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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...