06. Documentos de trabajo: Envíos recientes
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Motherhood and the Allocation of Talent
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-29)In this paper we show that motherhood triggers changes in the allocation of talent in the labor market beyond the well-known effects on gender gaps in employment and earnings. We use an event study approach with retrospective ... -
Medición de los niveles de productividad de las ciudades en América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-29)Este documento presenta datos sobre productividad a nivel de ciudad para 279 ciudades de 12 países de América Latina. Para esto se utilizan los datos de salario horario de las encuestas de hogares oficiales de los países. ... -
Motherhood, Pregnancy or Marriage Effects
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-28)The existence of large child penalties on women’s labor market outcomes has been documented for multiple countries and time periods. In this paper, we assess to what extent marriage decisions and pregnancies (including ... -
GUIA DE PREPARAÇÃO PARA ESTRATÉGIAS GOVTECH
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-24)A urgência por implantar ferramentas digitais e de dados em resposta aos impactos econômicos e sociais constitui uma oportunidade única para avançar na transformação digital do setor público. Nós, do CAF -Banco de ... -
Govtech readiness assessment guide
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-24)The urgency to deploy data and digital tools as a response to social and economic impacts presents a unique opportunity to advance the digital transformation of the public sector and digital innovation of government. At ... -
Who attract the public sector compensation schemes?: evidence from Latin America
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-22)Compensation schemes tend to differ markedly between public and private sector jobs, which can affect the relative preferences of potential employees towards those jobs. We explore this through two informational experiments ... -
Going subnational: wage differentials across levels of government in Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-22)Workers at subnational governments play a prominent role in the delivery of public services in most countries. Yet, information about their remuneration is scarce. Using data for Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay, we document ... -
Spatial inequalities in educational opportunities: The role of public policies
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-17)This paper documents spatial patterns in intergenerational mobility at the top of the educational distribution and assess the role of public policies in increasing educational opportunities. Our analysis relies on novel ... -
Movilidad ocupacional en América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-16)La persistencia de desigualdades entre generaciones representa un tópico de sumo interés para las sociedades. Mientras que la mayoría de este tipo de estudios se concentra en desigualdades educativas, en este trabajo ... -
Surnames and Social Rank: Long-term Traits of Social Mobility in Colombia and Chile
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-16)In the last two years, Colombia and Chile have witnessed strong social protests, characterized by slogans against inequality and the lack of social mobility. In this study we propose a comparative study on social mobility ... -
Intergenerational mobility in education in Latin America
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-15)This document provides a comprehensive analysis of intergenerational mobility in Latin America, focusing on the association between parental education and the education of their children. It updates the estimates provided ... -
Does it Matter Where You Grow up? Childhood Exposure Effects in Latin America and the Caribbean
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-15)I study whether the observed differences in intergenerational educational mobility across regions in Latin America and the Caribbean are due to the sorting of families or the effect of grow ing up in these different places. ... -
Teen childbearing in Latin America: the mother-daughter link
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-14)Using DHS data for six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region, we estimate the relation between a mother’s teenage childbearing and that of her daughter’s. Our results show that restricting the estimating ... -
Medición de los determinantes de la productividad en Ciudades de América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-14)El presente documento desarrolla un conjunto de indicadores para medir los determinantes de la productividad en las ciudades de América Latina. Su objetivo es caracterizar los determinantes que pueden ser intervenidos desde ... -
¿Puede la digitalización del Estado ayudarnos en la lucha contra la corrupción?
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-09)La crisis causada por el COVID-19 en América Latina y el mundo ha obligado a los gobiernos a expandir el gasto fiscal para atender la emergencia sanitaria y económica. Sin embargo, el margen de maniobra de los gobiernos ... -
Digintegridad: la transformación digital de la lucha contra la corrupción
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-09)Los escándalos de corrupción sin precedentes en América Latina que se han conocido en la última década sugieren que la región se enfrenta a desafíos estructurales que combinan una corrupción endémica con debilidad ... -
Igualdad de oportunidades educativas: un indicador sencillo para América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-07)Este documento presenta estimaciones para América Latina de un indicador simple de igualdad de oportunidades educativas que mide el grado en que las variables de entorno familiar (ingreso y educación de los padres) dan ... -
Nota de Productividad: Trinidad y Tobago, una economía dual limitada por baja calidad de insumos públicos
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-12-06)Trinidad y Tobago es una economía de renta alta con un PIB per cápita 57,7 % más elevado que el promedio regional para América Latina y El Caribe. El sector de energía contribuye con cerca del 35 % del PIB y del 90 % de ... -
Bureaucratic turnover across levels of government
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-11-19)The incidence of patronage can vary widely across levels of gov ernment within a country. We show this in the context of Brazil, which has been the focus of most recent research on patronage. In particular, we find that ... -
Maternidad y trabajo flexible en América Latina
(Caracas, 2021-11-11)Esta infografía tiene como objetivo mostrar las brechas de género y maternidad en la región, así como también los efectos de la maternidad en el empleo en algunos países de América Latina.