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Lecciones a partir de experimentos de formalización empresarial

Galiani, Sebastián; Meléndez Arjona, Marcela - 2013

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The causal impact of Covid-19 government-backed loans on MSMEs liquidity and earnings

Cerda, Maikol; Gertler, Paul J.; Higgins, Sean; … - 2023

We conducted two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the impact of government-guaranteed loans offered by the Chilean and Colombian governments. The public funds of these programs greatly expanded following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and offered loans to Micro, Small and...

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The impact of the one-stop shop for business registration in the Dominican Republic

Bobic, Vida; Delgado, Lucía; Gerardino, María Paula; … - 2023

electronic billing and personal income tax returns filed in 2017. Bringing together this novel combination of data, the study …

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Nudging the self-employed into contributing to social security : evidence from a nationwide quasi experiment in Brazil

Bosch Mossi, Mariano; Fernandes, Danilo; Villa, Juan M. - 2015

This paper studies the first large scale effort by the Brazilian government to increase the social security compliance of self-employed workers using behavioral interventions. In 2014, the Brazilian Ministry of Social Security gradually delivered by postal mail a booklet reminding nearly 3...

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Climate policies, labor markets, and macroeconomic outcomes in emerging economies

Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan; Nuguer, Victoria - 2023

-a core element of policy discussions regarding the transition to a low-carbon economy. Calibrating the model to EME data, we …

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The organization of public-private cooperation for productive development policies

Cornick, Jorge - 2013

Productive development policies (PDPs)-what used to be called industrial policies-are increasingly recognized as an essential part of the development toolkit, and the need for public-private cooperation is increasingly viewed as a key element for the successful design and implementation of such...

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The impact of soft-skills training for entrepreneurs in Jamaica

Ubfal, Diego; Arraiz, Irani; Beuermann, Diether W.; … - 2020

A randomized controlled trial with 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica shows positive short-term impacts of soft-skills training on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men and disappear 12 months after the training. The main channel is increased adoption of recommended business...

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Is entrepreneurship a channel of social mobility in Latin America?

Castellani, Francesca; Lora, Eduardo - 2013

Economics on entrepreneurship in Latin America as a vehicle for upward social mobility, especially for the middle class. The … income persistence coefficients estimated with pseudo-panel data for Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay indicate that … special survey show that entrepreneurship increases mobility across generations. Although persistence coefficients do not …

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Targeting credit through community members

Vera Cossío, Diego Alejandro - 2019

Limited borrower information may create targeting distortions in credit markets. Community-based lending programs may reduce these distortions by exploiting information transmitted in local networks, but connections may create asymmetries in power. This paper analyzes how local leaders balance...

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Dependence or constraints? : labor supply responses from a cash transfer program

Vera Cossío, Diego Alejandro - 2019

-age children: Cash transfers may relax liquidity constraints and boost entrepreneurship, and also relieve overworked adults. …

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