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, agriculture, and ecosystem conservation, among others. Furthermore, climate action is closely linked to social spending since … social conditions such as poverty, inequality, and lack of access to basic health services exacerbate vulnerability to … social institutions. We find that responding to the climate crisis requires annual spending on the provision of …
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This paper explores the role played by policy instruments in access to housing finance by low-income households. It also analyzes the impact of housing credit and subsidies on both the quality of life and the quality of dwelling of the beneficiaries. Using the Quality of Life Surveys conducted...
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and employment creation while restoring social cohesion. …
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, agriculture, and ecosystem conservation, among others. Furthermore, climate action is closely linked to social spending since … social conditions such as poverty, inequality, and lack of access to basic health services exacerbate vulnerability to … social institutions. We find that responding to the climate crisis requires annual spending on the provision of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014518126
the Peruvian government and constitute main causes of social unrest. This paper assesses the impact of Peruvian public …
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This paper reviews the design and operation of the Chilean fiscal rule in the past 30 years. Using different empirical approaches, we assess its impact on fiscal procyclicality, public debt, and public investment. While there has been substantial progress in building a modern institutional...
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This paper uses a model of intergenerational accounting to simulate the intergenerational distribution of oil wealth in Venezuela. Venezuelan oil production does not seem to follow an optimal extraction path. Nevertheless, this is true if we do not consider what the government does with the...
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We study the effects of conditional cash transfers to pregnant women on stillbirths and child survival in Bolivia. Payments are conditional on compliance with medically recommended prenatal care and skilled birth attendance. At a value equivalent to just 1% of monthly household consumption, the...
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This paper uses variation in the timing of the Mexican antipoverty program's introduction across municipalities to identify its impact on the share of votes for the local incumbent party. Evidence is found that voters reward the mayor's party for the central benefit to their constituencies,...
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