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The value of redistribution : natural resources and the formation of human capital under weak institutions
Agüero, Jorge M.; Balcázar, Carlos Felipe; Maldonado … - 2017
students and district-level administrative data on mining production and the redistribution of mining taxes to local … governments, we find no effect from production. However, redistribution of mining taxes increases math test scores by 0 … increases in adult employment and health outcomes of adults and children, as key mechanisms from the redistribution. Policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704263
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From wells to wealth? : government transfers and human capital
Acuna, Julio; Balza, Lenin H.; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas - 2022
To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-producing status. We find that royalties increase the likelihood of students completing primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014496000
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The value of redistribution : natural resources and the formation of human capital under weak institutions
Agüero, Jorge M.; Balcázar, Carlos Felipe; Maldonado … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012391180
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Are intellectual property rights fair?
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2002
If redistribution is distortionary, and if the income of skilled workers is due to knowledgeintensive activities and … reduction reduces statis inefficiency. On the other hand, standard redistribution also reduces the level of R and D because it … that standard redistribution always dominates limitations to IPRs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415064
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The Value of Redistribution: Natural Resources and the Formation of Human Capital under Weak Institutions
Agüero, Jorge M.; Balcázar, Carlos Felipe; Maldonado, … - 2017
students and district-level administrative data on mining production and the redistribution of mining taxes to local … governments, we find no effect from production. However, redistribution of mining taxes increases math test scores by 0 … increases in adult employment and health outcomes of adults and children, as key mechanisms from the redistribution. Policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744596
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Institutional governance, education and growth
Jellal, Mohammed; Bouzahzah, Mohamed; Asongu, Simplice - 2015
This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596860
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Brain drain-induced brain gain and the Bhagwati tax : are early and recent paradigms compatible?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2018
Based on a welfare-maximization model of skilled migration where education generates a positive externality, this paper examines whether the early view regarding brain drain's (BD) negative impact on source countries - and the Bhagwati tax (𝐵𝑇) associated with it - is compatible with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129754
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Brain drain-induced brain gain and the Bhagwati tax : are early and recent paradigms compatible?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2018
Based on a welfare-maximization model of skilled migration where education generates a positive externality, this paper examines whether the early view regarding brain drain's (BD) negative impact on source countries and the Bhagwati tax (BT) associated with it, is compatible with the recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011868679
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Digging deep : resource exploitation and higher education
Balza, Lenin H.; Rios Rueda, Camilo de los; Rivera, … - 2022
Do resource-extraction booms crowd out postsecondary education? We explore this question by examining the higher education-related decisions of Chilean high school graduates during the 2000s commodities boom. We find mineral extraction increases a person's likelihood of enrolling in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014494627
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From wells to wealth? Government transfers and human capital
Acuna, Julio; Balza, Lenin H.; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas - 2022
To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-producing status. We find that royalties increase the likelihood of students completing primary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014518166