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Schulz, Karl - 2021

Wealthier households obtain higher returns on their investments than poorer ones. How should the tax system account for this return inequality? I study capital taxation in an economy in which return rates endogenously correlate with wealth. The leading example is a financial market, where the...

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Redistribution or education?: the political economy of the social race

Bernasconi, Michele; Profeta, Paola - 2007

In an overlapping generations model with two social classes, rich and poor, parents of the different social classes vote on two issues: redistributive policies for them and education investments for their kids. Public education is the engine for growth through its effect on human capital; but it...

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Non-partisan 'get-out-the-vote' efforts and policy outcomes

Kovenock, Dan; Roberson, Brian - 2009

This paper utilizes a simple model of redistributive politics with voter abstention to analyze the impact of nonpartisan 'get-out-the-vote' efforts on policy outcomes. Although such efforts are often promoted on the grounds that they provide the social benefit of increasing participation in the...

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Distributive politics and electoral incentives: Evidence from seven US state legislatures

Aidt, Toke; Shvets, Julia - 2011

We study the effect of electoral incentives on the allocation of public services across legislative districts. We develop a model in which elections encourage individual legislators to cater to parochial interests and thus aggravate the common pool problem. Using unique data from seven US...

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Market access and the evolution of within plant productivity in Chile

Bas, Maria; Ledezma, Ivan - 2007

This paper studies the impact of trade reforms on the evolution of plant's productivity in Chile (1979-2000). The main …

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Productivity and the decision to import and export: theory and evidence

Kasahara, Hiroyuki; Lapham, Beverly - 2008

This paper develops an open economy model with heterogeneous final goods producers who simultaneously choose whether to export their goods and whether to use imported intermediates. The model highlights mechanisms whereby import policies affect aggregate productivity, resource allocation, and...

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The 2008 Chilean reform to first-pillar pensions

Valdés-Prieto, Salvador - 2009

Chile approved in early 2008 the replacement of her two current non-contributory subsidies for the old poor for a …

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Drivers and obstacles to banking SMEs : the role of competition and the institutional framework

de la Torre, Augusto; Martínez Pería, María Soledad; … - 2009

institutional framework play a role in banks' decisions. To do so, we use a unique survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, two …

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Inequality, Low-Intensity Immigration and Human Capital Formation in the Regions of Chile, 1820-1939

Baten, Jörg; Llorca-Jaña, Manuel - 2020

This article traces inequality and numeracy development in the regions of Chile during the 19th and early 20th century …, in its northern regions we find that Chile was relatively equal and numerate during the 19th century, and the south … converged somewhat during this period. In addition, we study the correlates of low-intensity immigration in Chile. Regions with …

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O Brother, Where Start Thou? Sibling Spillovers on College and Major Choice in Four Countries

Altmejd, Adam - 2020

options, we present evidence from the United States, Chile, Sweden and Croatia that older siblings' college and major choices …

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