Jul 2023
Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity. We study the impact of exposure to wildfires on air pollutants and on human health in Chile, finding substantial impacts on both classes of…
Jun 2023
Does compliance with low-cost civic duties increase demand for social accountability? We address this question by conducting a field experiment at train stations in Buenos Aires. We create exogenous…
Jun 2023
We exploit the staggered expansion of the internet broadband network to firms and bank branches locations in Peru during the last decade to study non-financial firm performance and bank credit…
Jun 2023
Esta edición de la serie El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe analiza los retos y posibilidades que surgen para los sistemas de pensiones de la región ante el envejecimiento…
May 2023
Understanding the characteristics of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Dominican Republic (DR) is key to informing appropriate policy responses, such as the most recent regularization program (…
May 2023
Comprender las características de los refugiados y migrantes venezolanos en la República Dominicana es clave para
guiar las respuestas políticas adecuadas, como el programa de normalización…
guiar las respuestas políticas adecuadas, como el programa de normalización…
May 2023
We provide novel evidence of the impact of coresidence bias on a large set of indicators of intergenerational mobility in education. We begin re-examining a recent claim that the correlation coecient…
May 2023
Play during early childhood is key to stimulating childrens physical, social, emotional and cognitive development; it promotes their imagination and creativity, improves their problem-solving skills…
May 2023
In this article we experimentally evaluate Colombia’s Think Equal program, which teaches socioemotional skills to children ages 3 to 6. Given the context of COVID-19, the original design was adapted…
Apr 2023
Overconfidence leads to risky behavior, including when people are around guns. Does overconfidence also shape attitudes about gun ownership and use? We evaluate this possibility by conducting…
Apr 2023
“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…
Mar 2023
Transparency initiatives are well-known tools introduced to foster trust and empower citizens. To explain why some governments introduce them but others do not, in a theoretical model we interpret…
Mar 2023
This study analyzes gender earnings gap in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds a significant difference in hourly earnings between men and women in most of the region. It also…
Mar 2023
En el presente documento se analiza la brecha de género en ingresos laborales en 18 países de América Latina y el Caribe. Se observa que existe una brecha de ingresos significativa en el ingreso por…
Mar 2023
No presente documento é analisada a diferença de rendimentos salariais por gnero em 18 países da América Latina e Caribe. Observa-se que existe uma diferença significativa no pagamento por hora entre…
Mar 2023
The files include the data and replication materials for “Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market.” The dataset covers three-generation households from 2005 to 2020. The primary…
Mar 2023
Al igual que otros países de América Latina y el Caribe, Brasil experimenta un rápido proceso de envejecimiento poblacional. La transición demográfica, sumada a las mejores condiciones de vida de la…
Mar 2023
O Brasil está passando por um rápido processo de envelhecimento populacional, tal como outros países da América Latina e do Caribe. A transição demográfica, junto da melhoria das condições de vida da…
Feb 2023
We contribute to understanding the challenges for estimating the size of the LGBTQ population and discriminatory sentiment against it by surveying 10,003 individuals, whom we randomize into a direct…
Feb 2023
Self-collected data on public sector employees from eighteen Latin American countries reveal that employees trust in each other affects individual constraints, organizational constraints, and mission…