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Stated Social Behavior and Revealed Actions: Evidence from 6 Latin American Countries Using Representative Samples

Cárdenas, Juan Camilo; Chong, Alberto E.; Ñopo, Hugo R. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

This paper explores the link between what people say they prefer to do and what they actually do. Using data from an experimental project exploring trust and pro-sociality for representative samples of individuals in six Latin American capital cities, the paper links the results of these...

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Do Welfare Programs Damage Interpersonal Trust? Experimental Evidence from Representative Samples for Four Latin American Cities

Chong, Alberto; Ñopo, Hugo; Rios, Vanessa - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This paper argues that welfare programs are linked with the destruction of social capital, as measured by interpersonal trust in laboratory games. The paper employs experimental data for representative samples of individuals in four Latin American capital cities (Bogota, Lima, Montevideo, and...

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A Cross-Country Analysis of the Risk Factors for Depression at the Micro and Macro Level

Melgar, Natalia; Rossi, Maximo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Past research has provided evidence of the role of some personal characteristics as risk factors for depression. However, few studies have examined jointly their specific impact and whether country characteristics change the probability of being depressed. In general, this is due to the use of...

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Tax Compliance and Enforcement in the Pampas: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Scartascini, Carlos G.; Castro, Lucio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

consensus. This paper reports the results of a large field experiment that tried to affect compliance by influencing property …

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Innovation and Productivity - Evidence from Six Latin American Countries

Crespi, Gustavo; Zuniga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation surveys. In line with the literature, in all countries...

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A Primer for Applying Propensity-Score Matching

Maffioli, Alessandro; Heinrich, Carolyn; Vázquez, Gonzalo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

The use of microeconometric techniques to estimate the effects of development policies has become a common approach not …

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Evaluating the Impact of Regional Development Programs

Winters, Paul; Rubio, Susana Sitja - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

The purpose of this guideline is to discuss the objectives and approaches of regional (subnational) development … programs in order to provide guidance on issues related to evaluating the impact of these programs. Regional development … region. To do this, regional development programs often need to address the institutional structure under which decisions are …

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Impact Evaluation of Innovation and Linkage Development Programs in Costa Rica: The Cases of PROPYME and CR Provee

Monge-Gonzalez, Ricardo; Rodriguez-Alvarez, Juan Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The …

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Birth Registration and the Impact on Educational Attainment

Corbacho, Ana; Brito, Steve; Rivas, Rene Osorio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

The drivers of educational attainment have been the subject of much research both in the developed and the developing world. Yet, nothing is known about the effect of birth registration on schooling outcomes. Birth registration is not only a fundamental human right but also a requirement to...

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Travelling the Distance: A GPS-Based Study of the Access to Birth Registration Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Corbacho, Ana; Rivas, Rene Osorio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

Birth registration is essential to guarantee a child's right to an identity. Without proper documentation of their identity, children have limited access to health, education and social assistance, laying the foundation for lifelong exclusion. Geographic distance to registration facilities is...

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