1. Publications
Marquez-Padilla, Fernanda, and Susan Parker. “The Leaky Bucket: Transition Costs from Cash to Deposits in a Mexican Transfer Program.” Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024.
Catalina Herrera-Almanza, Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, and Silvia Prina. “C-Sections, Obesity, and Healthcare Specialization: Evidence from Mexico.” The World Bank Economic Review, 2023.
Garcia-Vara, Job, Alejandro Lopez-Feldman, and Fernanda Marquez-Padilla. “The Giving Tree: Impacts of Deforestation on Birth Outcomes in Mexico.” Applied Economics Letters, 2024.
Marquez-Padilla, Fernanda, and Biani Saavedra. “The Unintended Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Stay-at-Home Orders on Abortions.” Journal of Population Economics, vol. 35, no. 1, 2022, pp. 269–305.
Gracner, T., Marquez-Padilla, F., and Hernandez-Cortes, D. “Changes in Weight-Related Outcomes Among Adolescents Following Consumer Price Increases of Taxed Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.” JAMA Pediatrics, 2021.
Lopez-Feldman, A., Heres, D., and Marquez-Padilla, F. “Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19: A Look at Mortality in Mexico City Using Individual-Level Data.” Science of The Total Environment, 2020.
Marquez-Padilla, F. “When Less Is More: Can Reduced Health Monitoring Improve Medication Adherence?” Journal of Health Economics, vol. 75, 2021, article 102387.
Marquez-Padilla, F., Perez-Arce, F., and Rodriguez-Castelán, C. “Moving to Safety and Staying in School: The Effects of Violence on Enrollment Decisions in Mexico.” Review of Development Economics, vol. 23, no. 4, 2019, pp. 1624–1658.
Marquez-Padilla, Fernanda, and Jorge Alvarez. “Grading Happiness: What Grading Systems Tell Us About Cross-Country Wellbeing Comparisons.” Economics Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1138–1155.
Marquez-Padilla, F., and Susan Parker. “From Cash to Deposits: Effects on Women’s Status and Well-Being.” Economia, vol. 47, no. 93, 2024, pp. 1–17.
Silverio-Murillo, A., Marquez-Padilla, F., and Balmori-de-la-Miyar, J. “Earthquakes and Crimes Against Women.” Feminist Economics, 2024, pp. 1–27.
2. Working Papers
"Rolling Back Progresa: School and Work After the End of a Landmark Anti-Poverty Program." With Susan Parker and Tom Vogl. Submitted.
"Midlife Crisis: The Effects of Menopause on Women's Labor Outcomes." With L. Juarez.
“Back to Work or Back to the Maternity Ward? The Effects of Extending the School Day on Fertility.” With F. Cabrera-Hernandez. Submitted.
“Health Insurance and Birth Outcomes: the Case of Seguro Popular.” With Janet Currie and Lucy Hackett. Working paper.
“After the CCTs Ended: Children’s Health Outcomes Post Mexico’s Iconic Prospera Program.” With S. Parker and T. Vogl.
“Health for Votes? Political Business Cycles and Birth Outcomes in Mexico.” With H. Mendoza.
“Working for Change: The Effect of Female Labor Force Participation on Fertility.” With L. Hackett.
“Smaller Families, Less Inequality? Changes in Fertility Inequality from a County-Level Approach.” With L. Hackett.
“Bombing Good Bacteria? The Effect of Antibiotic Use on Child BMI.”
3. Work in Progress
“The Intergenerational Effects of Mexico’s Largest CCT Program on Newborn Health.” With T. Gracner, S. Parker, M. Fabian, T. Vogl.
“Bullying at Birth: Obstetric Violence Laws and C-Section Rates in Mexico.”
“Sweet Beginnings: The Effects of a Sugar Tax on Birth Outcomes.” With T. Gracner, L. Hackett, and K. Kapinos.