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Normative fiscal policy and growth : some quantitative implications for the Chilean economy
Espino, Emilio; González Rozada, Martín - 2013
This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative implications of optimal taxation in a developing economy when economic growth is endogenously determined. We differentiate this class of economies from a developed economy in two aspects: informal sector is quantitatively significant and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011303820
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On the implications of taxation for investment, savings and growth : evidence from Brazil, Chile and Mexico
Espino, Emilio; González Rozada, Martín - 2015
American countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico, studying a small open economy in the context of an endogenous growth model where … labor taxes should be lower than actual taxes in Brazil and Chile. However, while sub-optimal taxes seem to imply lower long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289284
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The impact of industrial energy efficiency on economic and social indicators
Macedo, Alessandra Celani de; Cantore, Nicola; Barbier, … - 2020
Inclusive and sustainable industrial development implies environmental friendly industrial growth with positive implications for social targets such as employment generation. One of the most important options available to policymakers for reducing CO2 emissions is industrial energy efficiency,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153823
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Should I stay or should I go? : career choices for young workers in Latin America
Martínez Heredia, Diana; Rucci, Graciana; Saltiel, Fernando - 2018
assessment of this hypothesis. We take advantage of rich administrative data from Brazil and Chile, two countries with different … larger returns to experience in Chile. This is consistent with the original conjecture as the more rigid labor market … legislation in Brazil encourages firms to carry out additional investments in young workers’s specific skills. Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011783922
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Impact evaluation of the job youth training program Projoven
Díaz, Juan José; Rosas, David - 2016
This paper brings new evidence on the impact of The Peruvian Job Youth Training Program (Projoven). Compared with prior evaluations of the program, this one has several advantages. This is the first experimental impact evaluation of Projoven, and also the first to measure impacts over a longer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472128
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Experimental evidence on the long term impacts of a youth training program
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Kluve, Jochen; Ripani, Laura; Rosas … - 2015
This paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial on the long-term impacts of a youth training program. The empirical analysis estimates labor market impacts six years after the training - including long-term labor market trajectories of young people - and, it is one of the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473421
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Young firms and industry dynamics in Belgium
Dumont, Michel; Kegels, Chantal - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011504610
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The role of personality, cognition, and shocks in determining labor outcomes of young adults in Madagascar
Sahn, David E.; Villa, Kira M. - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011492856
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Cities and the growth of wages among young workers : evidence from the NLSY
Wheeler, Christopher H. (contributor) - 2005
"Human capital-based theories of cities suggest that large, economically diverse urban agglomerations increase worker productivity by increasing the rate at which individuals acquire skills. One largely unexplored implication of this theory is that workers in big cities should see faster growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002995300
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The employment effects of training and temporary employment schemes on youth labour market
Hämäläinen, Ulla - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001565285