Journal Articles
Does reluctance to share personal data reduce citizen demand for personalized services? Evidence from a survey experiment. Santamaria, J., Roseth, B., Aguirre, F. (2025). Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. [Working Paper]
#StayAtHome: Social Distancing Policies and Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean. Aromi, D., Bonel, M.P., Cristia, J., Llada, M., Pereira, J., Pulido, X., Santamaria, J. (2023). Economía. [Working paper] [Research Insights]
Tenurial Security and Agricultural Investment. Bellemare, M.F., Chua, K., Santamaria, J., and Vu, K. (2020). Food policy, 101894. [Replication materials]
How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan. Hanmer, L., Arango, d., Rubiano, E., Santamaria, J., (2020). Middle East Journal of Development.
Economic Shocks and Crime: Evidence from the Crash of Ponzi Schemes. Cortés, D., Santamaria, J., and Vargas, J.F (2016). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 131, 263-275.
Books and chapters in books
¿(Dis)connected? Digital Public Services and the Challenge of Equity. Pombo, C., Roseth, B., Santamaria, J., Rivas, C., Vasquez, M. (2025). [Prensa: El País Uruguay]
Experimentos de Campo en Gobierno Digital: ¿Por Qué y Cómo Hacerlos?. Roseth, B., Santamaria, J. (2025). In Álvarez, D. G., Marín, C. R., et al. Pensar fuera de la caja burocrática.Laboratorios de innovación en América Latina.
Digitalization Is Just the Beginning: Maximizing the Potential of Online Transactional Services. Algarra, P., Roseth, B., Santamaria, J., Vlaicu, R. (2022) In Cristia, J., and Vlaicu, R., Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean. [Blog]
Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity.Klugman, J., Hanmer, L., Twigg, S., Hasan, T., McCleary-Sills, J., and Santamaria, J. (2014). The World Bank.
Working papers
General Skills Training for Public Employees: Experimental Evidence on Cybersecurity Training in Argentina. Keefer, P., Roseth, B., Santamaria, J. (2024). IADB Working Papers.
What Works in the Promotion of Digital Public Services? Roseth, B., Santamaria, J., Berton, J., Dornel, S. (2026). IADB Working Papers
Blogs
The Game Behind the Game: How the World Cup Is Fueling Online Gambling (2026). Duryea, S., Galindo, A., and Santamaria, J.
How Can We Better Measure the Impact of Digital Government? Four Lessons from Experiments in Latin America and the Caribbean (2026). Roseth, B., and Santamaria, J.
When Government Goes Digital, Who Gets Left Behind? (2026). Pombo, C., Roseth, B., and Santamaria, J.
How Digital Technology Can Deliver Government Services More Cost-Effectively (2023). Algarra, P., Roseth, B., Razvan, V., Santamaria, J.
Work in Progress
‘When a Stranger Shall Sojourn with Thee’: The Impact of the Venezuelan Exodus on Colombian Labor Markets.Santamaria, J.
The Impact of Protracted Displacement on Syrian Refugees in Jordan: The Evolution of Household Composition and Poverty Rates. Santamaria, J., Hanmer, L., Rubiano, E.
Differences in Household Composition: Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia. Hanmer, L., Rubiano, E. Santamaria, J.
A Multi-Country Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty in Contexts of Forced Displacement. Admasu, Y., Alkire, S., Ekhantor, U., Kovesdi, F., Santamaria, J., Sharlin-Pettee, S.