Publications
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Education and poverty in Peru
El logro de altas tasas de matrícula en el Perú en los últimos decenios puede explicarse por la capacidad que han tenido los gobiernos de contener los costos de personal y limitar los gastos en educación superior.
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La carrera del maestro en el Perú: factores institucionales, incentivos económicos y desempeño
Análisis de los factores institucionales que determinan la composición del magisterio y de los perfiles (socioeconómicos, educativos y motivacionales) de los que estudian para ser maestros y de quienes ejercen.
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Endogenous institutional innovation and agroindustrialization on the peruvian coast
This paper presents an analysis of endogenous institutional innovations that have recently emerged in the agroindustrial zone of Chincha, on the coast of Peru.
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Income smoothing over the life cycle: family living arrangements and the welfare of peruvian households
Se presentan evidencias que indican que los hogares peruanos no suavizan consumo a lo largo del ciclo de vida a través del típico mecanismo de ahorro-desahorro.
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Derechos de propiedad, regulación de concesiones y uso óptimo de los recursos naturales
The objective of this work is to evaluate the use of natural resources by Brazil nut extractors in the Peruvian rainforest, as well as to assess the impact of the concession policy established by the competent public authority on the management of these resources. The study provides criteria to define the concession contracts that the […]
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The returns to health for peruvian urban adults by gender, age, and across the wage distribution
This chapter analyzes the determinants of health status for urban adults in Peru and estimates the impact of health status on earnings
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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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Household and individual decision-making over the life cycle: a first look at the evidence from peruvian cohorts
We identify stylized facts about the implications of these changes at the micro level through the use of pseudo-panels from household-level data for Peru.
