Browsing 2022 by Title
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An Integrated Epidemiological and Economic Model of COVID-19 NPIs in Argentina
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2022-11)We added a multi-sectoral economic framework to a SVEIR epidemiological model, combining the economic rationale of the DAEDALUS model with a detailed treatment of lockdown fatigue and declining compliance with Public Health ... -
Classifying Exchange Rate Regimes: 20 Years Later
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2022-10)Twenty years ago, in Levy-Yeyati and Sturzenegger (2001) we proposed a de facto classification of exchange rate regimes which contrasted with the –at the time, standard– de jure classifications based on self-reporting by ... -
Educational Territories and Schools that Go Global. The Case of IB Schools and the Emergence of New Territorialities
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de GobiernoTaylor & Francis Group., 2022)Over the last three decades, education privatization has become a global phenomenon with different manifestations in each country. In Argentina, it unfolds in a variety of ways, with a diversified educational offering ... -
Institutional trust in national governments during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2022-12)Using the Life with Corona survey, we construct an international database and explore government trust and possible determinants during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). Trust is key for compliance with sanitary measures ... -
Leaning-against-the-wind intervention and the “carry-trade” view of the cost of reserves
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2022)We estimate, for a sample of emerging economies, the quasi-fiscal costs of sterilized foreign exchange interventions as the P&L of an inverse carry trade. We show that these costs can be substantial when intervention has ... -
State-owned enterprises: In search for a new consensus
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de Gobierno, 2022-05)The objective of this study is to identify whether there is a contemporary consensus on the role of SOEs in different countries on selected issues, through the view of experts around the globe. We conducted a survey to ... -
The effect of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaCorporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), 2022-06)We study the impact of high dismissal protection on bureaucratic turnover and productivity in the context of public school teachers in Chile. We take advantage of a law that required education administrators to grant a ... -
The role of public–private coordination: the case of sweet cherries in Argentina 2000–2020
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaEscuela de GobiernoEmerald, 2022-05)The paper highlights the importance of understanding the growth process of an industry and the different ways in which public and private sectors can enhance export performance. The relationship between the success of ...