En este trabajo realizamos una detallada revisión de los estudios empíricos en los que examinamos el efecto de la participación en programas de capacitación en el desempeño de los trabajadores en el mercado laboral. Asimismo discutimos los efectos estimados para distintos grupos...

Mediante a análise de informações recolhidas em primeira mão por meio de duas grandes pesquisas -uma sobre trajetórias e habilidades, realizada no Chile e Argentina em 2008 e 2010, respectivamente, e outra sobre demanda de habilidades, entre empresários da Argentina, Brasil e Chile, levada...

Spanish Abstract: Este trabajo presenta evidencia del impacto causal de haber asistido a un liceo emblemático sobre la Prueba de Selección Universitaria (PSU). En particular, analizamos el caso del Instituto Nacional. Nuestra estrategia empírica se basa en la utilización de una regresión...

This paper estimates the heterogeneous labor market effects of enrolling in higher education short-cycle (SC) programs. Expanding access to these programs might affect the behavior of some students (compliers) in two margins: the expansion margin (students who would not have enrolled in higher...

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...

Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and...