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Hernani-Limarino, Werner; Mena, Gary - 2015

This document presents a quasi-experimental impact evaluation of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad, a universal and non-contributory old age pension. Causal effects on direct, future, and indirect beneficiaries are identified, taking advantage of a reduction in age of eligibility from 65 to 60 years in...

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Non-contributory pensions

Galiani, Sebastián; Gertler, Paul J.; Bando Grana, … - 2014

The creation of non-contributory pension schemes is becoming increasingly common as countries struggle to reduce poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural adults over 70 years of age-- we evaluate the effects of...

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Diminishing returns : nudging Covid-19 prevention among Colombian young adults

Blackman, Allen; Hoffmann, Bridget - 2021

Until a vaccine is widely available, face masks and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) will continue to be the frontline defense against Covid-19 in developing countries. But their effectiveness depends critically on compliance by young adults, who are most likely both to become...

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Looking for the bright side of the China syndrome : rising export opportunities and life satisfaction in China

Crozet, Matthieu; Hering, Laura; Poncet, Sandra - 2018

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The impact of the China shock on the manufacturing labor market in Brazil

Paz, Lourenço Senne - 2019

the share of informal employment. The industry-level results indicate that a rise in import penetration from either China … increasing the interindustry wage premium. The worker-level results suggest that industry-level import penetration from China and …

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Attractiveness, anthropometry or both? : their relationship and role in economic research

Oreffice, Sonia; Quintana-Domeque, Climent - 2014

We analyze how attractiveness rated at the start of the interview is related to weight (controlling for height), and … the first to show that height, weight, and BMI all strongly contribute to male and female attractiveness when … hourly wage and spousal education, showing that attractiveness and height matter in the labor market, whereas both male and …

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