, the hypothesis that input quality and plant productivity are complementary in generating output quality. We embed this …

We use plant output and input prices to decompose the profit margin into four parts: productivity, demand shocks, mark … the impact of productivity, and other market fundamentals, on plant exit. A dynamic simulation that compares the … distribution of productivity with and without the trade reform shows that improvements in market selection from trade reform help …

The objective of this paper is to analyse the existence or not of a wage curve in Colombia, paying special attention to …

This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent … the extremes, possibly due to a gender-equalizing effect of the minimum wage. Moreover, the gap is more pronounced for low-productivity … America ; Colombia ; matching …

production of one such resource coca paste into Colombia, where most coca leaf is now harvested. Our analysis shows that this …

Forty years of low-intensity internal armed conflict has made Colombia home to the world's second largest population of … productivity. This paper explores the educational accumulation and enrollment gap created by being directly affected by conflict … attainment ; school enrollment ; Colombia ; internal displacement ; conflict …

collected one and six years after the earthquake. Colombia provides a unique setting for our study because the government … nutrition ; child schooling ; natural disaster ; earthquake ; Colombia …

In this paper we show the importance of subject of degree in explaining the gender wage gap in Colombia. In order to …