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Evolving Wage Cyclicality in Latin America
Gambetti, Luca - 2017
, Colombia and Mexico, during the period 1980-2010. Wages are highly pro-cyclical during the 1980s and early 1990s, a period …Examines the evolution of the cyclicality of real wages and employment in four Latin American economies: Brazil, Chile …
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The 'Soda Tax' is Unlikely to Make Mexicans Lighter : New Evidence on Biases in Elasticities of Demand for Soda
Andalon, Mabel - 2017
Mexico's 'soda tax' has been predicted to reduce average weights by two to four pounds, based on extant estimates of an … own-price elasticity of quantity demand for soda of between −1.0 and −1.3. These estimates ignore consumer responses on … prices to estimate unrestricted demand models that correct for both errors. The corrected own-price elasticity of quantity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956015
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When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports : A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies
Ko, Chia Chiun - 2014
of the banana plants because of sufficiently low elasticity of demand. Using the cyclones of 2006 and 2011 as exogenous … events, we identify the elasticity of demand for bananas in Australia to be around -0.5. We indeed find limited evidence for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057905
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Identifying Regional Labor Demand Shocks Using Sign Restrictions
Juessen, Falko - 2012
We propose using sign restrictions to identify regional labor demand shocks in a panel VAR of US federal states …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099800
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Uncertainty Shocks and Unemployment Dynamics
2020
Recent events suggest that uncertainty changes play a major role in U.S. labor market fluctuations. This study analyzes the impact of uncertainty shocks on unemployment dynamics. Using a vector autoregression approach, we show that uncertainty shocks measured by stock market volatility have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829214
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Firm Dynamics and Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations : Does Trade Openness Matter? Evidence from Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector
Fuentes, Miguel - 2009
In this paper we study the effect of NAFTA on the responsiveness of Mexican economy to real exchange rate shocks. We argue that, by opening the U.S. and Canadian markets to Mexican goods, NAFTA made it easier for domestic producers to take advantage of the opportunities brought by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155309
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Assessing the Long-Term Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers on Human Capital : Evidence from Colombia
Baez, Javier - 2011
cohorts of children from poor households that benefited up to nine years from Familias en Acción, a CCT in Colombia, attained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123916
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Ambulance Utilization in New York City after the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Courtemanche, Charles - 2018
Expanding insurance coverage could, by insulating patients from having to pay full cost, encourage the utilization of arguably unnecessary medical services. It could also eliminate (or at least diminish) the need for emergency services through increasing access to preventive care. Using publicly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012922443
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Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances on Output Growth : Evidence from Turkey
Tansel, Aysit - 2010
This study estimates a Keynesian simultaneous, dynamic macroeconometric model to investigate the impact of remittances on key macro variables such as consumption, investment, imports and income in Turkey. The estimated impact and dynamic multipliers indicate that impact of remittances on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134982
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Oportunidades : Program Effect on Consumption, Low Participation, and Methodological Issues
Angelucci, Manuela - 2009
In this paper we estimate the effect of the Mexican conditional cash transfer program, Oportunidades, on consumption, and we explore some issues related to participation to the program and to the estimation of treatment effects. We discuss the comparability of treatment and control areas,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155471