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Input-output linkages and sector-specific distortions in the Latin American development problem
(CAF, 2017-11-03)
In this paper, I analyze the Latin American development problem using a model with input-output linkages, sectorial productivity gaps, and sector-specific distortions. I provide a characterization of the sectorial linkages ...
Measuring Imperfect Competition in Product and Labor Markets. An Empirical Analysis using Firm-level Production Data
(CAF, 2018-01)
In this paper, we develop a simple theoretical model that allows us to disentangle empirically the extent of imperfect competition in product and labor markets using plant-level production data. The model assumes ...
Taking One for the Team: Shocks at Destination and Households' Supply of Migrants
(CAF, 2017-08-9)
We study how unemployment shocks in the United States affect Mexican households’ migration decisions. We emphasize households at origin (as op-posed to individuals) as the decisionmaking units for migration decisions. We ...
Characterizing Fuel Choices and Fuelwood Use for Residential Heating and Cooking in Urban Areas of Central-Southern Chile: the Role of Prices, Income, and the Availability of Energy Sources and Technology
(CAF, 2017-04-24)
This paper analyzes empirically the determinants of fuel choices and intensity of fuelwood use for residential heating and cooking in central-southern Chile. By using information from a sample of 2,761 households in nine ...
Informality and Productivity: The Role of Unemployment Insurance Schemes
(CAF, 2017-02-22)
We study the design of optimal unemployment protection schemes to evaluate its impact on labor markets, welfare and productivity. We consider a life-cycle economies with formal and informal labor markets, unobservable ...
Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics
(CAF, 2017-08-01)
We study Colombia’s trade integration over a 30 year period through the lens of GE model in which non-exporters have access to a risky exporting technology and exporters must invest in accumulating a better exporting ...
Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation: Possibilities, Benefits, and Challenges for a Widespread Application in the Mexican Residential Sector
(CAF, 2017-04)
Mexico plans to implement a national program to support the adoption of distributed photovoltaic generation (DPVG) among qualified households. The main objectives of such a program would be to reduce the burden of the ...
Hacia la estrategia para el mercado único digital de América Latina
(Buenos Aires, 2016-12-14)
El presente informe tiene como objetivo identificar y analizar las posibles dificultades relativas al alcance, las oportunidades y las principales cuestiones regulatorias y legales asociadas con el lanzamiento de una ...
Integração das Fontes Renováveis Intermitentes na América Latina: Brasil, Chile e Uruguai
(CAF, 2017)
Em vários países, a política energética é crescentemente conduzida para incrementar a participação de fontes renováveis de energia na geração de eletricidade, em função da necessidade de aumentar a segurança do abastecimento, ...
El Fenómeno de los NiNis en América Latina
(CAF, 2016-12-30)
En los últimos años, y en todos los países de la región, se ha ido incrementando la preocupación por la situación de los jóvenes que ni se encuentran insertos en el sistema educativo ni se han integrado al mercado laboral ...