Assistant Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Assistant Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Assistant Professor, Center for African Studies

Recent Publications

Chimbutane, F., Karachiwalla, N., Herrera-Almanza, C., Leight, J., & Lauchande, C. (2026). The effect of teacher training and community literacy programming on teacher and student outcomes. Journal of Development Economics, 178, Article 103578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103578

Herrera-Almanza, C., & Seitz McCarthy, A. (2025). Strategic responses to disparities in spousal desired fertility: experimental evidence from rural Tanzania. Journal of Population Economics, 38(4), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-025-01142-y

Vincent, S., Herrera-Almanza, C., Anukriti, S., & Karra, M. (2025). Contraceptive Concordance. Studies in family planning, 56(3), 532-549. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.70018

Herrera-Almanza, C., Marquez-Padilla, F., & Prina, S. (2024). C-Sections, Obesity, and Healthcare Specialization: Evidence from Mexico. World Bank Economic Review, 38(1), 139-160. https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lhad022

Chimbutane, F., Herrera-Almanza, C., Karachiwalla, N., Lauchande, C., & Leight, J. (2023). COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique. SSM - Mental Health, 3, Article 100203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100203

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