Publications of Maximo Torero
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Distribution, access and complementarity: capital of the poor in Peru
This chapter analyzes the possession of and access to assets by the poor. Private, public and organizational assets are the principal determinants of household spending. Income flows are therefore crucial in determining whether a family is successful in leaving poverty. In this respect, public policies need to be carefully designed to resolve unequal access to […]
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El impacto social de la privatización y de la regulación de los servicios públicos en el Perú
El estudio determina si el resultado de las privatizaciones en servicios públicos fue positivo o negativo a través de la cuantificación de los efectos sobre el consumo y bienestar de los hogares urbanos peruanos.
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The assets of the poor in Peru
The document analyzes the possession and access to assets on the part of the poor in Peru.
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Logros y retos en el sector telecomunicaciones / Los enigmas de la política minera
Logros y retos en el sector telecomunicaciones / Los enigmas de la política minera.
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Does geography explains differences in economics growth in Peru?
In Peru, a country with an astonishing variety of different ecological areas, including 84 different climate zones and landscapes, with rainforests, high mountain ranges and dry deserts, the geographical context may not be all that matters, but it could be very significant in explaining regional variations in income and welfare. The major question this paper […]
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¿Cómo enfrentar una geografía adversa?: el rol de los activos públicos y privados
In Peru, a country with an astonishing ecological diversity, with 84 different climatic zones and landscapes, with tropical rainforests, high mountain ranges and deserts, the geographical context may not be sufficient to explain regional variations in income and welfare, but it is very significant. The most important question this paper seeks to answer is: what […]
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Labor market reforms and their impact on formal labor demand and job market turnover: the case of Peru
This paper analyzes the effects of several aspects of labor legislation that were modified through successive waves of reform since 1991.
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Determinants of embodied technology transfer from stars to firms
Applying a model of job mobility, we explain the probability that a previously untied academic star will start working with a firm as a function of measures of the star’s scientific quality, factors affecting trial frequency and the scientists’ reservation wage, and interfering university offers.
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Los activos de los pobres en el Perú
Análisis de la posesión y acceso a activos de los pobres en el Perú. Se encuentra que durante los pasados diez años ha aumentado el nivel promedio y se ha reducido la desigualdad en el acceso a la educación.
