Joseph I. Calderon
Name on published work. Given name: José Ignacio Calderón. Other aliases: Jose-Ignacio Calderon, JI Calderon.
Name on published work. Given name: José Ignacio Calderón. Other aliases: Jose-Ignacio Calderon, JI Calderon.
I am an applied microeconomist based in Chile. My research focuses on how policies, interventions, and markets shape individual and institutional outcomes within education systems.
I achieved a MSc in Economics and a BSc in Engineering, both from the University of Chile.
The Impact of Environmental Policies on Student Achievement Using Variation in Contamination Levels
Economic Modelling (R&R) [May 2025] [last draft]
Opening the School Gates: Student Outcomes and the Returns to a Centralized and Non-Selective Admission System
Submitted [February 2026] [last draft]
Optimal Policy Design under Institutional Heterogeneity and Endogenous Compliance
Submitted [March 2026] [last draft]
Kindergarten Enrollment, Early Student Achievement, and Upward Mobility to Top Schools: Evidence from Legislative Frictions in Chile
Work in Progress [March 2026] [last draft]