Browsing 06. Documentos de trabajo by Subject "Agricultura"
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Bimodal Transport Infrastructure and Regional Development: Evidence from Argentina, 1960 - 1991
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-04-13)We estimate the impact of railroad and road infrastructure on local economic development through the study of massive transport infrastructure changes in Argentina. Following a World Bank study, 10,000 kilometers of railroads ... -
Clústeres y agregación de valor en el sector agronegocios con sostenibilidad ambiental
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-07-27)Los agronegocios ya se desempeñaban en un escenario de cambio permanente a nivel global antes de la pandemia por el COVID-19. Esto es, operaban con una fuerte presión por incrementar su productividad, a la vez que buscaban ... -
From maize to haze: agricultural shocks and growth of the mexican drug sector
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)We examine how commodity price shocks experienced by rural producers affect the drug trade in Mexico. Our analysis exploits exogenous movements in the Mexican maize price stemming from weather conditions in U.S. maize-growing ... -
Illegal Migration and Weather Shocks: Evidence from Rural Mexico
(2022-12-28)We study the effect of weather shocks on legal and illegal migration from rural Mexico to the US. First, we find that shocks in the wet season on precipitation and temperature increase migration. The increment is entirely ... -
Nota de Productividad Colombia: Desafíos de la productividad en el sector agropecuario
(CAF; Caracas, 2022-02-23)Este trabajo explora los determinantes de la productividad del sector agropecuario colombiano. La principal hipótesis evaluada empíricamente es que la elevada informalidad de la tenencia de la tierra es un elemento central ... -
The Causes and Consequences of the Spatial Organization of Agriculture in Brazil
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-10-10)Why are there vast differences in agricultural activity across space? How do these differences shape the aggregate impact of agricultural shocks? To address these questions, I build a quantitative general equilibrium model ...
