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Deforestation, Institutions, and Property Rights: Evidence from land titling to indigenous peoples and local communities in Ecuador
(2022-12-21)Deforestation is a matter of pressing global concern, contributing to declining ecosystem services, biodiversity loss, and ultimately climate change through growing emissions. We evaluate the effect of assigning property ... -
My (Running) Mate, the Mayor: Political Ties and Access to Public Jobs in Ecuador
(CAF; Caracas, 2020-01-17)We show that local politicians’ probability of being employed by a municipality increases when they have a strong party connection to its mayor. Using a regression discontinuity design, we compare the employment outcomes ... -
Optimal age-dependent taxation in emerging markets: A quantitative assessment
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-12-29)This paper studies the design and welfare implications of an optimal age-dependent taxation scheme for an emerging economy. The setting is an overlapping generations economy with uninsured productivity risk, partially ... -
Roads illuminate development: Using nightlight luminosity to assess the impact of transport infrastructure
(CAF; Caracas, 2022-06-14)The research aims to evaluate the impact of paved major roads on economic growth at the municipal level in Bolivia, Paraguay and Ecuador. Due to the absence of municipal information, pub-licly available satellite data are ...
