Listar por autor "Gandelman, Néstor"

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    • Lessons from participation in a web-based substance use preventive program in Uruguay 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; Gandelman, Néstor; Lamé, Diego (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)
      We analyzed individual and program characteristics associated with participation in an ICT-based substance use preventive intervention in Uruguay, South America. The intervention was directed at nine- and ten-grade students ...

    • Peer and parental influence in the development of cognitive skills and predispostion to risky behaviour 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; Gandelman, Néstor; Roldán, Flavia (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)
      This paper analyzes the strategic interactions between peers and parents in the development of adolescent’s cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills, as proxied by the predisposition to use substances. We estimate a ...

    • Peer effects in risk aversion 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; Gandelman, Néstor; González, Nicolás (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
      Using data onUruguayan adolescents, we estimate peer effects in risk attitudes. Relative risk aversion is elicited in an experimental setting. Identification is based on parents not being able to ...

    • Peer effects vs. parental influence in the development of capabilities in adolescence 

      Balsa, Ana Inés; Gandelman, Néstor; Roldán, Flavia (Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2016)
      The past decade has witnessed the surge of a large body of research analyzing critical periods for investment in children’s skills. Most of this literature has underscored the importance of parental investments and of ...