“Desde la aprobación de la Constitución de 1991, la discusión económica en Colombia ha girado primordialmente alrededor de temas fiscales y sociales, mientras que el tema de la infraestructura ha pasado a un segundo plano. Pero parece estar cambiando. Primero, varios estudios académicos...

The main goal of this paper is to study the efficiency of Colombian schools with an eye on understanding what drives school productivity and how much is to be gained by increasing efficiency. The paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to study efficiency and a Tobit model to study the...

Abstract: This paper uses a new data set to study household responses to adverse income shocks in seven Latin American countries. The results show (i) that households respond to income shocks mainly by increasing their abor force participation, selling assets, and cutting on human capital...

"A myriad of empirical studies show that countries with high levels of corruption have lower groth rates. Few studies, however, have looked at the implications of corruption for the porspects of firms. This paper aims at filling this void by studying the effects of corruption upon the economic...

Abstract: High inequality has long been regarded as one of the main problems facing Latin American countries. To understand better the determinants of inequality and to help guide thinking about policy options, it would be useful to know whether inequality mainly reflects low intergenerational...

Abstract: This paper presents a new data set on electoral systems and outlines its potential uses in further research exploring the connections between electoral systems and economic outcomes. The data set provides indicators of the degree to which individual politicians can further their...

Abstract: This paper investigates the distribution of crime and violence across victims in Colombia. Property and violent crimes as well as incidents of domestic violence are considered. The paper shows that rich households bear a disproportionate share of the burden of property crime: they are...

Este trabajo presenta una mirada detallada y crítica al sector de de infraestructura en Colombia con el ánimo de propiciar una discusión urgente y necesaria sobre un sector prioritario para el desenvolvimiento económico y el progreso social.

Abstract: This paper presents a new data set on electoral systems and outlines its potential uses in further research exploring the connections between electoral systems and economic outcomes. The data set provides indicators of the degree to which individual politicians can further their...