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What is the Role of Urban Growth on Inequality, and Segregation? The Case of Urban Argentina´s Urban Agglomerations
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2016-11)We analyze the relationship between urban sprawl and changing patterns of inequality and segregation in metropolitan areas of Argentina. The existing literature has endeavored to study the determinants of the expansion of ... -
Who attract the public sector compensation schemes?: evidence from Latin America
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-22)Compensation schemes tend to differ markedly between public and private sector jobs, which can affect the relative preferences of potential employees towards those jobs. We explore this through two informational experiments ... -
Who benefits when inertia is reduced? Competition, quality and returns to skill in health care markets
(CAF; Caracas, 2018)Increased competition may lead to incentives for firms to increase quality by incorporating higher quality inputs. This is particularly relevant in health care markets, since the supply of high quality physicians is ... -
Will you marry me, later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-11-03)We provide empirical evidence on the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old on child marriage, early motherhood, and school enrollment in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes ... -
Women move safely
(Caracas, 2023-08-25)Urban mobility is essential for those who live in cities. Transport infrastructures and services are an essential means of improving people’s well-being, facilitating their access to the economic and social benefits of ... -
Workfare and crime: evidence for Argentina
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper investigates the effect of introducing a massive workfare program on property crimes. In order to circumvent the endogeneity problem common to joint factors determining crime and demand for workfare we make use ... -
Working mothers and intergenerational mobility: evidence from sibling schooling gaps in Venezuela
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper documents the change in intergenerational mobility over the 35 year period between 1975 and 2010 in Venezuela and finds that equality of opportunities increased significantly from the mid 1970's until around ... -
XIII Encuentro de economistas CAF-SEGIB
(2022)El XIII Encuentro de Economistas CAF-SEGIB fue una iniciativa que planteó un espacio de discusión y reflexión libre para compartir conocimientos, y construir y proponer soluciones conjuntas a los principales desafíos de ... -
XVII Conferencia Anual CAF 2013
(CAF, 2013-09-05)La XVII Conferencia Anual CAF, fue organizada por CAF, el Diálogo Interamericano y la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA). El propósito de la reunión fue abordar de manera detallada la evolución y las perspectivas de ... -
XX Conferencia Anual CAF
(CAF; Caracas, 2016-12)La XX Conferencia Anual CAF, organizada por CAF, el Diálogo Interamericano y la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), se realizó los días 7 y 8 de septiembre de 2016 en Washington, D.C. y convocó a más de 1,700 altos ... -
Young businesses, entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of employment and ouput in Colombia´s manufacturing industry
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)In this paper, we study the characteristics and growth dynamics of young businesses, and the contribution of these businesses to aggregate growth, in a developing economy: Colombia. Our study covers the 17 years between ...
