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Rooted Decisions: How Birthplace Shapes Women's Work
Where a woman grows up shapes women’s work decision in adulthood.
César Garro-Marín
Rooted Decisions: How Birthplace Shapes Women's Work
When Teacher Training Doesn't Work
A rigorous experiment in Indonesia finds that an ambitious teacher training program had no measurable effect — and reveals a hidden risk in scaling up professional development.
César Garro-Marín
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When Teacher Training Doesn't Work
Who Benefits When Governments Build Schools?
A massive public school building program in Indonesia raised enrollment but disproportionately benefited already-advantaged students, revealing the limits of supply-side education policy.
César Garro-Marín
Who Benefits When Governments Build Schools?
Work Hours and Amenity Trade-offs
When jobs bundle benefits into packages, the simple story of workers trading wages for the perks they value most breaks down — and women end up worse off.
César Garro-Marín
Paper Appendix
Work Hours and Amenity Trade-offs
Do Elite Universities Overpay Their Faculty?
Elite universities don’t overpay faculty—they operate in a separate, competitive market. Here’s what that means for understanding university prestige and resource concentration.
César Garro-Marín
Paper Appendix
Do Elite Universities Overpay Their Faculty?