Listar por autor "Lombardi, María"
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Money and lies: proxy respondents and the mismeasurement of income in surveys
Estrada, Ricardo; Goyheix, Daniela; Lombardi, María (CAF; Caracas, 2024-07-08)When sampled individuals are not found at home, many surveys rely on a proxy respondent: another knowledgeable household member. We study the difference between self- and proxy-reported labor income in Mexico. We use the ... -
Skills and selection into teaching: Evidence from Latin America
Estrada, Ricardo; Lombardi, María (CAF; Caracas, 2020-08-12)This paper documents a novel stylized fact: many teachers in Latin America have very low levels of cognitive skills. This skills deficit is the result of both low levels of competencies among the population and a gap between ... -
The effect of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity
Estrada, Ricardo; Lombardi, María (CAF; Caracas, 2022-06-22)This paper studies the impact of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity in the context of public school teachers in Chile. We take advantage of a law that required education administrators ...