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Mariana Viollaz
Mariana Viollaz
Research Fellow
CEDLAS-UNLP
mviollaz@worldbank.org External Homepage CV

Mariana Viollaz works with the Gender Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC, where she supports the women's jobs and leadership agendas.

Mariana’s research is focused on labor and gender economics in Latin America and the Caribbean and developing countries more generally. Her research has appeared in journals such as Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, World Bank Research Observer, Review of Economics of the Household, Journal of Economic Inequality among others.

Mariana holds a Ph.D. in Economics, Masters degree in Economics, and BA in Economics from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. She has been a postdoctoral fellow at the ILR School of Cornell University.

Mariana Viollaz joined IZA as a Research Fellow in August 2021.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18221
Promoting Women’s Leadership: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Missing
Francesca Bramucci, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, Mariana Viollaz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17920
Women Political Leaders as Agents of Environmental Change
Inés Berniell, Mariana Marchionni, Julián Pedrazzi, Mariana Viollaz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17630
The Gendered Impact of Social Norms on Financial Access and Capital Misallocation
Arti Grover, Mariana Viollaz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17375
Hard Times, Hard Attitudes? The Effect of Economic Downturns on Gender Norms
Inés Berniell, Leonardo Gasparini, Mariana Marchionni, Mariana Viollaz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16985
Navigating Educational Disruptions: The Gender Divide in Parental Involvement and Children's Learning Outcomes
Matías Ciaschi, Johanna Fajardo-Gonzalez, Mariana Viollaz
published online in: Review of Economics of the Household, 08 November 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15304
Parents' Effective Time Endowment and Divorce: Evidence from Extended School Days
María Padilla-Romo, Cecilia Peluffo, Mariana Viollaz
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 242, 105302
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15091
The COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin American and Caribbean Countries: The Labor Supply Impact by Gender
Mariana Viollaz, Mauricio Salazar-Saenz, Luca Flabbi, Monserrat Bustelo, Mariano Bosch
published in: IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2023, 14 (1)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15029
Women in Paid Employment: A Role for Public Policies and Social Norms in Guatemala
Rita K. Almeida, Mariana Viollaz
published in: Oxford Development Studies, 2023, 51 (3), 252-279
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14519
How Did the COVID-19 Crisis Affect Different Types of Workers in the Developing World?
Maurice Kugler, Mariana Viollaz, Daniel Duque, Isis Gaddis, David Newhouse, Amparo Palacios-Lopez, Michael Weber
published in: World Development, 2023, 170, 106331
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11016
Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firms
Rita K. Almeida, Ana Margarida Fernandes, Mariana Viollaz
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (1), 169-185
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