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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in Chile
Martinez Aguilar, Sandra Natalia - 2017
policy in Chile in 2013. Four results are indicative of an overall positive net effect of fiscal interventions on poverty and … pro-poor. Finally, the net effect of Chile's tax/transfer system leaves fewer individuals impoverished relative to the …
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Are Tobacco Taxes Really Regressive? Evidence from Chile
Fuchs, Alan - 2017
others, would be reduced. This paper describes and simulates the effects of the tobacco tax on incomes in Chile assuming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961225
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Effect of Lengthening the School Day on Mother's Labor Supply
Contreras, Dante - 2019
This article examines how a policy oriented toward a specific group within the population can have collateral effects on the economic decisions of other groups. In 1996, the Chilean government approved the extension of the school day from half- to full-day school. This article exploits the...
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Exporting Firms and the Demand for Skilled Tasks
Brambilla, Irene - 2018
This paper explores the link between exports and the demand for skilled tasks. Using the Chilean Encuesta Nacional Industrial Anual (ENIA), an annual census of manufacturing firms, the analysis first shows that Chilean exporters utilize more skills than Chilean non-exporters. More importantly,...
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Prioritizing Infrastructure Investments : A Comparative Review of Applications in Chile
Marcelo, Darwin - 2018
?based approach. The report focuses on Chile, which has a well-institutionalized evaluation process that uses cost-benefit analysis to … Infrastructure Prioritization Framework alongside Chile's current cost-benefit analysis?based and multicriteria analysis approaches … quantify in a cost-benefit analysis. The analysis also finds that in Chile there is a discrepancy between the stated goals and …
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Exporters, Engineers, and Blue-Collar Workers
Brambilla, Irene - 2017
This paper investigates differences in the composition of employment between exporting and non-exporting firms. In particular, it asks whether exporting firms hire more engineers relative to blue-collar workers than non-exporting firms. In a stylized partial-equilibrium model, firms produce...
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Business Practices in Small Firms in Developing Countries
McKenzie, David J. - 2017
in Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. This paper shows that variation in business practices …
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Tackling Social Exclusion : Evidence from Chile
Carneiro, Pedro Manuel - 2017
This paper studies an innovative welfare program in Chile that combines a period of frequent home visits to households …
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Addressing Access and Behavioral Constraints Through Social Intermediation Services : A Review of Chile Solidario and Red Unidos
Camacho, Adriana - 2017
address these constraints, improve beneficiaries' access to social programs, and help the poor surmount poverty: Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972398
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How Do Countries Measure, Manage, and Monitor Fiscal Risks Generated by Public-Private Partnerships? Chile, Peru, South Africa, Turkey
Aslan, Cigdem - 2017
countries covered are Chile, Peru, South Africa, and Turkey, all of which have experience implementing public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972707