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Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Vlaicu, Razvan

La elegibilidad para votar en función de la edad en las elecciones generales de México en 2018 muestra que las personas recién elegibles para votar tienen resultados más altos en diversas medidas de…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Heresi, Rodrigo

A fiscal rule that reacts strongly countercyclically to the domestic business cycle and mildly procyclically in response to exogenous and volatile commodity price cycles can effectively stabilize the…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Heresi, Rodrigo

Una regla fiscal de gasto contracíclico respecto del ciclo económico interno y ligeramente procíclico respecto de los ciclos exógenos de precios de las materias primas constituye una herramienta…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Cavalcanti, Tiago;Kaboski, Joseph P.;Martins, Bruno;Santos, Cezar

Credit markets in developing countries are characterized by large gaps between lending and deposit rates. Interest rate spreads in Brazil are high and vary significantly across similar firms. High…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Cavalcanti, Tiago;Kaboski, Joseph P.;Martins, Bruno;Santos, Cezar

Los mercados de crédito en los países en vías de desarrollo se caracterizan por grandes diferencias entre las tasas de los préstamos y de los depósitos. Los diferenciales de la tasa de interés en…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Park, Kyunglin;Irazoque, Nicolás

Job training programs for firm managers or entrepreneurs are effective at increasing firm productivity, profits, and firm survival rates. Training skills in human resources, soft skills, marketing,…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Park, Kyunglin;Irazoque, Nicolás

Los programas de capacitación laboral de administradores o empresarios son efectivos para aumentar la productividad y los beneficios de las empresas y sus tasas de supervivencia. Es muy probable que…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia

In Chile, 15.1% of adults under 65 have a disability, with higher prevalence among women and older individuals. Disability is associated with reduced levels of income and education. Even after…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia

En Chile, el 15,1% de los adultos menores de 65 años tiene una discapacidad, con una mayor prevalencia entre las mujeres y las personas de mayor edad. La discapacidad se asocia con niveles más bajos…

Date issued: Nov 2023
Author(s): Ayres, João

Fluctuations in bond spreads that are simply due to pessimistic market expectations are more prone to happen in countries that face the risk of long periods of economic stagnation. The quantitative…