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Florencia Lopez Boo

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First Name:Florencia
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Last Name:Lopez Boo
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RePEc Short-ID:plo91
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Twitter: @florlopezboo
Terminal Degree:2009 Department of Economics; Oxford University (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(95%) Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC)
New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (United States)
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/ihdsc/
RePEc:edi:ihnyuus (more details at EDIRC)

(3%) Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
http://www.iadb.org/
RePEc:edi:iadbbus (more details at EDIRC)

(1%) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany
http://www.iza.org/
RePEc:edi:izaaade (more details at EDIRC)

(1%) Young Lives
Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House)
Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom
http://younglives.qeh.ox.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:ylsoxuk (more details at EDIRC)

Research output

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Working papers

  1. López Bóo, Florencia & de la Paz Ferro, Maria & Carneiro, Pedro, 2024. "Impacts of Integrating Early Childhood with Health Services: Experimental Evidence from the Cresça Com Seu Filho Home Visiting Program," IZA Discussion Papers 17130, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  2. Attanasio, Orazio & Lopez-Boo, Florencia & Perez-Lopez, Diana & Reynolds, Sarah Anne, 2024. "Inequality in the early years in LAC: a comparative study of size, persistence, and policies," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121590, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  3. Bernal, Pedro & Daga, Giuliana & Kossuth, Lajos & Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2023. "Do Behavioral Drivers Matter for Healthcare Decision-making in Times of Crisis?: A study of Low-Income Women in El Salvador During the COVID-19 Pandemic," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 13052, Inter-American Development Bank.
  4. Abufhele, Alejandra & Bravo, David & López Bóo, Florencia & Soto-Ramirez, Pamela, 2022. "Developmental Losses in Young Children from Pre-primary Program Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IZA Discussion Papers 15179, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  5. Lopez Boo, Florencia & Ferro Venegas, María de la Paz & Carneiro, Pedro, 2021. "¿Funciona integrar servicios de primera infancia con los servicios de salud?: Evidencia experimental del programa de visitas domiciliarias Cresça Com Seu Filho," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 11208, Inter-American Development Bank.
  6. Ana Balsa & Florencia López Boo & Juanita Bloomfield & Alejandrina Cristia & Alejandro Cid & María de La Paz Ferro & Rosario Valdés & María del Luján González, 2021. "The effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult-child language interactions," Post-Print hal-03498848, HAL.
  7. Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes & Becerra, Laura & Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel & Lopez Boo, Florencia & Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo & Vasquez Echeverria, Alejandro, 2020. "Nudging Parents to Increase Preschool Attendance in Uruguay," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 10893, Inter-American Development Bank.
  8. López Bóo, Florencia & Cubides Mateus, Mayaris & Sorio, Rita & Garibotto, Giorgina & Berón, Christian, 2019. "Measuring the Quality of the Home Environment of Young Children in Uruguay: Socioeconomic Gradients in the Home Inventory," IZA Discussion Papers 12110, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  9. Lopez Boo, Florencia & Hojman, Andrés, 2019. "Cost-Effective Public Daycare in a Low-Income Economy Benefits Children and Mothers," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 9786, Inter-American Development Bank.
  10. Ajzenman, Nicolas & López Bóo, Florencia, 2019. "Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to SMS," IZA Discussion Papers 12808, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  11. Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2018. "Cash, Conditions and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer in Honduras," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 9265, Inter-American Development Bank.
  12. Leer, Jane & López Bóo, Florencia & Perez Expósito, Ana & Powell, Christine, 2016. "A Snapshot on the Quality of Seven Home Visit Parenting Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean," IZA Discussion Papers 10296, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  13. Bando, Rosangela & Lopez Boo, Florencia & Li, Xia, 2016. "Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-emotional Skills in Early Childhood," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 7808, Inter-American Development Bank.
  14. Bando, Rosangela & López Bóo, Florencia, 2016. "Sex-Differences in Language and Socio-Emotional Skills: Evidence from Large Scale Studies of Very Young Children," IZA Discussion Papers 10315, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  15. Norbert Schady & Jere Behrman & Maria Caridad Araujo & Rodrigo Azuero & Raquel Bernal & David Bravo & Florencia Lopez-Boo & Karen Macours & Daniela Marshall & Christina Paxson & Renos Vakis, 2015. "Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries," Post-Print halshs-01156529, HAL.
  16. Walker, Susan P. & Powell, Christine & Chang-Lopez, Susan M. & Baker-Henningham, Helen & Grantham-McGregor, Sally & Vera-Hernández, Marcos & Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2015. "Delivering Parenting Interventions through Health Services in the Caribbean," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 7305, Inter-American Development Bank.
  17. Maria E. Canon & Florencia Lopez Boo, 2014. "Reversal of Gender Gaps in Child Development: Evidence from Young Children in India," Working Papers 2014-11, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  18. Florencia López Boo, 2014. "Socio-economic Status and Early Childhood Cognitive Skills Is Latin America Different? (Documento de Trabajo 127 Nivel socioeconómico y habilidades cognitivas en la infancia temprana ¿América Latina e," Documentos de Trabajo (Niños del Milenio-GRADE) ninosm127, Niños del Milenio (Young Lives).
  19. Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2013. "Intercontinental Evidence on Socioeconomic Status and Early Childhood: Cognitive Skills: Is Latin America Different?," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 4588, Inter-American Development Bank.
  20. Maria E. Canon & Florencia Lopez Boo, 2012. "Richer but more unequal? nutrition and caste gaps," Working Papers 2012-051, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  21. López Bóo, Florencia & Rossi, Martín A. & Urzua, Sergio, 2012. "The Labor Market Return to an Attractive Face: Evidence from a Field Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 6356, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  22. Baker-Henningham, Helen & Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2010. "Early Childhood Stimulation Interventions in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Literature Review," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 2660, Inter-American Development Bank.
  23. López Bóo, Florencia, 2010. "In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis," IZA Discussion Papers 4692, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  24. López Bóo, Florencia, 2010. "Returns to Education and Macroeconomic Shocks: Evidence from Argentina," IZA Discussion Papers 4753, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  25. Blanco, Mariana & López Bóo, Florencia, 2010. "ICT Skills and Employment: A Randomized Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 5336, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  26. Lopez Boo, Florencia & Madrigal, Lucía & Pagés, Carmen, 2009. "Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1114, Inter-American Development Bank.
  27. Niaz Asadullah, Mohammed & Kambhampati, Uma & Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2009. "Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1657, Inter-American Development Bank.
  28. Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2008. "How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions?: Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1635, Inter-American Development Bank.
  29. Florencia Lopez Boo, 2006. "Changes in poverty and the stability of income distribution in Argentina: evidence from the 1990s via decompositions," Working Papers 33, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
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    repec:idb:brikps:7908 is not listed on IDEAS

Articles

  1. Rosangela Bando & Florencia Lopez-Boo & Lia Fernald & Paul Gertler & Sarah Reynolds, 2024. "Gender Differences in Early Child Development: Evidence from Large-Scale Studies of Very Young Children in Nine Countries," Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 82-92, June.
  2. Balsa, Ana & López Boo, Florencia & Bloomfield, Juanita & Cristia, Alejandrina & Cid, Alejandro & Ferro, María de la Paz & Valdés, Rosario & González, María del Luján, 2023. "Effect of Crianza Positiva e-messaging program on adult–child language interactions," Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(3), pages 607-643, July.
  3. Boruchowicz, Cynthia & Lopez Boo, Florencia & Roseth, Benjamin & Tejerina, Luis, 2023. "Default options: a powerful behavioral tool to increase COVID-19 contact tracing app acceptance in Latin America?," Behavioural Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(3), pages 662-678, July.
  4. Ajzenman, Nicolas & Luna, Laura Becerra & Hernández-Agramonte, Juan Manuel & Lopez Boo, Florencia & Perez Alfaro, Marcelo & Vásquez-Echeverría, Alejandro & Mateo Diaz, Mercedes, 2022. "A behavioral intervention to increase preschool attendance in Uruguay," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
  5. Hojman, Andrés & Lopez Boo, Florencia, 2022. "Public childcare benefits children and mothers: Evidence from a nationwide experiment in a developing country," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 212(C).
  6. Lucia Freira & Marco Sartorio & Cynthia Boruchowicz & Florencia Lopez Boo & Joaquin Navajas, 2021. "The interplay between partisanship, forecasted COVID-19 deaths, and support for preventive policies," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, December.
  7. Florencia Lopez Boo & John Creamer, 2019. "Cash, Conditions, and Child Development: Experimental Evidence from a Cash Transfer Program in Honduras," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 169-196, April.
  8. Araujo, María Caridad & López-Boo, Florencia, 2015. "Los servicios de cuidado infantil en América Latina y el Caribe," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(326), pages .249-275, abril-jun.
  9. Norbert Schady & Jere Behrman & Maria Caridad Araujo & Rodrigo Azuero & Raquel Bernal & David Bravo & Florencia Lopez-Boo & Karen Macours & Daniela Marshall & Christina Paxson & Renos Vakis, 2015. "Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 50(2), pages 446-463.
  10. M. Niaz Asadullah & Uma Kambhampati & Florencia Lopez Boo, 2014. "Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 38(4), pages 869-893.
  11. Helen Baker-Henningham & Florencia López Boo, 2014. "Intervenciones de estimulación infantil temprana en los países en vías de desarrollo: lo que funciona, por qué y para quién," Económica, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, vol. 60, pages 120-186, January-D.
  12. Lopez Boo, Florencia & Canon, Maria Eugenia, 2014. "Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 124(1), pages 55-59.
  13. López Bóo, Florencia & Rossi, Martín A. & Urzúa, Sergio S., 2013. "The labor market return to an attractive face: Evidence from a field experiment," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 118(1), pages 170-172.
  14. Florencia L�pez B�o, 2012. "In School or at Work? Evidence from a Crisis," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(3), pages 381-404, September.
  15. Florencia Lopez Boo & Lucia Madrigal & Carmen Pages, 2010. "Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(9), pages 1543-1571.

Chapters

  1. Samuel Berlinski & Florencia López Boo & Ana Pérez Expósito & Norbert Schady, 2015. "Family First," IDB Publications (Book Chapters), in: Samuel Berlinski & Norbert Schady (ed.), The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, edition 1, chapter 3, pages 55-90, Inter-American Development Bank.
  2. Samuel Berlinski & Luca Flabbi & Florencia López Boo, 2015. "Raising Children: The Case for Government Intervention," IDB Publications (Book Chapters), in: Samuel Berlinski & Norbert Schady (ed.), The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy, edition 1, chapter 1, pages 1-24, Inter-American Development Bank.

Books

  1. Lopez Boo, Florencia & Araujo, María Caridad & Tomé, Romina, 2016. "How is Child Care Quality Measured?: A toolkit," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 7432, November.
  2. Araujo, María Caridad & Ardanaz, Martín & Armendáriz, Edna & Behrman, Jere R. & Berlinski, Samuel & Cristia, Julian P. & Flabbi, Luca & Hincapie, Diana & Jalmovich, Analía & Kagan, Sharon Lynn & Lopez, 2015. "The Early Years: Child Well-being and the Role of Public Policy," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 7259, November.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 30 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-DEV: Development (16) 2006-04-08 2009-01-31 2009-02-28 2009-10-10 2010-02-13 2010-02-27 2010-11-13 2012-02-20 2014-02-21 2014-03-30 2014-05-04 2019-02-25 2019-02-25 2019-09-23 2024-02-19 2024-04-08. Author is listed
  2. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (15) 2009-01-31 2009-02-28 2014-02-21 2014-03-30 2014-09-25 2016-11-06 2016-11-06 2019-02-25 2019-02-25 2019-09-23 2022-02-28 2022-05-02 2024-02-19 2024-04-08 2024-08-26. Author is listed
  3. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (9) 2008-12-14 2009-01-31 2009-02-28 2009-10-10 2010-02-13 2010-02-27 2012-02-20 2012-02-27 2024-08-26. Author is listed
  4. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (9) 2012-02-27 2014-02-21 2014-03-30 2016-11-06 2019-02-25 2019-12-16 2024-02-19 2024-04-08 2024-08-26. Author is listed
  5. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (6) 2008-12-14 2009-10-10 2010-02-13 2010-12-11 2022-05-02 2024-08-26. Author is listed
  6. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (4) 2012-11-17 2014-03-30 2014-05-04 2014-06-02
  7. NEP-EDU: Education (4) 2008-12-14 2009-10-10 2010-02-13 2010-02-27
  8. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (4) 2010-12-11 2012-02-27 2019-02-25 2019-12-16
  9. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (4) 2019-02-25 2023-10-23 2024-02-19 2024-04-08
  10. NEP-NEU: Neuroeconomics (4) 2014-02-21 2014-03-30 2019-02-25 2023-10-23
  11. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (1) 2009-10-10
  12. NEP-GEN: Gender (1) 2016-11-06
  13. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (1) 2009-01-31
  14. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (1) 2010-12-11
  15. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2012-02-27
  16. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2019-12-16
  17. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2014-09-25

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