is temporary leads to an initial expansion in consumption, and, since the model allows for distortionary taxes on … consumption, to an endogenous increase in tax revenues large enough to eliminate the ex-ante fiscal deficit. This paper was …

consumption categories: non-durable goods, durable goods, education and health. Our results for non-durable goods consumption … household consumption in Mexico during the 1990s, which is a period characterized by high volatility. In addition to performing … reject the hypothesis that Mexican households are able to insure idiosyncratic risk. For the comparisons across consumption …

We identify whether remittances facilitate consumption smoothing during health shocks in Jamaica. In addition, we … remittances offer complete insurance toward decreased consumption during health shocks and that moral hazard is weak. The role of … interacts with formal health insurance, and whether there are differential effects by gender of the household head. We find that …

This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative implications of taxation for growth and savings in three Latin … capital at a considerably lower rate than at present. Consumption should be heavily taxed in Brazil and Mexico and optimal …

individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality. …

families are able to substitute piped water for more expensive and distant sources of water. These health and savings effects … reached by network expansions relative to the control group. Moreover, expanded water connections induce savings, as these …

health for households in Uruguay. Titling could improve health outcomes through various channels: housing investment, income …