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Αυγ 2023
The availability of numerous beneficial healthcare technologies presents both an opportunity and a challenge: while they have the potential to improve health outcomes, financial constraints limit…
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Αυγ 2023
Estamos en una situación afortunada de tener a nuestra disposición más tecnologías beneficiosas que las que podemos financiar. Sin embargo, esta mayor disponibilidad junto con el envejecimiento de la…
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Αυγ 2023
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This analysis applies a regression discontinuity approach combined with remote sensing data to measure the productivity impacts linked to a fruit-fly eradication program, implemented in Peru. For…
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Αυγ 2023
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We examine the impact of changes in local labor market concentration on two components of income inequality in Mexico: local wage shares and labor income inequal-ty. Combining data from the Economic…
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Αυγ 2023
The probability of tax reform is higher during banking crises. Tax reform is unlikely to occur during election periodseven if the government is facing financing problemsso reforms that seek to raise…
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Αυγ 2023
La probabilidad de una reforma tributaria aumenta durante las crisis bancarias. Es poco probable que una reforma tributaria se produzca durante períodos electorales, aun cuando el gobierno se…
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Αυγ 2023
Teachers are the most important and expensive input when it comes to improving the quality of education. In many Latin American countries, the decentralized way in which teachers are assigned is…
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Αυγ 2023
Los maestros son el factor más importante y caro, al momento de mejorar la calidad de la educación. En muchos países de Latinoamérica, la forma descentralizada en la que se asignan los docentes es…
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Αυγ 2023
Os professores são o fator mais importante e caro para melhorar a qualidade da educação. Em muitos países da América Latina, a forma descentralizada através da qual os docentes são alocados é…
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Αυγ 2023
This paper studies the role of buyer market power in determining the response of international prices to exchange rate changes (i.e., exchange rate pass-through). Using a novel dataset of the…