In the mid-2000s, poverty measurement in Colombia was at a standstill. A dated poverty measurement methodology was clashing with improvements in the national household survey system. As a result, official poverty rates showed volatile trends, and a weak communication strategy produced an...

Household income inequality has declined in Latin America in the past decades, contributing significantly to poverty reduction in the region. Although available evidence shows that changes in the labor income are among the main factors behind these inequality trends, few studies have analyzed...

Reaching agreement on a reasonable performance target is a challenge, with costs associated with getting it wrong. Attention in the literature has focused on the potential negative effects of gaming or of creaming. However, even if there is no gaming or creaming taking place, there can still be...

Colombia es un país con alta desigualdad de ingresos y la mayoría de sus ciudadanos considera inequitativa esta situación. De allí la relevancia de medir qué tan lejos está Colombia y sus regiones de un ideal de igualdad de oportunidades entre los niños y los jóvenes. Este documento...

Colombia es un país con alta desigualdad de ingresos y la mayoría de sus ciudadanos considera inequitativa esta situación. De allí la relevancia de medir qué tan lejos está Colombia y sus regiones de un ideal de igualdad de oportunidades entre los niños y los jóvenes. Este documento...

En Colombia el debate acerca de la movilidad social, debido a la carencia de datos, se ha basado principalmente en anécdotas y opiniones. El presente trabajo exhibe una propuesta metodológica, a partir de encuestas con preguntas retrospectivas, que no solo busca aportar información al debate,...

The objectives of this paper are twofold. First, we investigate whether politicians use resources from the federal budget as a strategy to maintain and expand their political capital. Second, we examine whether such a strategy is rewarded by voters who elect politicians who assist their...