06. Documentos de trabajo: Envíos recientes
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Resultados de la primera convocatoria sobre innovaciones prometedoras en formación docente
(CAF; Caracas, 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
(Caracas, 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; Caracas, 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; Caracas, 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; Caracas, 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; Caracas, 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
(Caracas, 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 ... -
Quality Regulation and Competition: Evidence from Pharmaceutical Markets
(CAF; Caracas, 2018-06)We study the equilibrium effects of quality regulation on market outcomes by exploiting the staggered phase-in of bioequivalence requirements for generic drugs in Chile. While the objective of the regulation was to increase ... -
Predicting Individual Wellbeing Through Test Scores: Evidence from a National Assessment in Mexico
(CAF; Caracas, 2018-05)We construct two longitudinal datasets that record students’ test scores in a national standardized exam in Mexico and track students from the end of primary (Grade 6) to the end of lower (Grade 9) and upper (Grade 12) ... -
La violencia de género en América Latina: diagnóstico, determinantes y opciones de política
(Caracas, 2018-01-24)En los últimos años, se ha generado una demanda desde la sociedad civil y los gobiernos de América Latina para identificar los determinantes y las opciones de políticas que permitan reducir la violencia contra la mujer. ... -
Measuring Imperfect Competition in Product and Labor Markets. An Empirical Analysis using Firm-level Production Data
(CAF; California, 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 ... -
Who benefits when inertia is reduced? Competition, quality and returns to skill in health care markets
(CAF; Caracas, 2018)Increased competition may lead to incentives for firms to increase quality by incorporating higher quality inputs. This is particularly relevant in health care markets, since the supply of high quality physicians is ... -
Determinants of Slum Formation: The Role of Local Politics and Policies
(CAF; Caracas, 2018-01)One-third of the developing world’s population lives in urban slums and the absolute number of slum residents grew from 650 million in 1990 to 863 million in 2012. Although negative impacts of slum living conditions on ... -
Prácticas laborales como mecanismo para mejorar la empleabilidad de los jóvenes: Lecciones para el caso argentino
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-12-14)El desempleo y la informalidad son más altos para los jóvenes que para los adultos. Las causas detrás de este problema se relacionan con las barreras al primer acceso al mercado del trabajo y pueden clasificarse en dos ... -
Occupational Choice and Investments in Human Capital in Informal Economies
(CAF; Argentina, 2017-12-12)Countries di er greatly in their levels of schooling and also in their rates of entrepreneurship. At the same time, the share of the so-called \shadow economy" -informal economic activities- is very large in some countries ... -
The impact of the minimum wage on the destruction and creation of products
(CAF; Santiago de Chile, 2017-12-06)We study the impact of changes in the legal minimum wage on the creation and destruction of products at the firm level. This can be a relevant way for increasing firm productivity and for explaining why the raises in the ... -
Starting on the right track? The effects of rst job experience on short and long term labor market outcomes
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-12-04)For young job seekers barriers to labor market entry are high, especially in developing countries were information frictions are large. Can first job experience impact such barriers and have perdurable effects? This paper ... -
Evaluación de políticas públicas de apoyo a la innovación sobre la productividad de las empresas manufactureras y de servicios en Colombia
(CAF; Caracas, 2017-12-01)La presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar el efecto de los instrumentos de apoyo público a la innovación sobre el desempeño productivo y la inversión en innovación de las empresas manufactureras y de servicios ... -
Programas de Financiamiento Productivo a pymes, acceso al crédito y desempeño de las firmas: Evidencia de Argentina
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-11-30)En Argentina se han implementado, en los últimos años, un importante abanico de políticas de financiamiento público hacia las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas. Sin embargo, hasta el momento, no se han realizado trabajos ... -
Capital Controls and Firm Performance: The Effects of the Chilean Encaje
(CAF; Santiago de Chile, 2017-11-30)This paper studies the effects of the capital controls imposed by Chile between 1991 and 1998, i.e. the Chilean encaje, on firms' production, investment and exporting decisions. We use a general equilibrium model with ...
