Pedro Carneiro
Professor of Economics, University College London
Pedro is a Professor of Economics at University College London, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. 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 labour regulation in developing countries. He has studied poverty and education programs in several countries in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.
Recent work by Pedro Carneiro
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Can governments promote long-term employment through wage subsidies? Lessons from North Macedonia
A government-led programme in North Macedonia combined wage subsidies with matching services to decrease long-term unemployment among vulnerable jobseekers. Experimental evidence indicates that the programme significantly improved formal employment i...
Published 18.07.25
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Hitting beyond the target: How early childhood interventions benefit siblings
The returns to early childhood interventions increase dramatically when accounting for the benefits experienced by siblings in the same household
Published 25.07.23
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Designing more effective interventions to prevent childhood stunting: Evidence from Nigeria
Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health outcomes for children
Published 27.01.21