Publications

Valdebenito, Ridley, Arends-Kuenning, Dall’erba (2025). Migration of High School Graduates for Higher Education: The Role of Degree Type and Field of Study. Education Economics. [link]

Anukriti, Herrera-Almanza, Karra, Valdebenito (2022). Convincing the Mummy-ji: Improving Mother-in-Law Approval of Family Planning in India. AEA Papers and Proceedings. [link]

Aroca, González, Valdebenito (2017). The heterogeneous level of life quality across Chilean regions. Habitat International. [link]

Working Papers

Peer Influence and College Major Choices in Male-Dominated Fields
Draft

To Profit or not to Profit? Evidence from Chile’s For-Profit Voucher Schools (with Bárbara Boggiano and Cristián Sánchez) Submitted. Draft

Signaling Quality or Gaming the System? Evidence from College-Major Accreditation
(with Cristhian Molina (JMP)) draft

Work in Progress

The Effect of Transitory Environmental Factors on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Chile (with Verónica Vienne, Ron Chan, Jeanne Tschopp, and Martino Pelli)

Assessing the Effect of Commuting on School Performance: Evidence from Chile (with Esteban López and Patricio Aroca)