06. Documentos de trabajo: Envíos recientes
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Crime Protection Investment Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from the City of Buenos Aires
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)This paper studies spillover effects among potential crime victims from investment in observable protection technologies. Criminals and potential victims interact in a frictional market for offenses. Externalities within ... -
The pharmacological channel revisited: alcohol sales restrictions and crime in Bogotá
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)Our goal in this paper is twofold: First, evaluate the impact on crime of the restriction of latenight alcohol sales in Bogotá; and second, quantify the causal effect of problematic alcohol consumption on different crime ... -
Police reform, training and crime: experimental evidence from colombia's plan cuadrantes
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)The Plan Nacional de Vigilancia Comunitaria por Cuadrantes (PNVCC) is a new police patrolling program introduced in the eight major cities of Colombia in 2010 by the National Police. The strategy divides the largest cities ... -
Job training, selection and self discovery
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)We randomly assign 1250 unemployed men and women to be invited once or twice to a specific-skills training program offered by a large multinational firm as part of its social responsibility efforts. Individuals with the ... -
Institutions, sectorial dynamics and foreign direct investment in Latin America: a new emerging reality
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)Despite uncertainties in the global economy, Latin American countries have attracted a significant amount of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in recent years. Investing in Latin America is now a central pillar of many ... -
Drug battles and school achievement: evidence from Rio de Janeiro's favelas
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)This paper examines the effects of armed conflicts between drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro's favelas on student achievement. To identify the causal effect of violence on education, we explore variation in violence that occurs ... -
Financial Frictions, Occupational Choice and Economic Inequality
(CAF; Caracas, 2012-12-10)We develop a quantitative theory of entrepreneurship, income inequality, and financial frictions disciplined with household data from Brazil. The theory extends Lucas (1978) by modeling heterogeneity in two skills: -working ... -
Decisiones laborales en América Latina: el caso de los emprendedores
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)Los países de América Latina han experimentado fuertes transformaciones en sus mercados laborales, las cuales han tenido consecuencias en términos sociales y productivos. Analizar al mercado laboral, y en particular a las ... -
Management practices, firm ownership, and productivity in Latin America
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)We analyze management and performance data for over 8,000 manufacturing firms across the Americas, Asia and Europe. We find that Latin American firms have poor management practices by international standards, with limited ... -
Reciprocity and willingness to pay taxes: evidence from a survey experiment in Latin America
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)We provide the first experimental attempt at measuring reciprocity in tax collection in developing countries, where enforcement institutions are weak, and where tax rates and in general tax observance is lower. In a household ... -
Patrones de desarrollo en América Latina: ¿convergencia o caída en la trampa del ingreso medio?
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)América Latina cuenta con el mayor número de países de ingreso medio del mundo, sin embargo, durante la mayor parte del siglo XX las tasas de crecimiento per cápita de los países de la región fueron inferiores a aquellas ... -
Impacto de las políticas de fomento al emprendedorismo: el caso de "Buenos Aires emprende"
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)Este trabajo evalúa el impacto de una política orientada a promover la creación y desarrollo de emprendimientos innovadores en la ciudad de Buenos Aires. El programa recibe unos 100 proyectos por año, de los cuales selecciona ... -
Young businesses, entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of employment and ouput in Colombia´s manufacturing industry
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)In this paper, we study the characteristics and growth dynamics of young businesses, and the contribution of these businesses to aggregate growth, in a developing economy: Colombia. Our study covers the 17 years between ... -
An exploratory study of entrepeneurial ventures in Argentina, their financing and first years' growth
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)This is a study of entrepreneurial ventures in Argentina, in particular regarding their finance and growth in their early years. We sample young manufacturing SMEs (i.e., with an average of six years and a maximum of ten ... -
Business Cycles in Emerging Markets: the Role of Durable Goods and Financial Frictions
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)There is a growing literature studying business cycles in emerging economies. This paper contributes to this literature by examining how durable goods and financial frictions shape cyclical fluctuations in a small open ... -
The impact of taxes and social spending on inequality and poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru: a synthesis of results
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)We apply a standard tax and benefit incidence analysis to estimate the impact on inequality and poverty of direct taxes, indirect taxes and subsidies, and social spending (cash and food transfers and in-kind transfers in ... -
Spillovers of health education at school on parents´ physical activity
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)To prevent modern health conditions like obesity, cancer, cardiovascular illness, and diabetes, which have reached epidemic-like proportions in recent decades, many health experts argue that students should receive Health ... -
Diferencias en la calidad de la educación e ineficiencia: un análisis basado en el método de frontera estocástica.
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)En este trabajo se emplea información acerca del desempeño escolar a nivel de establecimiento educativo para Chile y Perú con el objeto de estudiar la eficiencia en la provisión de servicios educación en la dimensión de ... -
Can a Mining Windfall Improve Welfare? Evidence from Peru with Municipal Level Data
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)In this paper we investigate whether fiscal performance is affected by the presence of natural resource revenues. We compare policy outcomes from mineral-abundant municipalities and non mineral-abundant municipalities in ... -
Políticas de fomento al emprendimiento dinámico en América Latina: tendencias y desafíos
(CAF; Caracas, 2012)Este trabajo se focaliza en las políticas de fomento al emprendimiento dinámico, es decir de las nuevas empresas que, además de sobrevivir, logran crecer de manera significativa. Este trabajo describe y analiza aquellas ...
