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Oil, Coffee and the Dynamic Commons Problems in Colombia

Cardenas, Mauricio - 2011

The dynamic commons problem arises when different groups in society engage in intense redistributive activity as a result of an export boom. This paper analyzes the role that institutions play in ameliorating that problem in the case of coffee and oil in Colombia. The paper presents a model that...

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The Mexican Oil Boom : 1977-1985

Gavin, Michael - 2011

The Mexican oil boom was characterized by a period of high investment, followed by capital flight. The private sector and households responded to the 1977-1981 windfall by attaining high savings rates. On the other hand, the Mexican government, the proprietor of the state oil company and the...

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How Do Crises Affect Schooling Decisions? Evidence from Changing Labor Market Opportunities and a Policy Experiment

López Bóo, Florencia - 2011

Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years of 1998-2002. In “typical” years deteriorating job rates boost …

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No Education, No Good Jobs? Evidence on the Relationship between Education and Labor Market Segmentation

Pages, Carmen - 2011

This paper assesses labor market segmentation across formal and informal salaried jobs and self-employment in three Latin American and three transition countries. It looks separately at the markets for skilled and unskilled labor, inquiring if segmentation is an exclusive feature of the latter....

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Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Values, and Public Policy in Argentina

Anchorena, Jose F. - 2012

This paper uses datasets from six surveys to describe entrepreneurship in Argentina. While the quantity of … entrepreneurship in Argentina is high, its quality is low, given the high proportion of informal and necessity entrepreneurs. Income is … is, however, transmitted inter- generationally. Although it is found that Argentina promotes entrepreneurial values more …

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The Politics of Federalism in Argentina : Implications for Governance and Accountability

Ardanaz, Martin - 2012

national level in Argentina, a highly decentralized middle-income democracy, Argentina. The Argentine political system makes …

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Legislative Effort and Career Paths in the Argentine Congress

Rossi, Martin - 2013

This paper uses data from the Argentine House of Representatives to study the relationship between legislative effort and political success, as measured by reelection, becoming a leader of the House, and moving to higher political positions. It is found that more effort is associated with a...

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Productive Development Policies in Argentina

Sánchez, Gabriel - 2013

In contrast to the limited impact of aggregate-level productive development policies (PDPs) in Argentina, micro … Argentina, the paper presents three case studies: i) the Argentine Technology Fund (FONTAR), a horizontal PDP; ii) the National …

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Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

Bastos, Paulo - 2014

This paper exploits unique features of a recently introduced tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires to estimate the short-run impact of price shocks on residential energy utilization. The schedule induces a non-linear and non-monotonic relationship between households' accumulated...

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Innovation and Productivity : Evidence from Six Latin American Countries

Crespi, Gustavo - 2014

Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay) using micro data from innovation …

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