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Corporate Tax Stimulus and Investment in Colombia
Galindo, Arturo; Melendez, Marcela - 2010
This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess … significant correlation is found between the boom observed in investment and the adoption of the tax policy. However, the … tests. Overall, it is concluded that the tax stimulus analyzed was ineffective in promoting investment in Colombia. …
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Export promotion organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean: An institutional portrait
Jordana, Jacint; Volpe Martincus, Christian; Gallo, Andrés - 2010
Virtually all Latin American and Caribbean countries have established specialized organizations to promote their exports. Existing analyses of these organizations are at best partial and fragmentary. This paper aims at overcoming these limitations of the literature by presenting a consistent,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314068
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Intercontinental evidence on socioeconomic status and early childhood cognitive skills: Is Latin America different?
Lopez Boo, Florencia - 2013
This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children from households with high and low socioeconomic status (SES) in two different phases of childhood (before and after early school years) in four developing countries: Peru,...
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A cycle-adjusted fiscal rule for sustainable and more equitable growth in Argentina
Zúñiga, Jimena; Capello, Marcelo; Butler, Inés; … - 2013
appropriability of social returns and insufficient public infrastructure are key constraints to private investment. Further, low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314116
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On the Credibility of Inflation Targeting Regimes in Latin America
Mariscal, Rodrigo; Powell, Andrew; Tavella, Pilar - 2014
Inflation targeting has been adopted in a set of emerging economies, including eight countries in Latin America. The success of this regime may depend critically on the credibility of the target and the expectation that the authorities will take appropriate actions if the target is breached....
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Poverty, Vulnerability and the Middle Class in Latin America
Stampini, Marco; Robles, Marcos; Sáenz, Mayra; … - 2015
Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3% to 29.7% of the population). In this paper, we use synthetic panels to show that, despite progress, the region remains characterized by substantial vulnerability that also affects the rising middle-class. More...
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The Persistent Gender Earnings Gap in Colombia, 1994-2006
Hoyos, Alejandro; Nopo, Hugo; Pena, Ximena - 2010
This paper surveys gender wage gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent to which individuals with similar human capital characteristics earn different wages. Three sub-periods are considered: 1994-1998; 2000- 2001; and 2002- 2006. The gaps dropped from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328205
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New Century, Old Disparities: Gender and Ethnic Wage Gaps in Latin America
Atal, Juan Pablo; Nopo, Hugo; Winder, Natalia - 2009
This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries, decomposing differences using matching comparisons as a non-parametric alternative to the Blinder-Oaxaca (BO) decomposition. It is found that men earn 9-27 percent more than women, with high cross-country...
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Evolution of Gender Gaps in Latin America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: An Addendum to New Century, Old Disparities
Hoyos, Alejandro; Nopo, Hugo - 2010
This paper complements the findings of Atal, Ñopo and Winder (2009) on gender and ethnic wage gaps for 18 Latin American countries circa 2005 by analyzing gender wage gaps for the same countries between circa 1992 and circa 2007. During this span the overall gender earnings gaps dropped about 7...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328275
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The labor market power of exporting firms: Evidence from Latin America
Amodio, Francesco; Brancati, Emanuele; de Roux, Nicolás; … - 2024
Using establishment-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, we assess the market power of exporting firms across 16 countries in Latin America. Leveraging information on export destinations, as well as exchange rate and price data, we construct exchange rate-driven shocks to the...
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