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Who attract the public sector compensation schemes?: evidence from Latin America
(CAF, 2021-12-22)
Compensation schemes tend to differ markedly between public and private sector jobs, which can affect the relative preferences of potential employees towards those jobs. We explore this through two informational experiments ...
Going subnational: wage differentials across levels of government in Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay
(CAF, 2021-12-22)
Workers at subnational governments play a prominent role in the delivery of public services in most countries. Yet, information about their remuneration is scarce. Using data for Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay, we document ...
Spatial inequalities in educational opportunities: The role of public policies
(CAF, 2021-12-17)
This paper documents spatial patterns in intergenerational mobility at the top of the educational distribution and assess the role of public policies in increasing educational opportunities. Our analysis relies on novel ...
Surnames and Social Rank: Long-term Traits of Social Mobility in Colombia and Chile
(CAF, 2021-12-16)
In the last two years, Colombia and Chile have witnessed strong social protests, characterized by slogans against inequality and the lack of social mobility. In this study we propose a comparative study on social mobility ...
Movilidad ocupacional en América Latina
(CAF, 2021-12-16)
La persistencia de desigualdades entre generaciones representa un tópico de sumo interés para las sociedades. Mientras que la mayoría de este tipo de estudios se concentra en desigualdades educativas, en este trabajo ...
Intergenerational mobility in education in Latin America
(CAF, 2021-12-15)
This document provides a comprehensive analysis of intergenerational mobility in Latin America, focusing on the association between parental education and the education of their children. It updates the estimates provided ...
Does it Matter Where You Grow up? Childhood Exposure Effects in Latin America and the Caribbean
(CAF, 2021-12-15)
I study whether the observed differences in intergenerational educational mobility across regions in Latin America and the Caribbean are due to the sorting of families or the effect of grow ing up in these different places. ...
Medición de los determinantes de la productividad en Ciudades de América Latina
(CAF, 2021-12-14)
El presente documento desarrolla un conjunto de indicadores para medir los determinantes de la productividad en las ciudades de América Latina. Su objetivo es caracterizar los determinantes que pueden ser intervenidos desde ...
Digintegridad: la transformación digital de la lucha contra la corrupción
(CAF, 2021-12-09)
Los escándalos de corrupción sin precedentes en América Latina que se han conocido en la última década sugieren que
la región se enfrenta a desafíos estructurales que combinan una corrupción endémica con debilidad ...
¿Puede la digitalización del Estado ayudarnos en la lucha contra la corrupción?
(CAF, 2021-12-09)
La crisis causada por el COVID-19 en América Latina y el mundo ha obligado a los gobiernos a expandir el gasto fiscal para atender la emergencia sanitaria y económica. Sin embargo, el margen de maniobra de los gobiernos ...