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 …