Mi investigación se centra en la economía política del bienestar y las políticas sociales en América Latina. En los últimos años, he profundizado en los componentes punitivos que acompañan los programas de transferencias condicionadas de ingresos para sectores vulnerables en América Latina. En este marco, estudio el diseño e implementación de las condicionalidades, los factores políticos que las moldean y los efectos políticos que generan. También he explorado cómo las ideas de política social circularon históricamente en la región y cómo el sector sin fines de lucro se articula con las políticas sociales. Más recientemente, me he enfocado en estudiar los mecanismos informales de provisión de bienestar para la población vulnerable. También investigo sobre bienestar, desigualdad, políticas de protección social y políticas familiares en América Latina. Entre otros aspectos, estudio la estratificación social, las desigualdades en el trabajo doméstico remunerado y no remunerado, la accesibilidad espacio-temporal a los servicios de salud y de cuidado infantil, y las restricciones que enfrentan las familias—especialmente las mujeres—para acceder a estos servicios. Mi enfoque integra dimensiones de género, clase social, y geografía urbana, revelando distintas dimensiones de las estructuras de reproducción de clase. En conjunto, mi trabajo combina métodos mixtos, en particular, experimentos y estudios de caso mediante process tracing.
My research focuses on the political economy of welfare and social policies in Latin America. In recent years, I have delved into the punitive components of conditional cash transfer programs for the poor in Latin America. Within this framework, I study the design and implementation of conditionalities, the political factors that shape them, and their political effects. I have also explored how social policy ideas have historically circulated in the region and how the non-profit sector is articulated with social policies. More recently, I have focused on studying informal mechanisms for providing welfare to vulnerable populations. I also study welfare, inequality, social protection and family policy in Latin America. Among other issues, I study social stratification, inequalities in paid and unpaid domestic work, spatio-temporal accessibility to health and childcare services, and the constraints that families—especially women—face in accessing these services. My approach integrates dimensions of gender, social class, and urban geography, revealing different dimensions of class reproduction structures. Overall, my work combines mixed methods, particularly experiments and case studies using process tracing.
My research focuses on the political economy of welfare and social policies in Latin America. In recent years, I have delved into the punitive components of conditional cash transfer programs for the poor in Latin America. Within this framework, I study the design and implementation of conditionalities, the political factors that shape them, and their political effects. I have also explored how social policy ideas have historically circulated in the region and how the non-profit sector is articulated with social policies. More recently, I have focused on studying informal mechanisms for providing welfare to vulnerable populations. I also study welfare, inequality, social protection and family policy in Latin America. Among other issues, I study social stratification, inequalities in paid and unpaid domestic work, spatio-temporal accessibility to health and childcare services, and the constraints that families—especially women—face in accessing these services. My approach integrates dimensions of gender, social class, and urban geography, revealing different dimensions of class reproduction structures. Overall, my work combines mixed methods, particularly experiments and case studies using process tracing.