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Trade, FDI, Growth and Poverty in Bolivia
Andersen, Lykke E.; Nina, Osvaldo; Velde, Dirk Willem te - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2004
After several decades of “state-capitalism” characterized by import substitution policies, Bolivia implemented in 1985 a New Economic Policy (NEP) following neo-liberal ideas of free trade, privatization, and liberalization of capital flows. It was hoped that the opening up of the economy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021934
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Inequality and Suicide Mortality: A Cross-Country Study
Rodriguez, Antonio - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2006
This paper tests whether economic inequality is related to suicide mortality. Using an unbalanced panel of 40 countries … rates. Our results indicate that there is a statistically insignificant positive effect of inequality on the incidence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021948
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How Best to Use the Extraordinary Hydrocarbon Revenues in Bolivia: Results from a Computable General Equilibrium Model
Andersen, Lykke E. - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2006
The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy, and particularly important as a source of government revenues. Using a CGE model, Andersen et al (2006) show that the natural gas boom is likely to boost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021951
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Analysis of Poverty and Inequality in Bolivia,1999-2005: A Microsimulation Approach
Gutierrez, Claudia - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2008
This paper studies the changes in inequality and poverty in the period 1999-2005 in Bolivia through the analysis of the … labour supply and occupational choices for each member of the household. We decomposed the observed change in inequality into … distribution of error terms of estimated earn-ings functions (error term effect); and iv) a residual change in inequality not cap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021953
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Natural Gas and Inequality in Bolivia after Nationalization
Andersen, Lykke E.; Caro, Johann; Faris, Robert; … - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2006
scenario without the gas boom. This means that the natural gas boom not only causes an increase in inequality but also an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021970
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Is Corruption Really Bad for Inequality? Evidence from Latin America
Dobson, Carlyn; Rodríguez, Antonio - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2010
This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between corruption and income inequality. Using a panel data … methodology, we find that lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality in Latin America. This result is in … relationship between inequality and corruption suggests that institutional reform policies by themselves may be misguided. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008550591