Karla Hernández
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics (Exp. 2025)
M.S. Economics
Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
M.S. Specialized Economic Analysis
University of Costa Rica
Licenciatura in Economics, with Honors and Distinctions
B.S. Economics
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Public Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics
WORK IN PROGRESS
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“The Price of Formality: The Role of Social Insurance in Labor Market Choices” Job Market Paper
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“Reforming Social Security Systems: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes”
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“The Effect of Maternity Leave Policies on Local Labor Market Outcomes” with Elizabeth Jaramillo
WORKING PAPERS
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“The Promises of Digital Bank Accounts for Low-income Individuals” with Bridget Hoffmann, Camilo Pecha and Diego Vera-Cossío (Submitted)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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“Climate change’s impact on real estate prices in Chile”, with Carlos Madeira and Roberto Luna. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 2022, 1(11): e0000035.
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“The impact of climate change on economic output across industries in Chile”, with Carlos Madeira. PLOS One, 2022.
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“Association Between Assistance With Medicaid Enrollment and Use of Health Care After Incarceration Among Adults With a History of Substance Use”, with Marguerite Burns, Steve Cook, et al. JAMA Network Open, 2022, vol. 5.
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“Impact evaluation of the conditional cash transfer program for secondary school in Costa Rica (Avancemos)”, with Catherine Mata. Revista de Ciencias Económicas, 2015 vol. 33, no. 1.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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“The Cost-Effectiveness of Air Pollution Information Provision Programs”, with Bridget Hoffmann, Cristóbal Ruiz-Tagle and Alejandra Schueftan. Inter-American Development Bank, Technical Note No. IDB-TN-2236, 2021.
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“Evidencias del Impacto de la Factura Electrónica de Impuestos en América Latina”, with Juan Robalino. In Electronic Invoicing in Latin America, edited by Alberto Barreix and Raul Zambrano. Inter-American Development Bank, 2017.
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“How does Avancemos work? Best practices on the implementation of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Inter-American Development Bank, 2016.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Analytical Public Finance
TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
Introduction to Microeconomics
Head TA for Prof. Steve Trost: (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Intermediate Microeconomics
TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Spring 2022)
Introduction to Microeconomics
TA for Prof. Rebecca Glawtschew (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Institute for Research on Poverty - UW-Madison, Research Assistant 2020-21
Inter-American Development Bank - Research Department, Research Fellow 2017-19
Inter-American Development Bank - Fiscal Sector, Research Assistant 2016-17
Innovations for Poverty Action, Research Associate 2015-16
Economics Research Institute - University of Costa Rica, Research Assistant 2012-13
Center of Economic and Environmental Studies, Research Assistant 2011-12
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Richard A. Meese Dissertation Fellowship, UW-Madison Economics 2024
Juli Plant Grainger Outstanding TA Award, UW-Madison Economics 2023, 2024
Juli Plant Grainger Summer Fellowship, UW-Madison Economics 2022
Summer Fellowship, Central Bank of Chile 2021
Excellence Scholarship, University of Costa Rica 2012-14
Workshops
Behavioral Public Economics Bootcamp, NBER 2023
Health Economics Mentoring Workshop 2021
Travel Awards
Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison 2024
Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison 2022, 2024
SRGC Conference Presentation Award, University of Wisconsin - Madison 2023
CONFERENCES
SEA 94th Annual Meeting - Washington, DC, 2024
XIX RIDGE Forum - Chile, 2024
Society of Labor Economics (SOLE) - Portland, OR, 2024
Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL, 2024
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Washington, DC, 2023
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) - Atlanta, GA, 2023
IPA-GPRL Annual Research Gathering (Northwestern) - Evanston, IL, 2022
Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Annual Meeting - Minneapolis, MN, 2022
SERVICE
Leadership team, Wisconsinites for Inclusion & Diversity in Economics (WIDE), 2022-23
Faculty Liaison, Wisconsin Economics Graduate Organization (WEGO), 2021-23
AFFILIATIONS
Graduate Research Fellow - Institute for Research on Poverty