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Vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador: The lack of sustainability

Gachet, Iván; Grijalva, Diego F.; Ponce, Paúl; … - 2016

We analyse vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador from a long-run perspective, as well as during and after the … commodities boom. Using various data sources we show that Ecuador has made significant progress in reducing inequality … the trend reversal is consistent with Ecuador's dependency on oil revenues. Once the commodities boom ended, government …

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Mixed effects of remittances on child education

Bucheli, José R.; Bohara, Alok K.; Fontenla, Matías - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 8 (2018) 10, pp. 1-18

We exploit the size of the 2010 Ecuadorian Census to estimate the effect of remittances on secondary school enrollment across four key dimensions: gender, household wealth, rural vs. urban, and family migration status. Using a bivariate probit model that accounts for both endogeneity and...

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Sistemas de Alerta Temprana para Inundaciones: Análisis Comparativo de Tres Países Latinoamericanos

del Granado, Susana; Stewart, Anna; Borbor, Mercy; … - 2016

, Ecuador y Bolivia existe un incremento en el riesgo a sucesos extremos en general y a inundaciones en particular. El objetivo …

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What Makes a Difference in Achieving Higher Labor Productivity?: The Case of Low-Income Countries in Latin America

Nina, Osvaldo - 2005

This paper uses firm level surveys from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to estimate the determinants of … más de 1300 empresas en Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua, no confirma esta hipótesis. Comparadas con todas las …

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¿Qué hace la Diferencia para el Logro de una Mayor Productividad Laboral? Caso de los Países de Bajos Ingresos en América Latina

Nina, Osvaldo - 2007

más de 1300 empresas en Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua, no confirma esta hipótesis. Comparadas con todas las …This paper uses firm level surveys from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to estimate the determinants of …

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Tax-benefit microsimulation and income redistribution in Ecuador

Jara, H. Xavier; Varela, Marcelo - 2017

The aim of this paper is to explore the redistributive effects of taxes and benefits in Ecuador using two different … from ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador. Our results show that simulated taxes and social insurance …

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Fuel subsidies and income redistribution in Ecuador

Jara, H. Xavier; Lee, Po Chun; Montesdeoca, Lourdes; … - 2018

This paper aims to evaluate the progressivity of different fuel subsidies in Ecuador as well as the budgetary and …-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador, together with representative household microdata from ENIGHUR 2011-12. Our results show that … subsidies to increase social assistance payments in Ecuador, could be a mechanism to compensate low-income families for their …

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Relación entre el capital humano y el producto en Ecuador: El rol de las políticas educativas

Mora, Elita; Vicente, Irene; Villegas, Patricia; … - In: Atlantic Review of Economics 1 (2017)

The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between human capital and output in Ecuador through …

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Suturing the Open Veins of Ecuador: Debt, Default and Democracy

Mansell, Wade; Openshaw, Karen - In: The Law and Development Review 2 (2009) 1, pp. 151-191

international audit commission appointed by Ecuador's current president, Rafael Correa. This concluded that much of the debt was … altogether, engineered a successful buyback at a large discount. Having thus reduced Ecuador's external commercial debt burden by … commission.This article examines the robust approach adopted by the Correa administration to tackling Ecuador's public debts …

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„Coopetition“ und Innovation in touristischen Destinationen

Schuhbert, Arne - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 6 (2014) 1, pp. 75-82

gefunden. Am Beispiel der Destination Napo in Ecuador stellt der vorliegende Artikel einen quantitativen Ansatz zur … using the example of the Destination Napo in Ecuador, the present article presents a quantitative approach to the …

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