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The Persistent Gender Earnings Gap in Colombia, 1994-2006
Hoyos, Alejandro; Nopo, Hugo; Peña, Ximena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560400
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Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries
Pages, Carmen; Auerbach, Paula; Genoni, Maria Eugenia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper examines the reasons behind the low rates of participation in old age pension programs in developing countries. Using a large set of harmonized household surveys from Latin America we assess how much of the low participation can be explained by involuntary rationing out of jobs with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763694
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School Drop-Out and Push-Out Factors in Brazil: The Role of Early Parenthood, Child Labor, and Poverty
Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
surrounding, the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. We use an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822494
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Estimating the Impacts of Bolivia's Protected Areas on Poverty
Bacarreza, Canavire; Javier, Gustavo; Hanauer, Merlin M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
proliferation of protected areas in Bolivia over the past several decades has prompted interest in understanding their impacts on … poverty. Using rich biophysical and socioeconomic data from Bolivia we find that municipalities with at least 10% of their … that Bolivia's protected areas were associated with poverty reduction are similar to previous studies, our underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646285
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Culture and Human Capital Investments: Evidence of an Unconditional Cash Transfer Program in Bolivia
Yanez-Pagans, Monica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
in Bolivia to study the intra-household income allocation process towards children's educational expenditure by ethnicity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703731
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Information Technologies and Provision of National Identification Cards by the Bolivian Police: Evidence from Two Randomized Natural Field Experiments
Chong, Alberto; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper investigates the potential of information technologies to improve public service delivery and empower citizens in the context of two unusual randomized natural experiments occurring within one particular bureaucratic process: the renewal of a national identification card by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744659
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Bureaucratic Delay, Local-Level Monitoring, and Delivery of Small Infrastructure Projects: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bolivia
Yanez-Pagans, Monica; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
-municipal governments in Bolivia, and it presents a randomized field experiment designed to improve public service delivery by promoting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010575485
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Domestic Violence and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Mixed-Race Developing Country
Bacarreza, Canavire; Javier, Gustavo; Rios Avila, Fernando - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
country such as Bolivia. Among developing countries, Bolivia “excels” in having one of the highest levels of domestic violence … across different ethnic groups. Using information from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for Bolivia, we examine the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684821
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Are Parental Welfare Work Requirements Good for Disadvantaged Children? Evidence from Age-of-Youngest-Child Exemptions
Herbst, Chris M. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper assesses the short-run impact of first-year maternal employment on low-income children's cognitive development. The identification strategy exploits an important feature of the U.S.'s welfare work requirement rules – namely, age-of-youngest-child exemptions – as a source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959643
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Assessing Welfare Accounts
Fölster, Stefan; Gidehag, Robert; Orszag, Mike; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
The paper examines the possible effects of introducing a large-scale welfare reform in Sweden, namely, the introduction of comprehensive welfare accounts. Under this policy, individuals make mandatory contributions to accounts, which they can top up with voluntary contributions. In return,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233864