Planta Ordinaria
Jeanne Lafortune
Profesora Titular - Co-Directora Científica J-PAL LAC
Ph.D., Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT)
Co-directora científica J-PAL LAC
Directora de Postgrado
Jeanne Lafortune es profesora titular del Instituto de Economía de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, donde se desempeña desde 2010, y directora de Postgrado desde 2025.
Obtuvo el grado de Bachelor of Arts (Honours) en Economía en la Universidad McGill y el de Master of Arts en Economía en la Universidad de Toronto, y el doctorado en Economía en el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT).
Su investigación incluye trabajos sobre matrimonio y familia, fertilidad, cambios tecnológicos, flexibilidad horaria de las mujeres y políticas de cuidado infantil. Ha publicado en revistas como Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics y Journal of Labor Economics.
Antes de llegar a la UC fue profesora asistente en la Universidad de Maryland. En el Instituto fue directora de Investigación (2015–2022) y jefa del programa de Magíster en Economía (2022–2024), y desde 2023 dirige el Diplomado en Evaluación de Impacto. Es codirectora científica de J-PAL para América Latina y el Caribe, Fellow de la Econometric Society, Research Fellow del IZA y directora del Núcleo Milenio sobre la Evolución del Trabajo.
Áreas de interés
Economía Laboral, Economía de la Familia, Economía del Desarrollo
- (56-2) 2354 7101
- jlafortune@uc.cl
Publicaciones recientes
Powering Up Productivity: The Effects of Electrification on U.S. Manufacturing
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Martin Fiszbein, Ethan G. Lewis, José Tessada
- Journal of Economic History, Forthcoming
Men, Women, and Capital: Estimating Substitution Patterns Using a Size and Gender-Dependent Childcare Policy in Chile
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada, Diego Escobar
- Journal of Labor Economics, Forthcoming
Collaboration, Workplace Practice Adoption and Performance: Evidence from a Field Experiment
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Francisco Brahm, Catherine Magelssen, Jose Tessada
- Management Science, Forthcoming
The changing identities of American wives and mothers
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Aloysius Siow, Laura Salisbury
- Journal of Economic Literature, December 2024
Can gamified online training make high school students more entrepreneurial? Experimental evidence from Rwanda
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Todd Pugatch, José Tessada y Diego Ubfal
- Economics of Education Review, Volume 101, August 2024
Personalizing or Reminding? How to better incentivize savings among underbanked individuals
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Viviane Azevedo, Liliana Olarte, José Tessada
- Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Volume 222, June 2024
The redistributive effects of size-dependent childcare policies
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada, Diego Escobar, Loris Rubini
- Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Volume 160, March 2024
Personalized Information as a Tool to Improve Pension Savings: Results from a Randomized Control Trial in Chile
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Olga Fuentes, Julio Riutort, José Tessada, Félix Villatoro
- Economic Development and Cultural Change, Volume 72, November 2023
Collateralized Marriage
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Corinne Low
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Volume 15, October 2023
What is the price of freedom? Estimating women’s willingness to pay for job schedule flexibility
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Monserrat Bustelo; Ana María Díaz; Claudia Piras; Luz Salas
- Economic Development and Cultural Change, Volume 71, July 2023
Baby Commodity-Booms?: The Impact of Commodity Shocks on Fertility Decisions and Outcomes
- Francisco Gallego; Jeanne Lafortune;
- Journal of Population Economics, Volume 36, June 2021
Putting the Husband Through: Role of Credit Constraints in Timing of Marriage and Spousal Education
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Murat Iyigun
- Journal of Labor Economics, Volume 41, January 2023
People and Machines: A Look at the Evolving Relationship between Capital and Skill in Manufacturing, 1860–1930, Using Immigration Shocks
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Ethan Lewis
- Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 101, March 2019
Baby Commodity-Booms?: The Impact of Commodity Shocks on Fertility Decisions and Outcomes
- Francisco Gallego; Jeanne Lafortune;
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 524, 2019
Do you like me enough? The impact of restricting preferences ranking in a university matching process
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Nicolás Figueroa;
Alejandro Sáenz
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 518, 2018
Is workplace safety everybody’s business? Experimental evidence on prevention information, accidents and compensating wage diFFerentials in SMEs
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Francisco Brahm
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 508, 2018
What’s Behind Her Smile? Looks, Self-Esteem, and Labor Market Outcomes
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Francisco Gallego;
Jeanne Lafortune;
Cristian Larroulet
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 519, 2018
Role models or individual consulting: The impact of personalizing micro-entrepreneurship training
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Julio Riutort; José Tessada
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 504, 2017
Betting the House: How Assets Infuence Marriage Selection, Marital Stability, and Child Investments
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Corinne Low
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 497, 2017
Why Wait? A Century of Education, Marriage Timing and Gender Roles
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Murat Iyigun
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 468, 2016
More hands, more power? Estimating the impact of immigration on output and technology choices using early 20th century US agriculture
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada, Carolina González-Velosa
- Journal of International Economics, Volume 97, November 2015
Do People and Machines A Look at the Evolving Relationship Between Capital and Skill In Manufacturing 1860-1930 Using Immigration Shocks
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Ethan Lewis
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N°463, 2015
Who comes and Why? Determinants of Immigrants Skill Level in the Early XXth Century US
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Matías Covarrubias; José Tessada
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 459, 2015
Who Comes and Why? Determinants if Immigrants´Skill Levels in Early XX Century United States
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Matías Covarrubias
- Journal of Demographic Economics, Volume 81, March 2015
All for One? Family Size and Children’s Educational Distribution Under Credit Constraints
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Soohyung Lee
- American Economic Review, Volume 104, May 2014
What Happens the Morning After? The Costs and Benefits of Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Tal Gross; Corinne Low
- Journal of Public Analysis and Management, Volume 33, January 2014
Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Abhijit Banerjee; Esther Duflo; Maitreesh Ghatak
- American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Volume 5, May 2013
More Hands, More Power? Estimating the Impact of Immigration on Output and Technology Choices Using Early 20th Century US Agriculture
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada; Carolina González-Velosa
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 431, 2013
Smooth(er) Landing? The Dynamic Role of Networks in the Location and Occupational Choice of Immigrants
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Jeanne Lafortune;
José Tessada
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 427, 2012
Making Yourself Attractive: Pre-Marital Investments and the Returns to Education in the Marriage Market
- Jeanne Lafortune;
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 422, 2012
What Happens the Morning After? The Costs and Benets of Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Tal Gross; Corinne Low
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 425, 2012
Changing the Rules Midway: The Impact of Granting Alimony Rights on Existing and Newly-Formed Partnerships
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Pierre-Andre Chiappori; Murat Iyigun; Yoram Weiss
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 424, 2012
Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
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Jeanne Lafortune;
Abhijit Banerjee; Esther Duflo; Maitreesh Ghatak
- Documento de Trabajo IE-PUC, N° 423, 2012