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Local shocks in labor markets: competition and information flow among peers
(CAF, 2020-12-16)
We present causal evidence of the effect of local labor supply shocks on labor outcomes of young job seekers in a developing country. We study a large-scale internship program in Argentina that randomly alters job seekers’ ...
Gender Gaps in Labor Informality: The Motherhood Effect
(CAF, 2020-12-15)
We estimate the short- and long-run labor market impacts of parenthood in a developing country, Chile, based on an eventstudy approach around the birth of the first child. We assess mechanisms behind these effects based ...
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 ...
Motherhood and the missing women in the labor market
(CAF, 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 ...
Starting on the right track? The effects of rst job experience on short and long term labor market outcomes
(CAF, 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 ...
Losing health insurance when young: Impacts on usage of medical services and health
(CAF, 2015-04)
In this study we exploit a regulation in Colombia that exogenously changes health insurance coverage of young adult dependents, specifically those turning 18 years old, to analyze the effects of losing health insurance ...
Spillovers of health education at school on parents´ physical activity
(CAF, 2012)
To prevent modern health conditions like obesity, cancer, cardiovascular illness, and diabetes, which have reached epidemic-like proportions in recent decades, many health experts argue that students should receive Health ...