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Malena Arcidiácono
marcidiacono@cedlas.org
Education
2010-2013
M.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
2005-2010
B.A. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Research Interests
Primary: Development, Labor Economics
Secondary: Econometrics
Research Experience
2016
The World Bank Group. Short term consultant, “Indigenous Latin America in the
twenty-first century” (Task Team Lead, Germán Freire).
2010 – 2016
Research Assistant at CEDLAS (Center for Distributive, Labor and Social
Studies) and SEDLAC (Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the
Caribbean), Department of Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
2014
Research Assistant of “Community Monitoring Interventions to Curb Corruption
and Increase Access and Quality in Service Delivery in Low and Middle income
Countries: A Systematic Review” (E. Molina and L. Gasparini), International
Initiative for Impact Evaluation and CEDLAS.
Teaching Experience
2012 – 2014
TA in “Topics in Advanced Econometrics” (Graduate), Universidad Nacional de
La Plata, Argentina.
2014
STATA Instructor in “Theoretical-Practical Workshop on Labor Markets in Latin
America” Organized by CEDLAS and IDB, Quito, Ecuador.
2013
STATA TA in “Theoretical-Practical Workshop on Methodologies for Impact
Evaluation of Public Policies” Organized by CEDLAS and Think Tank Initiative,
Argentina.
2013
STATA TA in “Theoretical-Practical Workshop on Labor, Poverty and Inequality
in Latin America” Organized by CEDLAS and IDRC, within the project Labor
Markets for Inclusive Growth in Latin America, Argentina.
2010 – 2012
TA in “Public Finance II” (Undergraduate), Universidad Nacional de La Plata,
Argentina.
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Scholarships and Awards
2013 – 2016
“Merit-Based Master’s Thesis Fellowship” – Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Papers
(a) Publications
• “Public Employment in Latin America: evidence from household surveys” (with Gasparini, L., Carella,
L., Puig, J., Gluzmann, P., & Brassiolo, P.). El Trimestre Económico 2015, 82, no. 328, p.p. 749-784.
• “La segregación escolar público-privada en América Latina” (with G. Cruces, L. Gasparini, D.
Jaume, M. Serio and E. Vázquez). Revista CEPAL, Serie Políticas Sociales 195, 2014.
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“Formación de capital humano, generación de empleo y dinámica de los ingresos en actividades
basadas en recursos naturales” (with G. Cruces). Red Mercosur, Serie Documentos del Reporte
Anual 2014, Recursos Naturales y Desarrollo, Nota Técnica N° 3.
(b) Working Papers
• “Human Capital in the Era of Mass Migration: the Argentine Melting Pot” (with D. Tortarolo). 2016
• “Salario Mínimo y Distribución salarial: Evidencia para Argentina 2003 – 2013”. Working paper N°
192, CEDLAS.
• “Measuring Poverty in Argentina: the Food Energy Intake Method” (with D. Tortarolo). XLVII Annual
Meeting of the Argentine Association of Political Economy, November 2012.
Skills
Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Italian (intermediate).
Computer: Stata, Latex, Zotero, MS Office (Excel).
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