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Do Cash Transfers Improve Birth Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Vital Statistics, Social Security and Program Data

Amarante, Verónica - 2011

births in Uruguay, we estimate that participation in a generous cash transfer program led to a sizeable 15% reduction in the …

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Distance and Political Boundaries : Estimating Border Effects Under Inequality Constraints

Borraz, Fernando - 2012

selection bias, and propose a new methodology based on quantile regressions. Using a novel data set from Uruguay, we apply our …

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Smokers’ Rational Lexicographic Preferences for Cigarette Package Warnings : A Discrete Choice Experiment with Eye Tracking

Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2018

We asked 97 cigarette smokers to make a series of 12 binary choices between experimental cigarette packages with varying warnings and background colors. Each smoker had to decide which of the two packages contained cigarettes less risky for his health. We tested whether the smokers, confronted...

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Tobacco Control Campaign in Uruguay : Impact on Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy

Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2014

Background. In 2005, Uruguay instituted a nationwide tobacco control campaign that has resulted in a substantial … Uruguay during 2007-2012, supplemented by data on cigarette prices and various governmental policies.Methods. We estimated … birth weight by an estimated 163 grams.Conclusion. Uruguay's nationwide tobacco control campaign led to a substantial …

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Sovereign Default, Debt Restructuring, and Recovery Rates : Was the Argentinean “Haircut” Excessive?

Edwards, Sebastian - 2015

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Greece. The results suggest that the haircut imposed by Argentina in its 2005 restructuring (75 …

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The Effect of Unions on Employment : Evidence from an Unnatural Experiment in Uruguay

Cassoni, Adriana; Allen, Steven G.; Labadie, Gaston J. - 2021

This study examines the impact of unions on wages and employment using data from Uruguay in a period where unions were …

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Modeling Exchange-Rate Passthrough after Large Devaluations

Burstein, Ariel T.; Eichenbaum, Martin; Rebelo, Sergio T. - 2021

Large devaluations are generally associated with large declines in real exchange rates. We develop a model which embodies two complementary forces that account for the large declines in the real exchange rate that occur in the aftermath of large devaluations. The first force is sticky...

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Real Effects of Exchange Rate-Based Stabilization : An Analysis of Competing Theories

Rebelo, Sergio T.; Vegh, Carlos A. - 2021

This paper uses a unified analytical framework to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the relevance of the different hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the real effects of exchange rate-based stabilizations. The four major hypotheses analyzed are: (i) the supply-side...

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Shelter from the Storm : Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums

Galiani, Sebastian - 2015

Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay. We experimentally evaluate the impact of a housing project run by the NGO TECHO which provides …

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Government Transfers and Political Support

Manacorda, Marco; Miguel, Edward; Vigorito, Andrea - 2021

We estimate the impact of a large anti-poverty cash transfer program, the Uruguayan PANES, on political support for the government that implemented it. Using the discontinuity in program assignment based on a pre-treatment eligibility score, we find that beneficiary households are 11 to 14...

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