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Private transfers can affect the spending response to stimulus payments, as those receiving income windfalls may …%. Reported transfer intentions in response to windfalls suggest that public payments crowd out private transfers, partly …
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This paper presents findings from the Regional Project on Child Development Indicators, PRIDI for its acronym in Spanish. PRIDI created a new tool, the Engle Scale, for evaluating development in children aged 24 to 59 months in four domains: cognition, language and communication, socio-emotional...
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Structural reforms modify the institutional and regulatory framework to foster economic growth and improve welfare. While initially linked to economic liberalization, the concept has expanded to encompass a more comprehensive array of sector-specific interventions. However, the increased level...
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region. Its main thesis is that climate action does not consist solely or primarily of additional spending, but also requires …, agriculture, and ecosystem conservation, among others. Furthermore, climate action is closely linked to social spending since … climate change. Finally, the transition to a decarbonized and resilient economy must be fair. A so-called just transition …
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, while government transfers played a central role in preventing greater disparities in half the countries studied. Our …
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This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries … empirical strategy benefits from the fact that about half of Latin American countries have signed a trade agreement with the … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …
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Despite the growing political priority given to making trade work for the majority in Latin America, a notable gap … exists in the knowledge about the distributive impacts of trade integration. This study attempts to fill this gap: it surveys … the most recent contributions to the mainstream trade economics literature, assesses their relevance for Latin America and …
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