In this paper we examine the effect of birth order on human capital development in Ecuador using a large national …

This paper estimates the effects of a 2008 policy that eliminated tuition fees at public universities in Ecuador. We …

Ecuador. Two years after families lost the transfer, which they had received for seven years, their young children weigh less …

This paper analyzes the individual-level determinants of wage inequality for Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador from 2001 …'s or Ecuador's. In 2010, educational achievement explains over 10.9 percent of the Gini score in Colombia, 6.3 percent in … Ecuador, and a mere 2.4 percent in Bolivia. Our findings show that the sources of income inequality can differ substantially …

administrative data on the universe of taxpayers in Ecuador and the introduction of generous tax deduction policies. Key to the …

Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe … economic and financial crisis. This paper gathers individual-level data from Ecuador and the two main destinations of …

Ecuador has become the third largest receiver of the 4.3 million Venezuelans that left their country in the last five … educational credentials, would increase Ecuador's GDP between 1.6% and 1.9% and alleviate the pressure on disadvantaged native …

As of 2019, more than 1.2 million Venezuelans have passed through Ecuador and over 400,000 settled in, which amounts to … almost 3% of Ecuador's population. This paper analyzes the location choices of Venezuelan migrants within Ecuador and the … labor market consequences of these choices, using data from Ecuador's labor force survey (ENEMDU) and mobile phone records …

teachers in the 2012-2013 school year in Ecuador. We find positive and significant effects of test-screened tenured teachers of …

Using the 2021 and 2022 HFPS for Ecuador, the paper investigates the labor market trajectories of different socio …