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Political connections and misallocation of procurement contracts: evidence from Ecuador
(CAF, 2018-12-2)
This paper uses detailed ownership information of private firms in Ecuador and the identity of bureaucrats to document the effects of political connections on firm size and the allocation of government contracts. Reduced-form ...
Distribución espacial del empleo formal en la ciudad autónoma de buenos aires: un diagnóstico a partir de registros administrativos
(CAF, 2018-12-01)
A partir de información geográfica detallada del universo de establecimientos productivos y del empleo registrado en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires este trabajo documenta la localización del empleo en la ciudad en el ...
Estimating the nature of political corruption: evidence from a policy experiment in Brazil
(CAF, 2018-11-25)
This paper proposes a test to estimate the nature of political corruption in developing countries: embezzlement by self enriching politicians versus corruption that originates as a quid-pro-quo from campaign contributions. ...
Resultados de la primera convocatoria sobre innovaciones prometedoras en formación docente
(CAF, 2018-10-24)
El presente documento tiene por propósito sistematizar la evidencia que surge de la Primera Convocatoria 2018 de Innovaciones Prometedoras en la Formación Docente en América Latina y el Caribe. Se espera contribuir al ...
Impact evaluation of innovation policy in Brazil
(2018-10-22)
This paper aims to assess the innovation policy in Brazil after the edition of the innovation law, in 2004, and the fiscal subsidies to innovation law, in 2005. We use data from the Brazilian Innovation Survey and from the ...
Del dato administrativo de firmas al dato estadístico: desafíos a vencer en América Latina
(CAF, 2018-10-20)
El diseño, la implementación y la evaluación de las políticas públicas para el fomento de la productividad requieren cada vez más información estadística oportuna y de calidad. En los últimos veinte años, y especialmente ...
Measuring the size and growth of cities using nighttime light
(CAF, 2018-09-20)
This paper uses high-resolution images of nighttime luminosity to estimate a globally comparable measure of the size of metropolitan areas around the world for the years 2000 and 2010. We apply recently-proposed methodologies ...
Motherhood and the missing women in the labor market
(CAF, 2018-09-06)
Motherhood currently stands out as a key determinant of the gender gap in labor market outcomes. Studies identifying the effect of children have mostly focused in Europe and the US. These results may not be extrapolated ...
Microdatos para el estudio de la productividad en América Latina
(CAF, 2018-07)
La creciente disponibilidad de microdatos empresariales ha permitido a los investigadores indagar sobre el papel que la heterogeneidad entre las empresas o establecimientos productivos juega para explicar la productividad ...
Money can buy me life. The Effect of a Basic Pension on Mortality: a Regression Discontinuity Design
(2018-06-12)
This paper estimates the effect of a permanent income increase for the elderly on their health outcomes. Our regression discontinuity design exploits an eligibility cutoff in a Chilean basic pension program that grants ...