This paper evaluates the determinants of school attendance and work of rural adolescents between 10 and 18 years old in 1997-1998 for a sample of Latin American countries. Rural adolescents are quite disadvantaged relative to their urban counterparts. The share of rural adolescents studying...

This paper presents the results of the estimations of a quality of life (QoL) index focusing on three dimensions: individual factors, urban factors, and civil society. The study was mainly based on information collected through a survey applied in three districts of Lima: La Victoria, Los Olivos...

La privatización incompleta del sector eléctrico en Perú provee un escenario único para evaluar el impacto de provisión privada de electricidad, en comparación a la provisión pública. Los resultados presentados en este documento pueden resumirse en una mejora significativa de la calidad...

El estudio identifica relaciones de causalidad entre los distintos arreglos institucionales prevalecientes en cuatro hospitales de Lima Metropolitana y los actos corruptos que se presentan en ellos. Se analiza en particular dos tipos de actos corruptos: ausentismo y relación inadecuada entre el...

The incomplete privatization of the electric sector in Peru provides a unique scenario for evaluating the impact of public versus private provision. The results in this paper suggest that management of electricity firms by the private sector leads to a significant improvement in the quality of...