Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe … economic and financial crisis. This paper gathers individual-level data from Ecuador and the two main destinations of …

In this paper we examine the effect of birth order on human capital development in Ecuador using a large national … growing up in poor, low educated families. -- birth order ; human capital development ; parental time allocation ; Ecuador …

This paper analyzes the individual-level determinants of wage inequality for Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador from 2001 …'s or Ecuador's. In 2010, educational achievement explains over 10.9 percent of the Gini score in Colombia, 6.3 percent in … Ecuador, and a mere 2.4 percent in Bolivia. Our findings show that the sources of income inequality can differ substantially …

Ecuador. Two years after families lost the transfer, which they had received for seven years, their young children weigh less …

Over the last decade Ecuador has experienced a strong increase in financial transfers from migrated workers, amounting … remittances on school enrolment and child work in Ecuador. Identification relies on instrumental variables, exploiting information … remittances serve as coping mechanisms. -- Migration ; remittances ; trans-national networks ; education ; child labour ; Ecuador …

evaluates the impact of a cash transfer program, the Bono de Desarrollo Humano of Ecuador, on students' cognitive achievements …

teachers in the 2012-2013 school year in Ecuador. We find positive and significant effects of test-screened tenured teachers of …

This paper estimates the effects of a 2008 policy that eliminated tuition fees at public universities in Ecuador. We …