Research Staff

Pedro Carneiro

University College London

Pedro is a Professor of Economics at University College London. His research interests include development economics, labour economics, the economics of education and microeconometrics. In the past he has examined issues such as the returns to education, human capital policy, and labor regulation in developing countries. He has studied poverty and education programs in several countries in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.

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Selected Publications

Average and marginal returns to upper secondary schooling in Indonesia

This paper estimates average and marginal returns to schooling in Indonesia using a non-parametric selection model. […]

Pedro Carneiro, Michael Lokshin, Cristobal Ridao-Cano, Nithin Umapathi

20 November 2011 | CWP36/11

Enforcement of labor regulation and informality

Enforcement of labor regulations in the formal sector may drive workers to informality because they increase […]

Rita Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

20 September 2011 | CWP29/11

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Enforcement of Labour Regulation and Informality

Pedro Carneiro, Rita Almeida

2 July 2012 | Journal Article

Maternal education, home environments and the development of children and adolescents

We study the intergenerational effects of maternal education on children’s cognitive achievement, behavioral problems, grade repetition […]

Pedro Carneiro, Costas Meghir, Matthias Parey

17 December 2010 | CWP39/10

A flying start? Long term consequences of maternal time investments in children during their first year of life

We study the impact of increasing the time that the mother spends with her child in […]

Pedro Carneiro, Katrine Loken, Kjell G. Salvanes

15 December 2010 | CWP38/10

Estimating marginal returns to education

This paper estimates the marginal returns to college for individuals induced to enroll in college by […]

Pedro Carneiro, James Heckman, Edward Vytlacil

11 October 2010 | CWP29/10

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Estimating marginal returns to education

Pedro Carneiro, James Heckman, Edward Vytlacil

30 October 2011 | Journal Article

Evaluating marginal policy changes and the average effect of treatment for individuals at the margin

This paper develops methods for evaluating marginal policy changes. We characterize how the effects of marginal […]

Pedro Carneiro, James Heckman, Edward Vytlacil

30 July 2009 | CWP21/09

Trends in quality-adjusted skill premia in the United States, 1960-2000

This paper presents new evidence that increases in college enrollment lead to a decline in the […]

Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee

23 January 2009 | CWP02/09

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Trends in quality-adjusted skill premia in the United States, 1960-2000

Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee

30 October 2011 | Journal Article

Estimating distributions of potential outcomes using local instrumental variables with an application to changes in college enrollment and wage inequality

This paper extends the method of local instrumental variables developed by Heckman and Vytlacil (1999, 2001, […]

Pedro Carneiro, Sokbae (Simon) Lee

22 January 2009 | CWP01/09

Enforcement of regulation, informal labor and firm performance

This paper investigates how enforcement of labor regulation affects the firm’s use of informal labor and […]

Rita Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

12 January 2006 | CWP02/06

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Enforcement of regulation, informal labor and firm performance

Rita Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

1 March 2009 | Journal Article

The return to firm investment in human capital

In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in […]

Rita Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

22 December 2005 | CWP21/05

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The return to firm investment in human capital

Rita Almeida, Pedro Carneiro

1 January 2009 | Journal Article