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Participación en organizaciones sociales en Chile : ¿una alternativa para mejorar el bienestar económico de los hogares?

Salazar, César A.; Jaime, Mónica M. - In: Estudios de economía 36 (2009) 2, pp. 191-215

This research aims to find the determinants of participation on social organizations in Chile through a social capital approach, as well as to evaluate the existence of a positive effect between participation and household welfare. In the case of economic and local organizations several...

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Market reforms and efficiency gains in Chile

Bergoeing, Raphael; Hernando, Andrés; Repetto, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 217-242

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze aggregate productivity constructed from micro data to find that in the...

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The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality : oportunidades in Mexico

McKee, Douglas; Todd, Petra E. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 67-100

improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty … predict that Oportunidades will increase future mean earnings but have only modest effects on poverty rates and earnings … inequality. -- oportunidades ; human capital ; schooling ; health ; poverty ; inequality …

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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between changes in aggregate economic indicators and underlying microeconomic adjustments. This paper employs matched labor force survey data to focus on the magnitude and determinants...

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Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from remittance-receiving households are less likely to participate in the labor market and supply fewer hours when they do. The results are robust to different measures of...

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Social networks and wages in Senegal’s labor market

Beradi, Nicoletta - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

We develop a theoretical framework that considers the role played by moral hazard and the diversity of networks and cultures in the choice of hiring channel. In favoritism contexts social networks, and particularly strong ties, are adopted as hiring channels for unskilled jobs and result in wage...

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The economic history review : a journal of economic and social history

Economic History Society - Oxford : Blackwell; anfangs: London : Soc; -1976: …; … - 1.Ser. 1.1927/28 - 18.1948; 2.Ser. 1.1948/49 - 43.1990; …

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Journal of family and economic issues

New York, NY : Springer; 1992-2011: New York, NY : … - 13.1992 -

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The New Keynesian Phillips Curve in an inflation targeting country : the case of Turkey

Gozgor, Giray - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 7-18

The possible short-run trade-off between the inflation (gap) and the output (gap) remains a critical policy issue for any emerging economy; particularly when an implicit or an explicit inflation targeting monetary policy is considered. The New Keynesian Phillips Curve (NKPC) has recently set up...

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International productivity monitor

Centre for the Study of Living Standards, Ottawa - Ottawa - Nr. 1.2000 -

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