Heidy Rico Fontalvo

Biographic Data

ID4158715
NAMEHeidy Rico Fontalvo
GIVEN NAMESHeidy Rico
FAMILY NAMEFontalvo
SIGNATUREFONTALVO H R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cartagena
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Institutional Quality as a Moderator of Education Investment Effectiveness in Latin American Democracies

    Open AccessMario Alberto De La Puente Pacheco, Heidy Rico et al.ARTICLELatin American Policy2026

    This study tested whether institutional quality moderated the relationship between public education investment and educational outcomes in five Latin American democracies from 2013 to 2022. Using panel data analysis with interaction modeling, the investigation found that countries with stronger governance structures achieved substantially greater returns on education spending, with high‐quality institutions producing nearly three times the educat…

  • Assessing Democratic Resilience in Latin America's AI Era: A Diagnostic Framework for Electoral Integrity Preparedness

    Heidy Rico Fontalvo, Mario Alberto De La Puente Pacheco et al.ARTICLERepresentation2026References: 14

    This study develops the first systematic diagnostic framework for assessing electoral integrity resilience against AI-enabled manipulation in Latin America. Drawing on institutional theory and comparative democratisation literature, the analysis examines six countries to assess how institutional capacity and AI regulatory preparedness shape electoral integrity maintenance. Using data from the Electoral Integrity Project, Freedom House, V-Dem, and…

  • Origin-Country Credential Recognition Policies and Employment Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Migrants in the Colombian Caribbean

    Mario Alberto De La Puente Pacheco, MARIO ALBERTO DE LA PUENTE et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant & Refugee…2026References: 8

    This study examined educational credential recognition effects on labor market outcomes for migrants in Colombia’s Caribbean region. Analyzing data from 782 migrants across three cities using multinomial regression, Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, and spatial econometrics, findings showed credential recognition increased formal employment probability by 28.4 percentage points while decreasing informal employment by 31.9 percentage points. Women fac…

  • Differential Effects of Skilled and Unskilled Migration on Formal Sector Wage Structures in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan During Economic Transition

    Open AccessHeidy Rico Fontalvo, Florentino Rico et al.ARTICLEJournal of Eurasian Studies2025

    This study examined how skilled and unskilled migration differentially affected formal sector wage structures in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2024. Using difference-in-differences analysis with instrumental variables on region-sector-quarter panel data, the research found skilled migration generated wage premiums 2.2 times larger than unskilled migration effects. Instrumental variable estimates revealed skilled migration increased wages…