage Inequality and Structural Reform: Evidence from Colombia

Posted: 19 Aug 1998
Mauricio Cardenas and Raquel Bernal
Fedesarrollo and Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics

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