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Karen Macours

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22

Publications

1.3K

Citations

17

H-Index

2006

Active since

Affiliations

Paris School of Economics(Current)

Inter-American Development Bank

Middlebury College

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Karen Macours is an author at Paris School of Economics specializing in education, child development, and early childhood development.

Top concepts

EducationChild DevelopmentEarly Childhood DevelopmentEconomicsChild HealthPreschool DevelopmentPovertyDemographyPublic PolicySocial Sciences

Publications per year

2006–2024

21

Publications

22

Long-Term Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers: Review of the Evidence

Teresa Molina-Millán, Tania Barham, Karen Macours et al. · The World Bank Research Observer · 2018 · 215 citations · Full text

Economics, Public Policy, Public Finance +15

Cash Transfers, Behavioral Changes, and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment

Karen Macours, Norbert Schady, Renos Vakis · American Economic Journal Applied Economics · 2012 · 184 citations · Full text

Education, Preschool Development, Cash Transfers +20

Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

Norbert Schady, Jere R. Behrman, María Caridad Araujo et al. · The Journal of Human Resources · 2015 · 172 citations · Full text

Socioeconomics, Language Development, Education +20

Changing Households' Investment Behaviour through Social Interactions with Local Leaders: Evidence from a Randomised Transfer Programme

Karen Macours, Renos Vakis · The Economic Journal · 2014 · 115 citations

Seasonal Migration and Early Childhood Development

Karen Macours, Renos Vakis · World Development · 2010 · 107 citations · Full text

Human Migration, Seasonal Migration, Early Childhood Development +10

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