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Research Interests
I specialize in Health Economics. My research agenda focuses on access and utilization of health services, socioeconomic and gender inequalities in health, and human capital formation. I am currently working on a Fondecyt project that studies the effect of early childhood nutrition on education.
Key Words
Health Economics; Human Capital, Inequality, Nutrition, Education.
Profession
Degree in Economics, Universidad Torcuato di Tella 2005
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Brown University
Award Date: 1 Dec 2013
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1231734: Early-Life Nutrition and Academic Achievement: the impact of powdered milk on education in Chile
Borrescio, F. (Principal Investigator)
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
1/04/23 → 1/04/26
Project: Research
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11160513: Income Inequality and Health.
Borrescio, F. (Principal Investigator)
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
15/11/16 → 31/10/19
Project: Research
Research output
- 13 Article
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Early-life nutrition and schooling
Borrescio-Higa, F., Bozzoli, C. G. & Droller, F., Apr 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 371, 117717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Informal debt and well-being among small business entrepreneurs
Borrescio-Higa, F., Droller, F., Johan, S. & Valenzuela, P., 5 Sep 2025, In: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. 17, 5, p. 1240-1261 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Setting research priorities for global pandemic preparedness: An international consensus and comparison with ChatGPT’s output
Song, P., Adeloye, D., Acharya, Y., Bojude, D. A., Ali, S., Alibudbud, R., Bastien, S., Becerra-Posada, F., Berecki, M., Bodomo, A., Borrescio-Higa, F., Buchtova, M., Campbell, H., Chan, K. Y., Cheema, S., Chopra, M., Cipta, D. A., Castro, L. D., Ganasegeran, K. & Gebre, T. & 40 others, , 2024, In: Journal of global health. 14, 04054.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
Financial Distress and Psychological Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Borrescio-Higa, F., Droller, F. & Valenzuela, P., 25 Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Public Health. 67, 1604591.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Scopus citations -
Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Polašek, O., Wazny, K., Adeloye, D., Song, P., Chan, K. Y., Bojude, D. A., Ali, S., Bastien, S., Becerra-Posada, F., Borrescio-Higa, F., Cheema, S., Cipta, D. A., Cvjetković, S., Castro, L. D., Ebenso, B., Femi-Ajao, O., Ganesan, B., Glasnović, A., He, L. & Heraud, J. M. & 47 others, , 2022, In: Journal of global health. 12, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access27 Scopus citations