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Lab experiments are a major source of knowledge in the social sciences

Falk, Armin; Heckman, James J. - 2009

Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in the physical and life sciences. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory experiments has been much slower in the social sciences, although during the last two decades, the use of lab...

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

Kasahara, Hiroyuki (contributor); … - 2008

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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

Torre, Augusto de la; 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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Market access and the evolution of within plant productivity in Chile

Bas, Maria (contributor); Ledezma, Ivan (contributor) - 2007

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Agricultural exports, tariffs and growth

Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2014

This article presents a Ricardian model of trade with learning-by-doing to study the effect of barriers to trade in products with low growth potential on the long-run economic growth. The model shows that, when elasticity of demand for the product with a lower learning potential is lower than...

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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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