Browsing 2020 by Issue Date
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Revolución digital y empleo en América Latina
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-03)América Latina está en una etapa incipiente de la revolución tecnológica, al tiempo que en la región prevalecen la informalidad y el trabajo precario. En este contexto, es esencial preguntarse por los desafíos de los cambios ... -
Exposure toTransit Migration, Public Attitudes and Entrepreneurship
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2020-04)Does exposure to mass migration affect the attitudes and economic behavior of natives in transit countries? In order to answer this question, we use a unique locality-level panel from the 2010 and 2016 rounds of the Life ... -
Specificity of human capital: Occupation and industry spaces based on job-to-job transitions
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-04)Using job transition data from Argentina’s Household Survey, we document the extent to which human capital is specific to occupations and activities. Based on workers’ propensity to move between occupations/industries, ... -
Interplay of chronotype and school timing predicts school performance
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-04)Most adolescents exhibit very late chronotypes and attend school early in the morning, a misalignment that can affect their health and psychological well-being. Here we examine how the interaction between the chronotype ... -
Teacher Performance Pay and Student Learning: Evidence from a Nationwide Program in Peru
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-05)We study the impact of a nationwide teacher pay-for-performance program in Peru. Public secondary schools compete in a tournament based on eighth graders’ performance in a standardized test. The principal and teachers of ... -
More Than Words: Leaders’ Speech and Risky Behavior during a Pandemic
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de GobiernoCentro para la Evaluación de Políticas basadas en Evidencia (CEPE), 2020-05)This paper investigates whether the anti-scientific rhetoric of modern populists can induce followers to engage in risky behavior. We gather electoral information, credit card expenses, and geo-localized mobile phone data ... -
COVID-19 database
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-07)The COVID-19 database is a statistical package developed by the Center for the Evaluation of Evidence-Based Policies (CEPE). This dataset collects more than 50 indicators in more than 150 countries to consolidate them into ... -
Take me out: De facto limits on strict lockdowns in developing countries
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-07)In the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and containment measures were a fundamental tool to control the spread of the virus. In this article, we analyze data from 120 countries seeking to assess the stringency of de jure ... -
Skills and Selection into Teaching:Evidence from Latin America
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-08)This paper documents a novel stylized fact: many teachers in Latin America have very low levels of cognitive skills. This skills deficit is the result of both low levels of competencies among the population and a gap between ... -
Will you marry me,later? Age-of-marriage laws and child marriage in Mexico
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-08)We provide empirical evidence on the impact of raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old on child marriage, early motherhood, and school enrollment in Mexico. Using a difference-in-differences model that takes ... -
Dolarización y desdolarización financiera en el nuevo milenio
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2020-11)La dolarización, en sus múltiples variantes, es crucial para entender la macroeconomía latinoamericana, así como la de muchos países en desarrollo. Este estudio discute y repasa con datos su evolución desde 2000 en América ...