Listar 6.1 Documentos de trabajo en investigación socioeconómica por autor "Álvarez, Fernando"
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Banking Services Supply and Micro Firm Performance: Evidence from Colombia
Álvarez, Fernando; Meléndez, Marcela (CAF; Caracas, 2010)This paper uses a dataset of a survey of Colombian micro firms from 2003 to 2007 in combination with data from publicly available sources about banking services supply at the municipality level, to assess the impact of the ... -
Business Cycles in Emerging Markets: the Role of Durable Goods and Financial Frictions
Álvarez, Fernando; Brandao-Marques, Luis; Toledo, Manuel (CAF; Caracas, 2012)There is a growing literature studying business cycles in emerging economies. This paper contributes to this literature by examining how durable goods and financial frictions shape cyclical fluctuations in a small open ... -
Diferencias en la calidad de la educación e ineficiencia: un análisis basado en el método de frontera estocástica.
Álvarez, Fernando (CAF; Caracas, 2012)En este trabajo se emplea información acerca del desempeño escolar a nivel de establecimiento educativo para Chile y Perú con el objeto de estudiar la eficiencia en la provisión de servicios educación en la dimensión de ... -
Government Spending Efficiency in Latin America: A Frontier Approach
Álvarez, Fernando; St. Aubyn, Miguel (CAF, 2014-09)Government spending efficiency in providing education and health is evaluated across countries of the world, with a special emphasis on Latin American countries. Using stochastic frontier and data envelopment analysis, it ...