benefits needed to fully justify these programs. This paper uses the randomized phase-in of the RPS CCT program in Nicaragua to … increase in learning outcomes for the now young men. Hence in Nicaragua, schooling and achievement gains coincided, implying …

social development in Nicaragua will be analysed using two entry points: Firstly, economic benefits of mining and, secondly … concessions and mining permits are granted. In the case of Nicaragua, resource bargains are being negotiated with mining companies … that the mining industry in Nicaragua provides some economic benefits. However, these benefits have been overshadowed by …

Nicaragua has gone through profound political, economic and social transitions in recent decades. Following a turbulent …, social policy spending tends to increase and expand. In Nicaragua, distinct political periods are associated with different …

levels of food insecurity in Nicaragua . For this purpose, the three dimensions of food security are assessed (i.e. access …

This paper examines the mobilization of domestic resources for social development in Nicaragua, analysing the fiscal … system, its main tool. The main argument of the paper is that many tax reforms that have taken place in Nicaragua since the … wealth and income distribution in Nicaragua. [...] The main focus of this paper is on the Ortega administration (2007 …