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How much might human capital policies affect earnings inequalities and poverty?
Behrman, Jere R. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 9-41
Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in political and policy … improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning income distribution are likely to reduce inequality. First it … poverty and income inequality. This is illustrated empirically using the 2004 Chilean Social Protection Survey data …
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Frühe Förderung und Betreuung von Kindern: Bedeutende Unterschiede bei der Inanspruchnahme besonders in den ersten Lebensjahren
Schober, Pia S.; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 43, pp. 17-28
Von einer frühen Förderung und Betreuung können Kinder und ihre Eltern profitieren. Wir gehen der Frage nach, ob diese Angebote von allen Familien genutzt werden und welche Unterschiede es im Hinblick auf die sozioökonomische Ressourcenausstattung von Familien gibt. Auf der Basis des...
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School closures in Chile : access to quality alternatives in a school choice system
Elacqua, Gregory; Martínez, Matías; Santos, Humberto; … - In: Estudios de economía 39 (2012) 2, pp. 179-202
In this paper, we analyze the schooling alternatives of families that could face school closure. This article identifies, characterizes, and georeferences the institutions classified as low-performing by the SEP Law along with their closest alternatives. The findings indicate that a significant...
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Modelo de selección de riesgo, aplicado al otorgamiento de microcrédito en un intermediario financiero de crédito colombiano, apoyado en redes neuronales artificiales
Miller, Ariza; Wilson, Barón; Nélson, Obregón; … - In: Atlantic review of economics 1 (2012)
This article aims to identify the most relevant variables that allow through a neural network model (RNA), with supervised learning, in a kind of error correction and feedforward perceptron multilayer architecture to achieve the best predictors of low risk, in the process of microcredit....
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Una propuesta de reforma del sistema de pensiones español basada en un modelo de contribución definida nocional
Valero, Diego; Artís, Manuel; Ayuso, Mercedes; … - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 11 (2011), pp. 91-113
The western pension systems and especially the Spanish one will noticeably be a®ected by an aging of the population that is currently underway. This work proposes a pension model for Spain which would mean deep structural reforms that would guarantee meeting the objectives established by a...
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Los determinantes de la elección de AFP en Chile : nueva evidencia a partir de datos individuales
Berstein Jáuregui, Solange; Cabrita Felix, Carolina - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 1, pp. 53-72
This article is the first one to use individual data to analyze the demand for AFP in Chile. This study implements panel data techniques which allow us to estimate the switch probability of an AFP customer. Results confirm the fundamental role of sales agents, which was already suggested by...
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The impact of ageing population on the social security budget : case study for Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, and the United States
Vlad, Roşca; Mădălina, Rădoi - In: Budgetary research review : BRR 4 (2012) 1, pp. 3-37
This study estimates the hypothetical level of contributions collected and pensions paid in the future by the social security budget in five of the most influential countries in the world today. Historical data from 1980 to 2009 declared by each state's monitoring organization have been analyzed...
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The future of retirement and the pension system : how the public’s expectations vary over time and across socio-economic groups
Bissonnette, Luc; Soest, Arthur van - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-21
We analyze expectations of the Dutch population ages 25 and older concerning future generosity of state and occupational pensions, the main pillars of the Dutch pension system. We use rotating panel data with monthly observations from 2006 until 2012 on individuals’ subjective expectations...
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Active social insurance
Røed, Knut - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-22
The paper argues that a comprehensive activation strategy is called for – in both unemployment and disability insurance – to minimize the conflict between income insurance and work incentives and to prevent the economic crisis from causing a long-lasting decline in labor force participation....
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Political economy of pension reforms : selected general issues and the Polish pension reform case
Góra, Marek - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-31
The institutional structures of the various types of European welfare state were established around extra revenues called the "demographic dividend" that used to be easily available throughout the decades of the 20st century. They, however, ceased to be available at the end of that century. The...
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