Cecilia Velázquez

Researcher

Cecilia Velázquez is a senior researcher at the Center for Distributive, Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) at the National University of La Plata (UNLP), and at the Center for Population Studies (CENEP) in Argentina. She is also an affiliated researcher at the Center for Economic Research (CINVE) in Uruguay. She holds a PhD, an MA, and a BA in Economics (UNLP and UDELAR). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at UNLP. Her research focuses on demography and public policy, with an emphasis on fertility, adolescence, disability, and gender inequalities.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Impact evaluation
Demography

EDUCATION

2019	Ph.D. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina.
2013	M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina.
2008	B.A. in Economics, Universidad de la República (UDELAR), Uruguay.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Researcher

Center for Distributive, Labor and Social Studies, National University of La Plata (CEDLAS-UNLP), since 2019 (previously Junior Researcher, 2010–2018).
Center for Population Studies, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CENEP-CONICET), since 2016.
National System of Researchers, National Agency for Research and Innovation (SNI-ANII, Uruguay), Associate category (abroad), since 2019.
Center for Economic Research (CINVE, Uruguay), since 2010 (abroad; previously Junior Researcher, 2006–2009, and Research Assistant, 2004–2005).

Editor

Associate Editor, Estudios Económicos journal (Universidad Nacional del Sur), since 2021.

Other professional activities

Consultant, Gender Indicators System (SIPG), Provincial Statistics Office, Ministry of Economy of the Province of Buenos Aires, since 2025.
Consultant in Impact Evaluation, Assessment of Public Expenditure Office, Ministry of Economy of the Province of Buenos Aires (2012–2014).

PUBLICATIONS

Publications

Calero, A., Velázquez, C. (2025). Brechas de género en el trabajo no remunerado en América Latina: ¿elección femenina o restricción estructural? Tramas y Redes (9), 165–186. https://doi.org/10.54871/cl4c90al

Gluzmann, P. A., Tornarolli, L., Velázquez, C. (2025). El ciclo económico: una pieza en el rompecabezas de los jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan en América Latina. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, 42, 1–25, e0312. https://dx.doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0312

Carella, L., Velázquez, C., Porto, N., Rucci, A. C. (2025). Children Living with Disabilities and Mothers’ Labor Supply in a Developing Country: Evidence from Argentina. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 46, 1002–1018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-025-10064-6

Cabella, W., Velázquez, C. (2025). The recent decline to very low fertility levels by education in five Latin American countries (2010–2022). Journal of Population Research, 42(4), 53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12546-025-09406-w

Velázquez, C. (2025). Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Fertility: New Evidence for Uruguay Based on the Synthetic Control Method. Women’s Reproductive Health, 12(3), 748–772. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2025.2491037

Porto, N., Rucci, A., Velázquez, C. (2024). Brechas en el acceso a la educación de la niñez y adolescencia con discapacidad en Argentina. Desarrollo Económico. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, 64(242), 30–57. https://doi.org/10.59339/de.v64i242.667

Cabella, W., Velázquez, C. (2022). Abortion Legalization in Uruguay: Effects on Adolescent Fertility. Studies in Family Planning, 53(3), 491–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12204

Alzúa, M. L., Velázquez, C. (2017). The effect of education on teenage fertility: causal evidence for Argentina. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 7(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40176-017-0100-8

Doneschi, A., Novas, V., Velázquez, C. (2014). Impuesto al graduado en Uruguay: reformulación del Fondo de Solidaridad. Páginas de Educación, 7(1), 88–90. https://doi.org/10.22235/pe.v7i1.580

Perera, M., Velázquez, C. (2013). Impacto del programa de regularización migratoria ‘Patria Grande’ en Argentina. Estudios económicos, 30(61), 43–70. https://doi.org/10.52292/j.estudecon.2013.753

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2025–present Professor, Microeconomics I, Faculty of Economics, National University of La Plata (Assistant Professor, 2023–2025).
2021–present Professor, Quantitative Methods Applied to Accounting, Master’s Program in Accounting, Faculty of Economics, National University of La Plata.
2018–present Assistant Professor, Macroeconomics I, Faculty of Economics, National University of La Plata.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2026: Loyola University Award for Research in Development (7th Edition), granted by Universidad Loyola. Awarded paper: “El ciclo económico: una pieza en el rompecabezas de los jóvenes que ni estudian ni trabajan en América Latina” (with Pablo Gluzmann and Leopoldo Tornarolli), published in Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População.
2026: Honorable mention, Loyola University Award for Research in Development (7th Edition), granted by Universidad Loyola. Awarded paper: “Children Living with Disabilities and Mother’s Labor Supply in a Developing Country: Evidence from Argentina” (with Laura Carella, Natalia Porto, and Ana Clara Rucci), published in Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
2024: MICS Research Award (UNICEF Argentina and IIEP–UBA–CONICET), awarded for the paper “Discapacidad y asistencia escolar en Argentina: un análisis a partir de MICS 2019–2020” (with Natalia Porto and Ana Clara Rucci).
2023–2024: “Salud Investiga” research grant (individual category), granted by the Ministry of Health of Argentina for research activities at CENEP. (*) Awarded; not carried out due to changes in government authorities.
2020-2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.
2020: Scientific Dissemination contest winner “La ciencia florece”, granted by National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina
2018: Distinguished Post-graduated Award, Ph.D. in Economics. Granted by Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
2014-2018: Ph. D. Fellow, Uruguayan National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII). Fellowship for postgraduate studies abroad, Ph.D. in Economics UNLP-Argentina.
2016: Young researcher award – Inter-American Development Bank IADB, A young look at youth problems in Uruguay. Research project to develop: “Maternidad Adolescente: Una Pieza en el Análisis de la Desvinculación Escolar”.
2014: ANCE award for the best paper presented at the AAEP Annual Meeting of Economists in Argentina, granted by the National Academy of Economic Sciences (ANCE). Awarded paper: “El Impacto de la Ley Federal de Educación Argentina sobre la Fecundidad Adolescente”
2014: Essay contest winner, organized by CEDLAS (Argentina), CIEDUR (Uruguay) & IDRC (Canadá). Research project to develop: “El Impacto de la Ley Federal de Educación Argentina sobre la Fecundidad Adolescente”.
2013: Estudios Económicos award for the best paper presented at the National Graduate Students in Economics Conference (CNEPE), granted by Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y sociales del Sur (IIESS, CONICET-UNS). Awarded paper: “Impacto del Programa de Regularización Migratoria ‘Patria Grande’ en Argentina”.
2011: Young economist award – Red Mercosur (MERCOSUR Economic Research Network), Category of regional integration and Mercosur challenges. Research project to develop: “Regularización migratoria en el Mercosur: evidencia del programa ‘Patria Grande’ en Argentina”.