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This paper examines how the adoption of the Australian ballot (AB), and ipso facto, the transition from the nominal to effective secret vote, shaped the nature of party politics in Brazil. Engaging the literature on political clientelism, the impact of the AB on three outcomes is studied: 1) the...
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We identify whether remittances facilitate consumption smoothing during health shocks in Jamaica. In addition, we …
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This paper analyzes gender earnings gaps in Barbados and Jamaica, using a matching comparisons approach. In both …' wages in Jamaica. In the former, the highest earnings gaps are found among low-income workers. Results from both countries … by economic sectors. Occupational experience, in the case of Barbados, and job tenure, in the case of Jamaica, help to …
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Jamaica seems to be a puzzling case for economic growth: despite the structural reforms implemented in the last three … to create a better environment for productivity growth. This paper examines the PDPs in Jamaica and concludes that behind …
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This study examines whether Jamaica's free public healthcare policy affected health status and labor supply of adult …
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yearly rounds of household level surveys from Jamaica. The empirical strategy exploits variation arising from the storms …
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district level with 36 quarterly rounds of labour force surveys in Jamaica. The empirical strategy exploits variation arising …
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Covering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH benefits alters the academic returns to subsequently attending a more preferred public secondary school. To uncover causal associations, we exploit exogenous...
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evaluates an intervention to reduce coercive parenting implemented by the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, which …
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evaluates an intervention to reduce coercive parenting implemented by the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, which …
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