work in progress:

  • What works? Training and wage subsidies for refugees in Turkey. This piece is being prepared with Jochen Kluve and Hannah Liepmann, with the support of the ILO Country Office for Turkey. It aims to assess the effectiveness of a work-based learning and job subsidy program implemented to promote participation of Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens into formal jobs.

  • Directed Search, Minimum Wages, and Worker Characteristics: Evidence from an Online Job Board . Research conducted with Hannah Liepmann and Damián Vergara. It explores the application effects induced by minimum wage hikes, using data from the largest online job board in Uruguay for the period 2010-2020 combined with industry-by-occupation minimum wages defined in sectoral collective bargaining agreements.

  • How effective are ALMPs and formalization policies in Latin America? This research aims to unveil the effectivenness of various types of labor policies and institutions through a various meta-analysis and systematic reviews of the existing literature. Research prepared with Valentina Calderón Mejía, Elva López Mourelo and Ana María Tribín.

Working papers:

Johannes Brehm, Angela Doku, Verónica Escudero. 2023. “What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? – A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa”. ILO Working paper 89.

Vera Chiodi and Verónica Escudero. 2020. “More is more. Livelihood interventions and child labor in the agricultural sector”. ILO Working Paper No. 18 (Geneva: ILO).

  • R&R at the World Bank Economic Review

Verónica Escudero. 2018. “Workfare programs and their delivery system: Effectiveness of Construyendo Perú”, ILO Research Department Working Paper No. 39 (Geneva: ILO).

  • Presented at the Conference on Jobs and Development organized by IZA, the World Bank, the NJD (Network on Jobs and Development) and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogota (Colombia, 11-12 May 2018).

  • A previous version of this paper was presented as well at the 9th Meeting of the Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) of the LACEA (La Plata, 9-11 March 2016); 28th EALE Conference (Ghent, 15-17 September 2016); and NEUDC Conference at MIT (Cambridge, MA, 5-6 November 2016).

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2013. “Understanding the drivers of the youth labour market in Kenya”, ILO Research Paper Series No. 8, ILO (Geneva).

Werner Eichhorst, Verónica Escudero, Paul Marx, and Steven Tobin. 2010. “The Impact of the Crisis on Employment and the Role of Labour Market Institutions”, IZA DP No. 5320, November 2010. Also available as IILS Discussion paper No. 202 (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero. 2009. “Effects of the Crisis on the Financial Sector: Trends and Policy Issues”, IILS Discussion paper No. 197, ILO (Geneva).

Refereed Journal Articles:

Verónica Escudero, Hannah Liepmann and Ana Podjanin. Forthcoming. “Using online vacancy and job applicants’ data to study skills dynamics”, Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 52, “Big Data in Labor Market Research” (eds. Ben Elsner and Solomon W. Polachek).

Antonia Asenjo, Verónica Escudero and Hannah Liepmann. 2023. “Why should we integrate income and employment support? A conceptual and empirical investigation”, The Journal of Development Studies (advance online access).

Verónica Escudero, Elva López Mourelo, and Clemente Pignatti. 2020. “Joint provision of income and employment support: Evidence from a crisis response in Uruguay”, World Development, 134, October 2020, 105015.

Verónica Escudero, Jochen Kluve, Elva López Mourelo, and Clemente Pignatti. 2019. “Active labour market programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis”, The Journal of Development Studies, 55(12): 2644-2661.

Verónica Escudero. 2018. “Are active labour market policies effective in activating and integrating low-skilled individuals? An international comparison”, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 7(1):1-26.

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2018. “The European Youth Guarantee: a systematic review of its implementation across countries/La Garantie européenne pour la jeunesse‪: Bilan systématique des mises en œuvre dans les pays membres”, Travail et Emploi, 2018/1(153). English version available as ILO Working Paper No. 21, ILO (Geneva).

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2017. “Effectiveness of Active Labor Market Tools in Conditional Cash Transfers Programmes: Evidence for Argentina”, World Development, 94:422-447.

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2016. “The employment effect of changes in the composition of fiscal consolidations”, International Review of Applied Economics, 31(1):45-65.

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2014. “El sistema de garantía juvenil en Europa: características, desarrollo y desafíos”, ICE Revista Española, No. 881, pp. 83-100, Gobierno de España.

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2012. “Improving Competitiveness and Fostering Productivity in Spain”, Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 30(1):105-136.

Book CHAPTERS:

Verónica Escudero. 2023. “How impact evaluation is shaping the design of labour market policies”, in Ferritu, G., Goulart, P. and Ramos, R. (eds.) Global Labour in Distress: the post-Cold War era, Vol. II, Section F, Palgrave Readers in Economics.

Philippe Askenazy and Verónica Escudero. 2022. “Dimension géographique des inégalités d’accès à l’emploi” (Geographical dymension of the inequalities in the access to employment), in Cottineau, C. and Vallée J. (eds.) Les inégalités dans l’espace géographique, Chapter 4, Enciclopédie des Sciences ISTE (London).

Verónica Escudero, Stefan Khun, Elva López Mourelo, and Steven Tobin. 2017. “Youth labour market prospects and recent policy developments”, in Malo, M.A. and Moreno Mínguez, A. (eds.) European Youth Labour Markets, Chapter 1, pp. 7-26, Springer, Cham.

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2014. “Understanding the drivers of the youth labour market in Kenya”, in Malo, M.A. and Sciulli, D. (eds.) Disadvantaged Workers: Empirical Evidence and Labour Policies", AIEL Series in Labour Economics, Vol. XII, pp. 203-228, Springer.

BOOKS & Reports:

Antonia Asenjo, Verónica Escudero, Hannah Liepmann, Clemente Pignatti, and Domenico Tabasso. 2019. What works: Promoting pathways to decent work, Studies on Growth with Equity (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, Elva López Mourelo, and Clemente Pignatti. 2016. What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, Studies on Growth with Equity (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, Richard Horne, Stefan Kühn, Santo Milasi, Elva López Mourelo, Clemente Pignatti, and Johanna Silvander. 2015. An Employment-oriented Investment Strategy for Europe, Studies on Growth with Equity (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, Santo Milasi, Clemente Pignatti, and Johanna Silvander. 2014. Spain: Growth with Jobs (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo 2013. Kenya: Making Quality Employment the Driver of Development (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero and Sameer Khatiwada. 2011. Spain: Quality Jobs for a New Economy (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, B.J Ha, Sameer Khatiwada and Steven Tobin. 2011. Germany: A Job-centred Approach (Geneva: ILO).

reports Chapters:

Verónica Escudero, Santo Milasi, and Clemente Pignatti. 2018. “Active labour market policies: From crisis interventions to structural measures”, in International Labour Organization, Decent work in Portugal 2008–18: From crisis to recovery, Chapter 4, pp. 91-110 (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, Sameer Khatiwada and Miguel Ángel Malo. 2013. “How to shift to a more equitable and job‐friendly path”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2013: Repairing the economic and social fabric, Chapter 5, pp. 101-118 (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero and Elva López Mourelo. 2012. “Fiscal consolidation and employment growth”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2012: Better jobs for a better economy, Chapter 3, pp. 59-80 (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero, Elva López Mourelo, and Sameer Khatiwada. 2012. “Making profits work for investment and jobs”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2011: Making markets work for jobs. Chapter 2, pp. 31-54 (Geneva: ILO).

Steven Tobin and Verónica Escudero. 2010. “World of work outlook: The challenge of job-rich recovery”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2010: From one crisis to the next?. Chapter 1, pp. 1-32 (Geneva: ILO).

Steven Tobin, Verónica Escudero and Emily McGirr. 2009. “The global jobs crisis: Patterns and medium-term scenarios”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2009: The Global Jobs Crisis and Beyond. Chapter 1, pp. 1-44 (Geneva: ILO).

Ekkehard Ernst and Verónica Escudero. 2008. “The role of financial globalization”, in International Labour Organization, World of Work Report 2008: Income Inequalities in the Age of Financial Globalization. Chapter 2, pp. 39-70 (Geneva: ILO).

Verónica Escudero and Claudia Natali. 2008. “Regional Migration Overviews”, in International Migration Organization, World Migration Report 2008: Managing Labour Mobility in the Evolving Global Economy. pp 403-490 (Geneva: IOM).