This article tests the existence of credit constraints on higher education access by estimating actual marginal returns in the context of unobserved heterogeneity. We estimate higher education returns for those who attend to it and compare them with those of individuals who are at the margin of...

We study and compare the impact of two teachers’ quality instruments, teachers’ evaluation tests (TET) and teachers’ value added (TVA), on a middle-run outcome defined by tertiary education attendance in a developing country context. For this purpose, we follow several cohorts of students...

We study and compare the impact of two teachers’ quality instruments, teachers’ evaluation tests (TET) and teachers’ value added (TVA), on a middle-run outcome defined by tertiary education attendance. For this purpose, we follow several cohorts of students and teachers using Chilean...

Previous empirical works on municipal efficiency have mostly used cross-sectional data which makes it impossible to separate unobserved heterogeneity from inefficiency. Furthermore, they have also typically used a two stages approach which has been widely criticized as the assumptions made in...

The role of whistle-blowing as a mechanism for deterring corruption has been conspicuously neglected in the economic literature. This is quite surprising given the increase in legislation aimed at preventing corruption that includes whistle-blowing clauses and the extensive literature on...

This paper analyzes the relationship between rural poverty and forest land management in the context of charcoal production under slash and burn. An optimal control model determines how a representative household makes decisions on the allocation of forest areas to work and use them to affect...

A neglected aspect of ecological economics is the link to the social context. The socio-economic perspective extends standard economic analysis into concerns for distribution, ethics and the power of institutions which form and implement policy. We explore how an institutional perspective on...