Bernardo Lara

Bernardo Lara Bernardo Lara

Assistant Professor

School of Government | Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

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About Me

I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Government, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. My research combines theory and data to study hypotheses in economics of education and public economics.

I focus on understanding how educational policies and economic factors shape outcomes for students and institutions, with particular emphasis on inequality and its mechanisms.

Economics of Education Public Economics Inequality Econometrics
  • PhD in Economics of Education Stanford University
  • MA in Economics Stanford University
  • Master in Applied Economics & Industrial Engineering Universidad de Chile

Work in Progress

Endogenous sunk costs and market structure in Vocational Higher Education

with Paola Bordón

Examining market structure dynamics and strategic behavior in vocational education markets.

Submitted

Unraveling Anti-establishment Preferences

with Samuel Tschorne, Diego Gil

Understanding the roots and implications of anti-establishment political preferences.

In Progress

Local Fiscal Multipliers in Chile

with Andrea Repetto, Pablo García

Estimating fiscal multipliers at the municipal level in Chile.

In Progress

Journal Publications

Unpacking Electoral Competition: Campaign Spending, Vote Distribution and Turnout in Chilean Mayoral Elections

Policy Studies | 2026 | 47(1): 46-71

with Juan Miguieles, Fabian Belmar, Roberto Monares

DOI
Electoral Competition Research

Enhancing Private Transportation: The Positive Spillovers from Santiago's Subway Expansion

Transport Policy | 2025 | Vol. 172, 103744

with Ariel Arcos, Dusan Paredes

DOI
Subway Expansion Research

Measuring Preferences for Income Equality and Income Mobility

The Review of Economics and Statistics | 2024 | 106(6): 1542-1557

with Kenneth A. Shores

DOI
Income Equality Research

Attendance Manipulation and Efficiency in Chile's School Voucher System

Economics of Education Review | 2023 | Vol. 95

with Eduardo Fajnzylber

DOI
Attendance Manipulation Research

Identifying Preferences for Equal College Access, Income, and Income Equality

Education Finance and Policy | 2020 | 15(2): 270-291

with Kenneth A. Shores

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College Access Research

Increased Learning or GPA Inflation? Evidence from GPA-Based University Admission in Chile

Economics of Education Review | 2019 | Vol. 72, pp. 147-165

with Eduardo Fajnzylber, Tomas Leon

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GPA Inflation Research

Tools for Re-randomization

Bulletin of Economic Research | 2019 | Vol. 71, pp. 517-532

Solo author

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Re-randomization Research

Tactical Distribution in Local Funding: The Value of an Aligned Mayor

European Journal of Political Economy | 2019 | Vol. 56, pp. 74-89

with Sergio Toro

DOI
Local Funding Research

Effective Schools Do Exist: Low-Income Children's Academic Performance in Chile

Applied Economics Letters | 2012 | Vol. 19(5)

with Francisco Henriquez, Alejandra Mizala, Andrea Repetto

DOI
Effective Schools Research

The Effectiveness of Private Voucher Education: Evidence From Structural School Switches

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis | 2011 | 33(2): 119-137

with Alejandra Mizala, Andrea Repetto

DOI
Voucher Education Research

Book Chapters & Others

The Regional Economy of the San Francisco Bay Area

Higher Education and Silicon Valley | 2017 | Johns Hopkins University Press

with W. Richard Scott, Manuelito Biag, Ethan Ris, Judy Liang

Publisher

Broader Forces Shaping the Fields of Higher Education and the Regional Economy

Higher Education and Silicon Valley | 2017 | Johns Hopkins University Press

with W. Richard Scott, Manuelito Biag, Judy Liang

Publisher

Diverse Colleges in Varied Sub-Regions

Higher Education and Silicon Valley | 2017 | Johns Hopkins University Press

with W. Richard Scott, Ethan Ris, Manuelito Biag

Publisher

Asistir a la educacion superior, tiene algun efecto sobre la empleabilidad e ingresos de los graduados?

Acceso y permanencia en la educacion superior | 2013 | AEQUALIS

with Alejandra Mizala

Publisher

Valor Presente Neto y Tasa Interna de Retorno para Diferentes Carreras Universitarias

Carreras universitarias: rentabilidad, selectividad y discriminacion | 2010

with Patricio Meller, Gonzalo Valdes

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Analisis de los Diferenciales de Remuneraciones entre los/as Profesionales Chilenos/as

Carreras universitarias: rentabilidad, selectividad y discriminacion | 2010

with Gonzalo Valdes, Patricio Meller

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Una mirada a la efectividad de los profesores en Chile

Estudios Publicos | 2010 | Issue 120

with Alejandra Mizala, Andrea Repetto

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Gasto social en America Latina: Nivel, progresividad y componentes

A medio camino: Nuevos desafios de la democracia | 2008

with Patricio Meller

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Econometroid

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Webinar Galetovic

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The School of Government UAI hosts international seminars honoring professor Alexander Galetovic, who passed away in 2022. The series features book presentations by foreign authors who dialogue about their works with UAI academics.

Topics include economic history, technology & society, political science, public policy, democracy, and institutional studies.

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