Seminario MAP Agosto 2025: Santiago Tobon
(EAFIT) presenta investigación sobre expectativas ocupacionales de adolescentes en Medellín, analizando factores que influyen en atracción hacia grupos criminales. Lunes 18 ago, 12PM (hora Perú). Modera: Martín Valdivia
(GRADE).

MAP Seminar: schedule August 2025 - April 2026. The MAP Seminar connects local and international researchers studying applied microeconomics in the Peruvian context. Third Monday of each month at 12pm.

Study uses novel dataset of 85 papal speeches (1997-2022) with event-study methodology and machine learning to classify religious conflicts. Shows papal speeches reach local audiences through media/dioceses, unlike UN resolutions. Info: sites.google.com/view/seminar... 2/2

Seminario MAP July 2025: "Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa". M Couttenier (Université de Lyon) presents evidence on papal peace speeches reducing conflict, with variation across Popes. Monday July 21, 12PM (Lima time). Moderates: A Ferreira (SMU) 1/2

A large field experiment in Peru on informal workers informs whether offering them a matching contribution raises participation and contributions in their Individual Retirement Accounts, from Noelia Bernal, Sebastian Galiani, and Oswaldo Molina https://www.nber.org/papers/w33925

If you are a Peruvian researcher, work on Peru or Latam - please consider presenting with these amazing group of Peruvian economists. Strongly recommended for job market candidates or junior faculty! Send us your papers 📝

Interested researchers should review guidelines at sites.google.com/view/seminar... and submit working papers or extended abstracts to [email protected] by July 4, 2025. Presentations can be delivered in English or Spanish - our audience adapts to both languages! 2/2

The Applied Microeconomics in Peru Seminar (Seminario MAP) invites research presentations from economics PhDs and final-year doctoral candidates. 📊 This virtual seminar fosters academic debate on applied microeconomics research relevant to Peru. Sessions: third Monday of each month. 1/2

In summary, insurance improves school performance through better health for children and adults. This underlines that investment in health = investment in education. In countries with previously greater healthcare access, financial protection could indeed be a mechanism. 5/5

We confirm findings from Bernal, Carpio and Klein (2017): public health insurance in Peru doesn't protect household finances but increases health spending. Access to consultations and diagnostics increases willingness to pay for private services not provided publicly. doi.org/10.1016/j.jp... 4/5

We evaluated 3 possible mechanisms: (1) improved child health, (2) improved parental health, and (3) financial protection. We found that insurance improves hemoglobin levels in children and especially in adult women (0.94 g/dl, 7.5%). 3/5

We combined National Household Survey and Student Census Evaluation data. We applied RDD to analyze whether public health insurance coverage in preschool-aged children improves their performance when they reach primary school. Results show 19% better math and 17% better reading. 2/5

Very happy to see this in press! It was a pleasure working with @pablo_lavado and Lucero Gómez. Health insurance literature primarily focuses on its stated goals: health and financial protection. Our study examines its impact on school performance in Peru. 1/5