Listar6.1 Documentos de trabajo en investigación socioeconómica por tema "Recursos naturales"
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Can a Mining Windfall Improve Welfare? Evidence from Peru with Municipal Level Data
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)In this paper we investigate whether fiscal performance is affected by the presence of natural resource revenues. We compare policy outcomes from mineral-abundant municipalities and non mineral-abundant municipalities in ... -
Canon minero y decisiones fiscales subnacionales en el Perú
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)Este trabajo estudia el impacto del canon minero en las prácticas fiscales sub-nacionales en Perú. En particular se explorara si el régimen de distribución de fondos asociados a la actividad minera ha promovido o no la ... -
Development effects of electrification: evidence from the geologic placement of hydropower plants in Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)We estimate the development effects of electrification across Brazil over the period 1960-2000. Brazil relies almost exclusively on hydropower, which requires intercepting water at high velocity. We build an engineering ... -
El impacto del petróleo y la minería en el desarrollo regional y local en Colombia
(CAF; Caracas, 2009)Este trabajo estudia el impacto de la explotación de hidrocarburos y minerales sobre el desarrollo regional y local reciente en Colombia. Examina si los departamentos y municipios productores de hidrocarburos y carbón, y ... -
Inter-jurisdictional coordination in the management of natural resources: evidence from water basin committees in Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2009)Decentralized management of public goods creates the potential for spillovers across jurisdictions. These spillovers may be particularly large in the case of river management where the river has little value to upstream ... -
Oil abundance and growth
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)The aim of this paper is to investigate the following questions: Is an abundance of oil, a curse or a blessing? What are the effects of oil abundance on growth and economic development, as seen in the level of income per ... -
Political constraints and state capacity: Evidence from a land allocation program in Mexico
(CAF, 2015-07-20)In this paper we contribute to the understanding of the politics of state building. We emphasize that incumbent clientelistic parties might have incentives to sustain state fragility when politically challenged. We develop ... -
State Capabilities in Colombian Municipalities: Measurements and Determinants
(Universidad de los Andes; CEDE; CAF, 2014-08)This paper constructs a comprehensive set of State Capacity indicators for Colombian municipalities, focusing in four basic governmental capabilities: fiscal, financial, physical and operational. First, a group of relevant ... -
State formation, tax structures and mineral abundance Chile and Peru, 1850-1930s
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)The paper assesses the impact of natural resource abundance on state formation by looking at how tax structures responded to booming periods in the early ages of the Chilean and Peruvian republic, 1850-1930s. The paper ... -
The non-green effects of “going green”: Local environmental and economic consequences of lithium extraction in Chile
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe; Distrito Capital, 2023-11-28)In this paper, we analyze the local environmental and economic impacts of lithium extraction in the Atacama Salt Flat (ASF) inChile. We use satellite data to estimate the effects on vegetation at a resolution of 30m × 30m ... -
What do non-renewable natural resource rich countries do with their rents?
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper examines three sets of questions related to the use of non-renewable natural resource rents: (1) To what extent countries rich in non-renewable natural resources use such rents to increase present consumption ...
