Listar por autor "Fajardo, Gustavo"
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Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-11-19)The incidence of patronage can vary widely across levels of gov ernment within a country. We show this in the context of Brazil, which has been the focus of most recent research on patronage. In particular, we find that ... -
Crescimento urbano e acesso a oportunidades: um desafio para a América Latina (resumo executivo)
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-10-16)Este relatório é um esforço para entender os desafios mais críticos que as cidades latino-americanas enfrentam atualmente para o seu desenvolvimento. Para este fim, o conceito de acessibilidade é destacado, isto é, a ... -
Desafios globais, soluções regionais A América Latina e o Caribe diante da crise climática e da biodiversidade
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe; Distrito Capital, 2023)Esta edição do Relatório de Economia e Desenvolvimento (RED) analisa os desafios e as oportunidades que as ações de mudanças climáticas e a proteção dos ecossistemas e da biodiversidade representam para a América Latina e ... -
Desafíos globales, soluciones regionales: América Latina y el Caribe frente a la crisis climática y de biodiversidad
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe; Distrito Capital, 2023-08-29)La presente edición del Reporte de Economía y Desarrollo (RED) analiza los desafíos y las oportunidades que la acción frente al cambio climático y la protección de los ecosistemas y la biodiversidad representan para América ... -
Family Rules: Nepotism in the Mexican Judiciary
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-10-19)We show that bureaucrats can exploit discretion in hiring decisions to engage in forms of favoritism that hinder organizational performance. We do this in the context of the Mexican federal judiciary. The arrival of a judge ... -
Global challenges, regional solutions: Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of the climate and biodiversity crisis
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, 2023)This edition of the Report on Economic Development (RED) examines the challenges and opportunities that climate action and the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity pose for Latin America and the Caribbean. The report ... -
Gobernanza del sector de infraestructura y de las APP
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-08-31)La estrategia en materia de infraestructura debe atender desafíos de corto plazo que la pandemia ha desencadenado y potenciar el papel que pueden tener las inversiones en infraestructura en la recuperación económica. La ... -
Going subnational: wage differentials across levels of government in Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-22)Workers at subnational governments play a prominent role in the delivery of public services in most countries. Yet, information about their remuneration is scarce. Using data for Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay, we document ... -
Latin America's Climate Mitigation Challenges: Sources of Emission, Regional Goals and Policy Priorities
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe; Distrito Capital, 2023-12-26)We analyze data on greenhouse gas emissions to describe where Latin America stands with respect to the world in terms of the level and composition of those emissions. We then explore several issues related to mitigation ... -
My (Running) Mate, the Mayor: Political Ties and Access to Public Jobs in Ecuador
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-01-17)We show that local politicians’ probability of being employed by a municipality increases when they have a strong party connection to its mayor. Using a regression discontinuity design, we compare the employment outcomes ... -
RED 2017. Crecimiento urbano y acceso a oportunidades: un desafío para América Latina
(CAF; Bogotá, 2017-09-13)Este reporte constituye un esfuerzo por entender los retos más críticos que las ciudades de América Latina enfrentan actualmente para su desarrollo. Para ello se resalta el concepto de accesibilidad, es decir la capacidad ... -
RED 2017. Urban growth and access to opportunities: a challenge for Latin America
(CAF; Bogotá, 2017-09-14)This report seeks to understand the most critical development challenges currently faced by Latin American cities. Special attention is given to the concept of accessibility, that is, the capacity of households and firms ... -
RED 2019: Integridad en las políticas públicas. Claves para prevenir la corrupción
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-11-07)La corrupción está instalada desde hace tiempo en América Latina como una de las principales preocupaciones de la población. Razones no faltan, pues las consecuencias de este problema sobre el desarrollo no deben subestimarse. ... -
RED 2019: Integrity in public policy. Keys to prevent corruption
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-03-23)Corruption has long been installed in Latin America as one of the main concerns of the population. Reasons are not lacking, since the consequences of this problem on development should not be underestimated. In addition ... -
Self-Selection into Corruption: Evidence from the Lab
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-04-22)We study whether the existence of opportunities to extract rents in a job affects the type of individuals who are attracted to it. We design a laboratory experiment in which individuals choose between two contracts, each ... -
Taking One for the Team: Shocks at Destination and Households' Supply of Migrants
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-08-9)We study how unemployment shocks in the United States affect Mexican households’ migration decisions. We emphasize households at origin (as op-posed to individuals) as the decisionmaking units for migration decisions. We ... -
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 ...
