This paper explores how worker-employer gender interactions affect wage negotiations in a contract labor setting. More specifically, we ask whether male and female job seekers competing for contracts in an online labor market adjust their bargaining strategies and reservation prices depending on...

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This study examines gender segregation in the context of the so-called gig economy. In particular, it explores the role that stereotypes about male and female occupations play in sorting men and women into different jobs in an online freelance marketplace. The findings suggest that gender...

English Abstract: Paper presents empirical evidence and policy recommendations on how to connect to the Internet to approximately 250 million Latin Americans that remain unconnected. First, it analyzes patterns of spread of the Internet in Latin America on the basis of the most recent surveys of...

This study discusses the current situation and evolution of broadband service offerings in Latin America and the Caribbean. The primary source of data is the annual survey of broadband plans conducted by the Center for Technology and Society at Universidad de San Andrés since 2010. The survey...

We analyze transactional data in Nubelo, a large online labor market serving the Spanish-speaking markets. Our results corroborate the presence of discrimination based on worker’s country of origin. In our most conservative estimate, foreign workers are 15% less likely to obtain contracts in...

Governments are investing heavily on Internet connectivity projects, based on the assumption that increased access to Internet services will accelerate economic growth and improve the wellbeing of the poor. This paper reviews the existing evidence about the impact of Internet diffusion on...

There is a vast literature that examines the determinants of the gender digital gap in developing countries and puts forth policy recommendations to mitigate it. However, few studies examine how gender differences in employment patterns affect ICT adoption in general, or Internet use in...