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This paper documents the income distribution changes experienced by Argentina during the last decades. Inequality … have shaped Argentina's income distribution: deep macroeconomic crisis and periods of openness and integration. The sizable … particular severity of the income distribution changes in Argentina. This paper was prepared for the Labor Markets and …
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This paper presents evidence on the relationship between economic shocks to relative male wages and changes in … alternative data sources to construct instrumental variables for wages. The second is to examine differences across four …
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Using an approach that complements standard income-based measures with broader measures of well-being this paper … income instability as measures of deprivation and analyzes their relationship with perceived and objective well-being. First … perceived well-being and income instability. …
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with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …
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weight and family inputs (income, consumption, and breastfeeding). Children exposed to El Niño floods, especially during the … 1997-98 suffered a decline in income, total consumption, and food consumption in the aftermath of the shock. Moreover …
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The informal sector is an extensive phenomenon in developing countries. While some of its implications have drawn considerable attention in the literature, one relatively unexplored aspect has to do with the saving patterns of workers and firms and how these might influence aggregate savings and...
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universal access to health care had on family spending by income. Although the analysis found that the these measures did not …
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US banks and credit unions are determined to have Latin American immigrants as important and permanent members of their customer base. Community groups, government, and US business interests are aligning through the remittance market to the benefit of Latin American immigrants and their families.
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