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Measuring labor market discrimination against LGTBQ+ in the case of Ecuador: A field experiment

Zanoni, Wladimir; Hernández, Hugo; Zambrano, Omar; … - 2023

discrimination against LGBTQ+ (here restricted to individuals self-identified as gay or lesbian) job seekers in the labor market … discrimination in terms of hiring recommendations, job fit assessments, or wage offers. However, a closer analysis reveals a gender …-based differential treatment. Female LGBTQ+ candidates received positive discrimination, were more likely to be selected and offered …

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Challenges for measuring the LGBT+ population and homophobia in Mexico

Gutiérrez, Emilio Fernandez; Rubli, Adrian - 2023

We contribute to understanding the challenges for estimating the size of the LGBTQ+ population and discriminatory sentiment against it by surveying 10,003 individuals, whom we randomize into a direct question or an Item Count Technique (ICT) elicitation group. The fractions of the population...

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Better Luck Next Time: Learning through Retaking

Frisancho Robles, Verónica; Krishna, Kala; Lychagin, Sergey - 2014

This paper provides some evidence that repeat taking of competitive examsmay reduce the impact of background disadvantages on educational outcomes. Using administrative data on the university entrance exam in Turkey, the paper estimates cumulative learning between the first and the nth attempt...

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Humans versus Chatbots: Scaling-up behavioral interventions to reduce teacher shortages

Ajzenman, Nicolas; Elacqua, Gregory; Jaimovich, Analia; … - 2023

Empirical results in economics often stem from success in controlled experimental settings, but often fail when scaled up. This study presents a behavioral intervention and a scalable equivalent aimed at reducing teacher shortages by motivating high school students to pursue an education degree....

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Who benefits from tuition-free, top-quality universities? Evidence from Brazil

Duryea, Suzanne; Ribas, Rafael Pérez; Sampaio, Breno; … - 2023

This paper investigates the long-term impact on earnings of attending a tuition-free, top-quality university in Brazil. We identify the causal effect through a sharp discontinuity in an admission process based on test scores. If admitted, low-income students are found to increase their earnings...

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The local human capital cost of oil exploitation

Balza, Lenin H.; de los Rios Rueda, Camilo; Mori, Raul … - 2021

This paper explores the impacts of oil exploitation on human capital accumulation at the local level in Colombia, a resource-rich developing country. We provide evidence based on detailed spatial and temporal data on oil exploitation and education, using the number of wells drilled as an...

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Digging deep: Resource exploitation and higher education

Balza, Lenin H.; de los Rios Rueda, Camilo; Rivera, … - 2022

Do resource-extraction booms crowd out postsecondary education? We explore this question by examining the higher education-related decisions of Chilean high school graduates during the 2000s commodities boom. We find mineral extraction increases a person's likelihood of enrolling in...

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The effect of the pandemic on the transition to tertiary education in Chile: A focus on students with disabilities

Contreras, M. Ignacia; Duryea, Suzanne; Martínez … - 2023

Using a rich set of administrative data, we study the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transition to tertiary education for students with disabilities in Chile. Enrollment rates in primary and secondary education in Chile differ by less than 2 percentage points for students with or without...

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The effects of financial aid and returns information in selective and less selective schools: Experimental evidence from Chile

Busso, Matías; Dinkelman, Taryn; Martínez Alvear, Claudia - 2016

Schools that provide higher education often belong to either a merit-based selective system or an open-access less selective system. This paper presents the results of a field experiment that provided Grade 12 students in Chile with tailored information about financial aid and average earnings...

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Gender gaps and scientific productivity in middle-income countries: Evidence from Mexico - prepared for the Institutions for Development Department

Rivera León, Lorena; Mairesse, Jacques; Cowan, Robin - 2017

This paper provides evidence of the existence and determinants of the publication productivity gender gap in Mexico at the individual level, and its consequences for the Mexican scientific system and productivity at both the individual discipline and the aggregate levels. The paper specifies and...

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