Mariana Alfonso is a specialist in the Education Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). She joined the IDB in 2006 with the Junior Professionals Program, working first in the Research Department and then in the Education Division. Before joining the IDB, Mariana worked as a post-doctoral research associate at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy, and as a researcher at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. She received her Ph.D. in Economics and Education from Columbia University in 2004, and her BA in Economics from Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Mariana is the author of numerous journal articles on education policy.

Publications

      News & Views:

• Preliminary Results of the ALI Program in Mexico
• Aligning Learning Incentives (ALI)
• Outstanding College Graduates Teach at Low-Income Schools

      Briefly Noted:

• An alternative pathway into teaching: Placing Top University Graduates in Vulnerable Schools in Chile
• Aligning Learning Incentives (ALI)

      Technical Notes:

• Selection into Teaching:Evidence from Enseña Perú
• Estimating the Impact of Placing Top University Graduates in Vulnerable Schools in Chile

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