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Malamud is an economist focused on education policy from an international perspective. His research is concentrated in three substantive areas: educational investments over the life course, the role of technology in the formation of human capital, and the effect of general and specific education on labor market outcomes. He has studied these topics in a wide range of institutional settings across countries such as Chile, England, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Romania, Scotland, and the United States.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Harvard University
… → 2004
Economics and Philosophy , BA, Harvard University
… → 1997
Research interests keywords
- General and vocational education
- Returns to college education
- Technology and child development
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Understanding the diffusion and impacts of educational technology: Evidence from Peru
Malamud, O. (PD/PI)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Douglas B. Marshall, Jr. Family Foundation
9/1/21 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior
Kaestner, R. & Malamud, O., Jan 2023, In: ILR Review. 76, 1, p. 112-134 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
The Effect of Education on Mortality and Health: Evidence from a Schooling Expansion in Romania
Malamud, O., Mitrut, A. & Pop-Eleches, C., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Human Resources. 56, 2, p. 1-48 48 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations -
Parental monitoring and children's internet use: The role of information, control, and cues
Gallego, F. A., Malamud, O. & Pop-Eleches, C., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Public Economics. 188, 104208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Scopus citations -
Do children benefit from internet access? Experimental evidence from Peru
Malamud, O., Cueto, S., Cristia, J. & Beuermann, D. W., May 2019, In: Journal of Development Economics. 138, p. 41-56 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access37 Scopus citations -
The effect of home computers and the internet on children’s human capital development
Malamud, O., Jun 1 2019, In: CESifo DICE Report. 17, 2, p. 34-40 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations
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Headstrong Girls and Dependent Boys: Gender Differences in the Labor Market Returns to Child Behavior
Kaestner, R. (Creator) & Malamud, O. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5916973.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Headstrong_Girls_and_Dependent_Boys_Gender_Differences_in_the_Labor_Market_Returns_to_Child_Behavior/5916973/1
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