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 …

administrative data on the universe of taxpayers in Ecuador and the introduction of generous tax deduction policies. Key to the …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

We study the impact of classroom rank on children's learning using a unique experiment from Ecuador. Within each school …