2020: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...