This paper analyzes the determinants of the unemployment spells for the beneficiaries of “Chile Solidario”, a conditional cash-transfer program. The evidence on unemployment spells for Chile is scarce. Employing the Kaplan- Mehier’s non-parametric estimat

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries. This paper provides new evidence of sharp differences in cognitive development by socioeconomic...