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Distribución espacial del empleo formal en la ciudad autónoma de buenos aires: un diagnóstico a partir de registros administrativos
(CAF, 2018-12-01)
A partir de información geográfica detallada del universo de establecimientos productivos y del empleo registrado en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires este trabajo documenta la localización del empleo en la ciudad en el ...
The impact of the minimum wage on the destruction and creation of products
(CAF, 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 ...
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 ...
What explains output recoveries in developing and emerging market economies after the global financial crisis?
(CAF, 2017-09-26)
This paper presents a systematic assessment of the macroeconomic factors associated with differences in GDP dynamics in emerging markets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. We implement a Bayesian Model ...
Public financial support and innovation in Colombian manufacturing firms
(CAF, 2017-05-30)
We evaluate the impact of public financial support, both subsidies and credit, on different types of innovation in Colombian industry. We compare it with the effects of financing innovation with own resources and with ...
Can a Mining Windfall Improve Welfare? Evidence from Peru with Municipal Level Data
(CAF, 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 ...
Patrones de desarrollo en América Latina: ¿convergencia o caída en la trampa del ingreso medio?
(CAF, 2012)
América Latina cuenta con el mayor número de países de ingreso medio del mundo, sin embargo, durante la mayor parte del siglo XX las tasas de crecimiento per cápita de los países de la región fueron inferiores a aquellas ...
What do non-renewable natural resource rich countries do with their rents?
(CAF, 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 ...
The economics of tax evasion
(CAF, 2011)
This paper begins by reviewing the problem of tax evasion measurement. Based on available data, I conclude that this problem is far from being negligible, both for developed and developing countries. I also present in more ...
El tamaño del estado y su impacto redistributivo en América Latina
(CAF, 2011)
Este ensayo analiza la evolución del gasto público en América Latina a lo largo de las dos últimas décadas, y ofrece como referencia una perspectiva de más larga duración cuando la disponibilidad de estadísticas lo permite. ...