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In the wake of the global energy crisis, many European countries used energy price controls to fight inflation and to …. In addition, during the energy crisis 2022 inflation rates rose dramatically and real wages dropped more than in any …
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more pronounced; and (ii) in Brazil, the introduction of inflation targeting by the Central Bank in 1999 shifts the focal … point of wage negotiations from changes in the minimum wage to expected inflation. These regime changes cast doubts on the …
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Mexico after trade liberalization and domestic reforms. We find that wage inequality and returns to post-secondary schooling …
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In this paper we estimate the effect of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, on consumption, and we explore some issues related to participation to the program and to the estimation of treatment effects. We discuss the comparability of treatment and control areas,...
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In this paper we study the effect of NAFTA on the responsiveness of Mexican economy to real exchange rate shocks. We argue that, by opening the U.S. and Canadian markets to Mexican goods, NAFTA made it easier for domestic producers to take advantage of the opportunities brought by the...
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extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames …
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