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Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Martínez Fritscher, André;Motta Café, Renata;Silveira, Fernando Gaiger;Bentz Maciel, Fábio;Alvim, Leonardo de Andrade Rezende

Os gastos tributários desempenham um papel importante nas pressões fiscais enfrentadas pelo Brasil e pela região da América Latina e o Caribe, mas há pouca informação sobre uma das mais importantes,…

Date issued: Apr 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Park, Kyunglin;Irazoque, Nicolás

We conduct a meta-analysis of 44 studies and 68 different managerial skills training programs, with the aim of identifying program characteristics that can lead to more effective public policies…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Chauvin, Juan Pablo

Cities that received more migrants observed faster growth in employment and a slower increase in wages. The wage effects are stronger in the service sector, likely due to its higher degree of labor…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Chauvin, Juan Pablo

En las ciudades que recibieron más migrantes se observó un crecimiento más rápido del empleo y un aumento más lento de los salarios. Los efectos en los salarios son mayores en el sector de servicios…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

“Norms-nudging” consists of publicizing how others in society behave on average, hoping to encourage further adoption of a desired behavior. While numerous studies show that norms nudges can work in…

Date issued: Apr 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardanaz, Martín;Hübscher, Evelyne;Keefer, Philip;Sattler, Thomas

Governments often pursue procyclical fiscal policies, even though they reduce voter welfare. Is this because voters actually prefer procyclical policies? The analysis in this paper exploits the first…

Date issued: Apr 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Reyes-Tagle, Gerardo;Muñoz-Ayala, Jorge E.

This paper provides new evidence on the effect of debt on economic growth through two alternative methodological approaches. On the one hand, by using a panel error correction model with a sample of…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Bastos, Paulo;Castro, Lucio;Cristia, Julian P.;Scartascini, Carlos

Using unique features of a tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires, we find that a price increase causes a prompt and significant decline in residential consumption. The results also indicate…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Bastos, Paulo;Castro, Lucio;Cristia, Julian P.;Scartascini, Carlos

Utilizando características únicas de un sistema de precios del gas natural en Buenos Aires, observamos que un aumento del precio provoca una disminución rápida y significativa del consumo residencial…

Date issued: Apr 2023
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Galindo, Arturo;Lotti, Giulia;Rodríguez Bonilla, Juan Pablo

Through their loans, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are key resource mobilizers. MDB lending to a sector in a country significantly increases inflows from other sources up to two years later.…