06. Documentos de trabajo: Envíos recientes
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Iniciativa CAF de bosques
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)En este documento de trabajo CAF presenta un panorama y evaluación de la situación de los bosques de América Latina. Asimismo expone las líneas de acción que sigue en este tema a través de su programa BioCAF. CAF en su ... -
Training or technical assistance? A field experiment to learn what works to increase managerial capital for female microentrepeneurs
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This study evaluates the impacts of a business training program serving female microentrepreneurs in Lima that have previously benefited with the titling of their urban parcels. The intervention included personal development, ... -
What do non-renewable natural resource rich countries do with their rents?
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper examines three sets of questions related to the use of non-renewable natural resource rents: (1) To what extent countries rich in non-renewable natural resources use such rents to increase present consumption ... -
Workfare and crime: evidence for Argentina
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper investigates the effect of introducing a massive workfare program on property crimes. In order to circumvent the endogeneity problem common to joint factors determining crime and demand for workfare we make use ... -
El tamaño del estado y su impacto redistributivo en América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)Este ensayo analiza la evolución del gasto público en América Latina a lo largo de las dos últimas décadas, y ofrece como referencia una perspectiva de más larga duración cuando la disponibilidad de estadísticas lo permite. ... -
Acceso al financiamiento de la pequeña y mediana empresa en Colombia: retos de política pública
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)Este artículo presenta de manera resumida las reflexiones y hallazgos de trabajos previos sobre el acceso al financiamiento de PYMES con el propósito de que la discusión de aspectos del caso Colombiano sirva para aportar ... -
The political economy of budgeting in Latin America procedures, oversight, and participation
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This report provides a selective overview of issues pertaining to the budgetary process and a mapping out of budgetary institutions in Latin America and assesses to what extent budgets play the role societies expect from ... -
Government performance, taxation and citizen participation: evidence from Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)Fiscal contract theories of the state hypothesize that government performance affects tax collection and that institutions that foster representation and accountability link taxes and services. These propositions have yet ... -
Development effects of electrification: evidence from the geologic placement of hydropower plants in Brazil
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)We estimate the development effects of electrification across Brazil over the period 1960-2000. Brazil relies almost exclusively on hydropower, which requires intercepting water at high velocity. We build an engineering ... -
Estructura tributaria y evasión impositiva en América Latina
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)Este informe estudia la evolución y las características del nivel y la estructura de la carga tributaria promedio en la región a través de los últimos veinte años, buscando identificar las diferencias relevantes entre ... -
Tax structure in Latin America: its impact on the real economy and compliance
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)In this paper we review the structure of tax systems in Latin America and analyze their impact on the real economy-- economic growth, macro-economic stability, income redistribution and foreign direct investment--, and on ... -
The economics of tax evasion
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper begins by reviewing the problem of tax evasion measurement. Based on available data, I conclude that this problem is far from being negligible, both for developed and developing countries. I also present in more ... -
Working mothers and intergenerational mobility: evidence from sibling schooling gaps in Venezuela
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper documents the change in intergenerational mobility over the 35 year period between 1975 and 2010 in Venezuela and finds that equality of opportunities increased significantly from the mid 1970's until around ... -
Credit Constraints for Higher Education
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This paper addresses the importance of credit constraints explaining the gap on college enrollment between students coming from rich and poor families. Measuring the effect of credit constraints on college enrollment is ... -
Information sharing and access to finance of SMEs: cross country evidence from survey data
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)Using a survey of firms in 61 countries around the world (WBES) and econometric techniques that allow us to deal with observed and unobserved country specific components as well as with partial endogeneity, we explore the ... -
Oil abundance and growth
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)The aim of this paper is to investigate the following questions: Is an abundance of oil, a curse or a blessing? What are the effects of oil abundance on growth and economic development, as seen in the level of income per ... -
Canon minero y decisiones fiscales subnacionales en el Perú
(CAF; Caracas, 2010)Este trabajo estudia el impacto del canon minero en las prácticas fiscales sub-nacionales en Perú. En particular se explorara si el régimen de distribución de fondos asociados a la actividad minera ha promovido o no la ...
