CURRENT PROYECTS

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• "Childhood obesity and human capital accumulation", with Alejandra Blanco. 
• "Efficient GMM estimators for spatial binary probit models", with Gianfranco Piras. 
• "Estimating the non-pecuniary benefit of engaging in pro-environmental behaviors" with Cristian Ortiz.
• "Valuing attributes of drinking water: The case of the city of Antofagasta in the North of Chile", with Cristian Gonzales, Ricardo A. Danziano and Lisandro Roco. 
• "Your air pollution make me sick! Estimating the spillover effects of PM2.5 emission on emergency room visits in Chile", with Anita Molina. 

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PUBLISHED AND FORTHCOMING ARTICLES

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• The double burden for being women and obese: Evidence from Chilean labor market and potential explanations,  Feminist Economics, 2021. (with Victor Iturra)

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• Effects of spatial competition on public educational efficiency: An analysis for the Chilean Metropolitan Region,  Journal of Education Policy, 2021 (with Camilo Quinteros and Yasna Cortés). [Link]

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• A two recursive equation model to correct for endogeneity in latent class binary probit models, Journal of Choice Modelling, 2021. [Link]
  • Working Paper. 
  • Code for estimating the model in R.  (Later in Bitbucket)

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• Are preferences for city attributes heterogeneous? An assessment using a discrete choice experiment,  Papers in  Regional  Science, 2021 (with Diana Romero-Espinoza and Ricardo Daziano). [Link]

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• Individual-specific posterior distributions from Mixed Logit models: Properties, limitations and diagnostic checks,  Journal of Choice Modelling, 2020. [Link]
  • Replication codes.
  • Working paper. 
  • Rmarkdown for article.

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• Random Parameters and Spatial Heterogeneity using Rchoice in R,  REGION, 2020. [Link]
  • ​Rmarkdown for article.

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• How Much Should We Pay for Mental Health Deterioration? The Subjective Monetary Value of Mental Health After the 27F Chilean Earthquake,  Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020 (with Benjamin Jara). [Link]
  • ​Replication codes and dataset.​
  • Working paper.

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• We Do Not Have the Same Tastes! Evaluating Individual Heterogeneity in the Preferences for Amenities, Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020 (with Gustavo Ahumada and Victor Iturra). [Link]
  • Replication Code.

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• The monetary subjective health evaluation for commuting long distances in Chile: A latent class analysis, Papers in Regional Science, 2019 (with Juan Palomino). [Link]
  • ​​Replication Codes

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• Regional concentration and national economic growth in Brazil and Chile, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2018 (with Patricio Aroca and Carlos Azzoni) [Link]

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• Do monetary subjective well-being evaluations vary across space? Comparing continuous and discrete spatial heterogeneity, Spatial Economic Analysis, 2019. [Link]
  • ​​R's code for replication: Code,        ML Binary Probit Latent Class Model
  • ​Working Paper.

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• Individual-Specific Point and Interval Conditional Estimates of Latent Class Logit Parameters, Journal of Choice Modelling, 2018 (with Ricardo Daziano). [Link]
  • R's code for replication: Codes .
  • Working paper.

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• Multinomial Logit Models with Continuous and Discrete Individual Heterogeneity in R: The gmnl Package, Journal of Statistical Software, 2017 (with Ricardo Daziano). [Link]

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• Are Consumers Willing to Pay to Let Cars Drive for Them? Analyzing Response to Autonomous Vehicles,   Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 2017 (with Ricardo Daziano and Benjamin Leard). [Link]
  • Working Paper: Download. 
  • R's codes for replication. Download. (Data cannot be uploaded yet)

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• Convergence to the Managerial Frontier,  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017 (with William F. Maloney). [Link]
  • Working Paper: Download. 
  • Stata codes and data for replication: Download.

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• Discrete Choice Models with Random Parameters in R: The Rchoice Package, Journal of Statistical Software, 2016. [Link]

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• Heterogeneity in Subjective Wellbeing: An Application to Occupational Allocation in Africa,  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015 (with Paolo Falco, William F. Maloney and Bob Rijkers). [Link]
  • ​​​​​​​Working Paper: Download​​.

WORKING PAPERS

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1. Sarrias, M. (2015). Continuous and Discrete Spatial Heterogeneity: Modeling Strategies and Simulation. Cornell University. Download. Codes coming soon!. ​
2. Atienza, M., Varas, M. L., & Sarrias, M. (2013). Do SMEs' Linkages with Large Mining Firms Improve their Performance? Evaluating Heterogeneity Among Firms (No. 40). Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile, Department of Economics. Download
3. Atienza, M., Lufin, M., & Sarrias, M. (2012). Spatial Division of Labor in Chile 1992-2002 (No. 16). Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chile, Department of Economics. Download.

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

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1. Atienza, M., Lufin, M. and Sarrias, M. (2010). Division Espacial del Trabajo en Chile. Ediciones Universitarias, Universidad Catolica  del Norte. Download.