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Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Jaitman, Laura

This paper uses the crime economics framework to shed light on the main drivers of crime and proposes avenues for future research and action in the region to reduce crime and its social and economic…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Caruso Bloeck, Martín;Galiani, Sebastián;Weinschelbaum, Federico

This paper studies the relative effectiveness of these and other mechanisms by way of a formal model in which workers choose between job opportunities in the formal and informal sectors. Although the…

Date issued: 12月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martinez, Sebastian;Sanchez, Raul;Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia

This paper studies the effects of areal cable cars on mode of transport, time use and employment in the metropolitan area of La Paz, Bolivia. Using an instrumental variables approach, we estimate…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Souto, Gonzalo;Tommasino, Humberto;Errea, Eduardo;Sáder, Mayid

En este volumen se realiza un relevamiento de las principals cadenas agroindustriales del país, enfatizando en los movimientos de cargas que se realizan a lo cadena de valor, la logística utilizada,…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Antón, Arturo;Rasteletti, Alejandro

En este documento se presenta un modelo de equilibrio general estático de decisión ocupacional con heterogeneidad en habilidades laborales y empresariales, capaz de generar elevados niveles de…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Vegas, Emiliana;Viteri, Adriana;Zoido, Pablo

Esta nota presenta los resultados de la evaluación PISA-D en Guatemala, incluye los resultados del estudio a escala nacional. Uno de cada tres jóvenes de 15 años abandonó el sistema escolar, y la…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge

This paper argues that the need for metropolitan-wide government is higher the larger the unrealized benefits from economies of scale and externalities. It contends that there is no trade-off between…

Date issued: 12月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Barnes, Douglas F.;Samad, Hussain

Impact evaluation has gained recognition over the last decade as an essential component of project development. Impact evaluation details how and to what extent policies and project interventions…

Date issued: 12月 2018
Author(s): Passos, Mauro;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel;Dalaison, Wilhelm

+ SOL + LUZ põe na mão de qualquer pessoa, numa linguagem e formato simples, as respostas a muitas das inquietudes em relação ao que são sistemas fotovoltaicos, como funcionam, por que utilizá-los,…

Date issued: 12月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Celhay, Pablo;Martinez, Sebastian;Vidal, Cecilia

This paper examines gaps in child development by socioeconomic status (SES) using a large nationally representative sample of children 0–59 months old in Bolivia and a rich set of child health and…