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Determinants of in-store price knowledge for packaged products: An empirical study in a Chilean hypermarket

Olavarrieta, Sergio; Hidalgo, Pedro; Manzur, Enrique; … - In: Journal of Business Research 65 (2012) 12, pp. 1759-1766

Understanding variations in shopper price knowledge is important to academics identifying their sources, and to retail managers whose pricing strategies may depend on the extent of shopper price knowledge (or lack of) within the items they manage, since price knowledge is an important driver of...

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Do reductions of standard hours affect employment transitions?: Evidence from Chile

Sánchez, Rafael - In: Labour Economics 20 (2013) C, pp. 24-37

This study exploits the reduction of weekly working hours from 48 to 45 announced in Chile in 2001 and implemented in …

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Inequality and the Politics of Social Policy Implementation: Gender, Age and Chile’s 2004 Health Reforms

Ewig, Christina; Palmucci, Gastón A. - In: World Development 40 (2012) 12, pp. 2490-2504

Regarding scholarship on the political determinants of inequality, little attention has been paid to policy implementation. We examine the 2004 Chilean health reforms that sought to regulate private insurers, and measure their effects on gender and age inequality. We find that reforms intended...

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Bauwens, Thomas; Lemaître, Andreia - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 65-78

, using a “popular economy” analytical framework and focusing on the case of Chile. First, we present the context of the … research, namely the economic and political evolutions in Chile since the 1970s and their effects on the popular economy. Then …

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How do “Mineral-States” Learn? Path-Dependence, Networks, and Policy Change in the Development of Economic Institutions

Orihuela, José Carlos - In: World Development 43 (2013) C, pp. 138-148

Based on case-study methods, I draw lessons from the political economy of macroeconomic management in Chile and Peru to …

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Fiscal Sustainability: The Impact of Real Exchange Rate Shocks on Debt Valuation, Interest Rates and GDP Growth

Carrera, Claudia Martínez; Vergara, Rodrigo - In: World Development 40 (2012) 9, pp. 1762-1783

This paper discusses the way in which the existence of foreign currency debt affects debt-sustainability analysis. We show that a devaluation of the local currency can significantly change the path of a sustainable fiscal policy. Our model expands previous research as the adjustment comes not...

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The current status of liquid biofuels in Chile

García, A.E.; Carmona, R.J.; Lienqueo, M.E.; Salazar, O. - In: Energy 36 (2011) 4, pp. 2077-2084

Chile depends on foreign sources for energy. A solution for this problem is needed to guarantee stability and economic … not promising, and this may continue in time depending on the price of imported biofuels and local production costs. In … 2015, production of second-generation biodiesel in Chile should be fundamentally based on forestry residues using Fischer …

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Inflation targeting and monetary analysis in Chile and Mexico

Sánchez-Fung, José R. - School of Economics, Kingston University - 2002

analysis of a nested Phillips curve/ P-star model for Chile and Mexico. For Chile a real money gap and a money growth indicator …

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Latin American Agriculture in a World of Trade Agreements

Josling, Tim; Paggi, Mechel; Wainio, John; Yamazaki, Fumiko - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2015

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Top income shares, business profits, and effective tax rates in contemporary Chile

Fairfield, Tasha; Jorratt, Michel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

first available estimates of top income shares and effective income tax rates in contemporary Chile based on analysis of …, the rich in Chile pay modest effective income tax rates. The top 1 per cent pay an average effective rate of 16-17 per …

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