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    • Skills and Selection into Teaching:Evidence from Latin America 

      Estrada, Ricardo; Lombardi, María (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 

      Levy Yeyati, Eduardo; Sartori, Ignacio (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 

      Levy Yeyati, Eduardo; Sartori, Ignacio (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 

      Levy Yeyati, Eduardo (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 

      Goldín, Andrea P.; Sigman, Mariano; Braier, Gisela; Golombek, Diego A.; Leone, María J. (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 ...

    • Trabajo en Redes de Escuelas. La experiencia en un distrito de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 

      González Fernández, Pilar (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 2023)
      Los sistemas educativos enfrentan una creciente demanda por garantizar el acceso a una educación de calidad para todas las personas. Frente a este desafío distinguimos a la modalidad de trabajo en redes de escuelas como ...

    • Teacher Performance Pay and Student Learning: Evidence from a Nationwide Program in Peru 

      Bellés-Obrero, Cristina; Lombardi, María (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 ...