A stepping stone arises in risky environments with learning and transferrable human capital. An example is the role played by academic two-year colleges in post-secondary education: Students, as they learn about the uncertain educational outcomes, can drop out or transfer up to harder and more...

This paper shows that a large fraction of the variability of emerging market bond spreads is explained by the evolution of global factors such as risk appetite (as reflected in the spread of high yield corporate bonds in developed markets), global liquidity (measured by the international...

El presente libro como propósito avanzar en el estudio de la política macroeconómica en el MERCOSUR, y analizar los obstáculos y limitaciones de la coordinación macroeconómica dentro del bloque. El tema es de indiscutible relevancia a la luz de la profundización de las relaciones...

This paper shows that a large fraction of the variability of emerging market bond spreads is explained by the evolution of global factors such as risk appetite (as reflected in the spread of high yield corporate bonds in developed markets), global liquidity (measured by the international...

We analyze some characteristics of the higher education system in Argentina regarding equity and efficiency. Individuals attending the university belong to the top deciles of the income distribution and to relatively highly educated families. Almost 90 percent of the students in tuition-free...

We analyze some characteristics of the higher education system in Argentina regarding equity and efficiency. Individuals attending the university belong to the top deciles of the income distribution and to relatively highly educated families. Almost 90 percent of the students in tuition-free...