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Her research focuses on social demography, early childhood, inequality and poverty. Her research work has been published in international journals such as Social Science and Medicine, American Journal of Sociology, among others. She is currently working on her Fondecyt de Iniciación on issues of parentality and inequalities in childhood, as well as projects with administrative data on child poverty and vulnerability trajectories. She is an associate researcher at the Center for Surveys and Longitudinal Studies, adjunct researcher at COES and adjunct researcher at the Millennium Nucleus on Intergenerational Mobility.
Key Words
Demographics, Family, Early Childhood, Parenthood, Poverty, Inequality, Migration.
Profession
Economist, Universidad de Chile 2007
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Award Date: 4 Aug 2017
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Parental involvement from early childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal study within and between families
Abufhele, A. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
15/03/22 → 14/03/25
Project: Research
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NCS2021_072: Millennium Nucleus on Intergenerational Mobility: From Modelling to Policy (MOVI)
Abufhele, A. (Associate Researcher)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/01/22 → 1/01/24
Project: Research
Research output
- 12 Article
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Beyond early motherhood: Trends and determinants of late fertility in Chile
Yopo Díaz, M. & Abufhele, A., Jan 2024, In: International Sociology. 39, 1, p. 27-49 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community violence and early childhood language development: The moderating role of maternal efficacy and satisfaction
Abufhele, A. & Laurito, A., 1 May 2024, In: Child Development. 95, 3, p. 800-816 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Declining Quantity and Quality of Births in Chile amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pesando, L. M. & Abufhele, A., Jul 2024, In: Population and Development Review. 50, p. 75-99 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Higher education trajectories of migrants and the role of age of arrival: evidence from native and migrant students in Chile
Abufhele, A., Herskovic, L. & Alarcón, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Higher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A mediation analysis to disentangle relations between maternal education and early child development
Telias, A., Narea, M. & Abufhele, A., Nov 2022, In: International Journal of Behavioral Development. 46, 6, p. 568-575 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations