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 ... -
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 ...
