Mariana Viollaz
Researcher
Mariana Viollaz is a senior researcher at the Center for Distributive, Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) of Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP). She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Economics from UNLP and has been a postdoctoral fellow at the ILR School of Cornell University (USA). Her research is focused on Labor economics, Development economics, and Gender economics, and has been published by Oxford University Press, by journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Review of Economics of the Household, Journal of Economic Inequality, among others, and by institutional working paper series such as the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series, WIDER Working Papers, IZA Discussion Papers, and CEDLAS Working Papers.
- Labor economics
- Gender economics
- Development economics
| 2014 | Ph.D. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. |
| 2010 | M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. |
| 2005 | B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina. |
| 2014-present | Senior Researcher, Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS), Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. |
| 2018-present
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Associate Researcher, Centro Latam Digital, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. |
| 2014-2016 | Visiting Fellow, ILR School at Cornell University. ILR Faculty sponsor: Gary S. Fields. |
| 2010-2014 | Junior Researcher, Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS). |
| 2007-2010 | Research Assistant, Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS). |
Publications
The Role of Work-From-Home in the Gender Asymmetries of COVID-19. An Analysis for Latin America Based on High-Frequency Surveys, (with I. Berniell, L. Gasparini, and M. Marchionni), Review of Economics of the Household, Accepted.
Women in Paid Employment: A Role for Public Policies and Social Norms in Guatemala, (with R. Almeida), Oxford Development Studies, Accepted.
Lucky Women in Unlucky Cohorts: Gender Differences in the Effects of Initial Labor Market Conditions in Latin America, (with I. Berniell, L. Gasparini, and M. Marchionni), Journal of Development Economics, Forthcoming.
Jobs’ Amenability to Working from Home. Evidence from Skills Surveys for 53 countries, (with M. Hatayama and H. Winkler), Economia – Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 22(1): 1-18, 2023.
Does Working From Home Work in Developing Countries?, IZA World of Labor, 504, 2022.
Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?, (with M. Bustelo, P. Egaña del Sol, L. Ripani and N. Soler), Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 175, 2022.
Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? The Case of Jordan, (with H.J. Winkler), Journal of Development Studies, 58(3): 436-453, 2022.
Who on Earth Can Work From Home, (with Daniel Garrote Sanchez, Nicolás Gomez Parra, Caglar Ozden, Bob Rijkers and Hernán Winkler), World Bank Research Observer, 36(1): 67-100, 2021.
Intra-Household Exposure to Labor Market Risk in the Time of Covid-19: Lessons from Mexico, (with Cecilia Peluffo), Review of Economics of the Household, 19: 327-351, 2021.
Impacto Económico y Social del COVID-19 y Opciones de Política en la República Dominicana”, (with Sócrates Barinas), in The Socio-Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ideas for Policy Action, Luis Felipe López-Calva and Marcela Meléndez (Editores), 220-242. United Nations Development Programme, 2020.
Software Adoption, Employment Composition, and the Skill Content of Occupations in Chilean Firms, (con Rita K. Almeida y Ana M. Fernandes, Journal of Development Studies, 56(1): 169-185, 2020.
ICT Adoption in Micro and Small Firms: Can Internet Access Improve Labor Productivity?, Development Policy Review, 37: 692-715, 2019.
Trade Liberalization and Informality in Argentina: Exploring the Adjustment Mechanisms, (con Guillermo Cruces y Guido Porto), Latin American Economic Review, 27:13, 2018.
Are Labor Inspections Protecting Workers Rights? Adding the Evidence from Sized-based Labor Regulations and Fines in Peru, International Labour Review, 157(2), 2018.
Enforcement of Labor Market Regulations: Heterogenous Compliance and Adjustment Across Gender, IZA Journal of Labor Policy 7:2, 2018.
Poverty, Inequality and Development: A Discussion from the Capability Approach’s Framework, (with Adriana Conconi), in The Age of Perplexity: Rethinking the World We Knew, 416-439, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2017.
Growth, Employment and Poverty in Latin America, (with Guillermo Cruces, Gary S. Fields, and David Jaume), Oxford University Press, 2017.
Estimating poverty transitions using repeated cross-sections: a three-country validation exercise, (with Guillermo Cruces, Peter Lanjouw, Leonardo Lucchetti, Elizaveta Perova and Renos Vakis), The Journal of Economic Inequality, 13: 161-179, 2015.
From the classroom to the workplace: Three decades of evidence for Latin America, CEPAL Review 112, 2014.
Working Papers
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and Caribbean Countries: The Labor Supply Impact by Gender, with M. Salazar-Seanz, L. Flabbi, M. Bustelo, and M. Bosch.
CEDLAS Working Paper 296, 2022.
IZA Discussion Paper 15091, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2022.
Women in Paid Employment: A Role for Public Policies and Social Norms in Guatemala, with R. Almeida.
Policy Research Working Paper 9919, The World Bank, 2022.
IZA Discussion Paper 15029, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2022.
Lucky Women in Unlucky Cohorts: Gender Differences in the Effects of Initial Labor Market Conditions in Latin America, with I. Berniell, L. Gasparini, and M. Marchionni. CEDLAS Working Paper 294, 2022.
The Role of Work-From-Home in the Gender Asymmetries of COVID-19. An Analysis for Latin America Based on High-Frequency Surveys, with I. Berniell, L. Gasparini, and M. Marchionni. Policy Research Working Paper 9887, The World Bank, 2021.
How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?, with M. Kugler, D. Duque, I. Gaddis, D. Newhouse, A. Palacios-Lopez, and M. Weber.
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9703, The World Bank, 2021.
IZA Discussion Paper 14519, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2017.
Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?, con M. Bustelo, P. Egana-delSol, L. Ripani, and N. Soler. IDB Working Paper Series 1137, 2020, Inter-American Development Bank, 2020.
Who on Earth Can Work From Home?, con D. Garrote Sanchez, N. Gomez Parra, C. Ozden, B. Rijkers and H. Winkler. Policy Research Working Paper Series 9347, The World Bank, 2020.
Impacto Económico y Social del COVID-19 y Opciones de Política en la República Dominicana, con S. Barinas. PNUD LAC C19 PDS 15. PNUD América Latina y el Caribe, COVID-19 Serie de Documentos de Política Pública.
Jobs’ Amenability to Working from Home. Evidence from Skills Surveys for 53 countries, con M. Hatayama y H. Winkler
Policy Research Working Paper Series 9241, The World Bank, 2020.
CEDLAS Working Paper 263, CEDLAS, 2020.
Covid Economics. Vetted and real-time papers. Issue 19, 211-240, May 2020, CEPR Press.
¿Desigualdades en el mundo digital? Brechas de género en el uso de las TIC, con A. Agüero y M. Bustelo, IDB Technical Note 01879, Inter-American Development Bank, 2020.
Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? The Case of Jordan, con H.J. Winkler, Policy Research Working Paper Series 9183, The World Bank, 2019.
How Technology Adoption And Trade Are Shaping Indonesian Labor Markets, con F. Darko y A. Mason, Policy Research Working Paper Series 9095, The World Bank, 2019.
The Gender Labor Market Gap in the Digital Economy, con M. Bustelo y L. Flabbi, IDB Working Paper Series 01056, Inter-American Development Bank, 2019.
El Futuro del Trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Cómo Será el Mercado Laboral para las Mujeres?, con M. Bustelo y A. Suaya. Forth chapter of the series El Futuro del Trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe, Inter-American Development Bank, 2019.
Gender Differences in Time Use: Allocating Time Between the Market and the Household, con E. Rubiano-Matulevich, Policy Research Working Paper Series 8981, The World Bank, 2019.
Multiple Violations of Labor Market Regulations: Patterns in the Peruvian Labor Market and the Impact of Enforcement, CEDLAS Working Paper 244, CEDLAS, 2019.
Incumplimiento Múltiple de Regulaciones Laborales en el Perú: Patrones e Impacto de las Inspecciones de Trabajo, Revista de Trabajo 18 (Formalización Laboral / Igualdad Salarial), Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, Perú, 2018.
Gang Violence as Organized Violence: Investigating the Implications for the Women, Peace, and Security Index, (with J. Klugman), GIWPS Research Note, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, 2018.
How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan, (with L. Hanmer, D.J. Arango, E. Rubiano and J. Santamaria), Policy Research Working Paper Series 8616, The World Bank, 2018.
Trade Liberalization and Informality in Argentina: Exploring the Adjustment Mechanisms, (with G. Cruces and G. Porto), CEDLAS Working Paper 229, CEDLAS, 2018.
ICT Adoption in Micro and Small Firms: Can Internet Access Improve Labor Productivity?
CESifo Working Paper 6839, Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research.
CEDLAS Working Paper 223, CEDLAS, 2018.
Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firms, (with R.K. Almeida and A.M. Fernandes).
IZA Discussion Paper 11016, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, 2017.
Policy Research Working Paper Series 8110, The World Bank, 2017.
CEDLAS Working Paper 214, CEDLAS, 2017.
Are Labor Inspections Protecting Workers’ Rights? Adding the Evidence from Size-based Labor Regulation and Fines in Peru. CEDLAS Working Paper 205, CEDLAS, 2016.
The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s. Cross-country analysis, (with G. Cruces, G. S. Fields and D. Jaume).
CEDLAS Working Paper 200, CEDLAS, 2016.
WIDER Working Paper 2015/110, UNU-WIDER, 2015.
Enforcement of Labor Market Regulations: Heterogenous Compliance and Adjustment Across Gender. CEDLAS Working Paper 199, CEDLAS, 2016.
The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s. Country-specific study, (with G. Cruces, G.S. Fields and D. Jaume), WIDER Working Papers, UNU-WIDER, 2015.
Note: One working paper for each country. Argentina (2015/069), Bolivia (2015/070), Brazil (2015/071), Chile (2015/072), Colombia (2015/073), Costa Rica (2015/074), Dominican Republic (2015/075), Ecuador (2015/076), El Salvador (2015/077), Honduras (2015/078), Mexico (2015/079), Panama (2015/080), Paraguay (2015/081), Peru (2015/082), Uruguay (2015/083), Venezuela (2015/084)).
Intra-generational mobility and repeated cross-sections: a three-country validation exercise, (with G. Cruces, P. Lanjouw, L. Lucchetti, E. Perova and R. Vakis), Policy Research Working Paper Series 5916, The World Bank, 2011.
Does youth unemployment and informality leave a scar? Evidence from 8 Latin American countries, (with G. Cruces and A. Ham), Anales de la XLVI Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Economía Política, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 2011.
Empleo Informal y Apertura Comercial: Evidencia de 20 años de Reformas en Argentina, CEDLAS Working Paper 107, CEDLAS, 2010.
Labor Income Polarization in Greater Buenos Aires, (with J. Alejo and S. Olivieri), CEDLAS Working Paper 089, 2009.
Polarización de ingresos laborales: Argentina 1992–2006, CEDLAS Working Paper 070, CEDLAS, 2008.
Graduate courses
| 2009-2013 | Teaching Assistant, Labor Economics, M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2011-2013 | Teaching Assistant, Advanced Econometrics, M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2009 | Special Lecture, Impact Evaluation, M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
Undergraduate courses
| 2017 | Chief of Teaching Assistants, Econometrics I, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2009-2016 | Teaching Assistant, Econometrics I, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2008-2013 | Teaching Assistant, Spatial Economics, Poverty and Income Distribution sessions, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2012 | Teaching Assistant, Special Lecture Welfare Systems and Incentives in the Labor Market, B.A. in Economics, Universidad de San Andrés. |
| 2007 | Teaching Assistant, Public Finances I, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2004-2006 | Teaching Assistant, Macroeconomics II, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2004 | Teaching Assistant, Economy Introduction, B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
Other courses
| July 10-14, 2017 | Curso de Pensiones y Econometría Aplicada Usando la Bases de Datos de la ELPS de Uruguay. Organized by IADB and CISS. Montevideo (Uruguay). |
| April 19-21, 2017 | Curso de Pensiones y Econometría Aplicada Usando la Bases de Datos de la ELPS de El Salvador. Organized by IADB and CISS. San Salvador (El Salvador). |
| January 30- February 1, 2017 | Curso de Pensiones y Econometría Aplicada Usando las Bases de Datos de las ELPS. Organized by IADB and CISS. Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico). |
| July-October, 2014 | Ex Ante and Ex post Evaluation Lectures. Curso de Gestión y Evaluación de Proyectos. Organized by CAF and lectured in Montevideo (Uruguay), Mendoza (Argentina), Asunción (Paraguay), Lima (Peru), Brasilia (Brazil), La Paz (Bolivia), Quito (Ecuador), Bogotá (Colombia), Medellín (Colombia), Caracas (Venezuela), Panama (Panama) and Guayaquil (Ecuador). |
| July 15-17, 2013 | Teaching Assistant, Curso Breve sobre Mercados Laborales y Distribución del Ingreso en América Latina. Organized by CEDLAS-UNLP, CISEPA-PUCP and IDRC. Lima, Peru. |
| October 15-19, 2012 | Teaching Assistant, Curso Teórico-Práctico sobre Mercados Laborales, Pobreza y Desigualdad en América Latina. Organized by CEDLAS and IDRC. La Plata, Argentina. |
| June 4-8, 2012 | Teaching Assistant, Curso Teórico-Práctico sobre Mercados Laborales, Pobreza y Desigualdad en América Latina. Organized by CEDLAS and IDRC. La Plata, Argentina. |
| June 6-10, 2011 | Teaching Assistant, Curso Teórico-Práctico sobre Mercados Laborales, Pobreza y Desigualdad en América Latina. Organized by CEDLAS and IDRC. La Plata, Argentina. |
| 2015 | Distinguished Post-graduated Award, Ph.D. in Economics. Granted by Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2015 | 9th Economic Research Annual Award “Dr. Raúl Prebisch”, Best Doctoral Thesis Award “Liberalización del comercio e informalidad laboral: Ajustes de corto y de largo plazo”. Granted by Banco Central de la República Argentina. |
| 2012-2014 | Doctoral Scolarship – Type II, Granted by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina. |
| 2009-2012 | Doctoral Scolarship – Type I, Granted by the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina. |
| 2010 | Best Thesis Award, “Empleo Informal y Apertura Comercial: Evidencia de 20 años de Reformas en Argentina”. M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |
| 2005 | Dr. Joaquín V. González Award, Municipalidad de La Plata. |
| 2005 | Manuel Belgrano Award, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. |