Brassiolo, Pablo
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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. ... -
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 ... -
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 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 2016. More Skills for Work and Life: The contributions of Families, Schools, Jobs, and the Social Environment
(CAF; Caracas, 2017-06-16)Skills are the mainstay of human capital. They are the capabilities that a person has to effectively solve different problems. Skills include not only knowledge or abstract reasoning, but also aspects of personality, beliefs ... -
RED 2016. Más habilidades para el trabajo y la vida: los aportes de la familia, la escuela, el entorno y el mundo laboral
(CAF; Bogotá, 2016-10-26)Las habilidades son el sostén del capital humano. Son las capacidades con las que cuenta una persona para resolver de manera eficaz distintos problemas, y no solo incluyen el conocimiento o el razonamiento abstracto, sino ... -
RED 2015. A More Effective State. Capacities for designing, implementing and evaluating public policies
(CAF; Bogotá, 2016-02)This new edition of the Report on Economics and Development, CAF seeks to contribute to the study and understanding of the State’s capacities to design, implement and learn from policies, and in this way, to generate a ...
