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The consensus among scholars and policymakers that "institutions matter" for development has led inexorably to a conclusion that "history matters," since institutions clearly form and evolve over time. Unfortunately, however, the next logical step has not yet been taken, which is to recognize...
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-digit inflation in the 1980s. Several other countries--for example, Colombia--have experienced moderate inflation for prolonged …
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economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In …
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) estimates obtained at the firm level for Colombia between 1983 and 1998, and finds that more productive sectors receive more …
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Colombia has reduced extreme poverty in the past 16 years by almost half, moderate poverty by 22 percentage points, and … of the distributional impacts of taxes and expenditures in Colombia in 2017. It makes a methodological comparison with … results suggest that the combined effect of taxes and social spending in Colombia contributes to poverty reduction between 0 …
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. This paper analyzes the distributional effects of a newly established bus rapid transit system in Barranquilla, Colombia …
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productivity in Colombia. It estimates total factor productivity for the Colombian manufacturing sector using a method that assumes …
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successful in providing reliable supply along competitive outcomes. This paper analyzes the experience of Colombia with power … persist regarding market power exercise. The experience of Colombia is important for other developing countries, since it … outcomes, and sustainability. Although key local hydrological conditions were considered in the design of Colombia's capacity …
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constructed from multiple rounds of Colombia's Integrated Household Survey (in Spanish Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares). The …
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This study reports results from a randomized evaluation of a mandatory six-month Internet-based sexual education course implemented across public junior high schools in 21 Colombian cities. Six months after finishing the course, the study finds a 0.4 standard deviation improvement in knowledge,...
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