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Publications of The role of public infrastructure in lowering transaction costs

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  Chapter in BookDevelopment economics between markets and institutions: Incentives for growth, food security and sustainable use of the environment

  The role of public infrastructure in lowering transaction costs

  2007 Javier Escobal
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  Chapter in BookEconomic opportunities for indigenous peoples in Latin America

  Economic opportunities for indigenous peoples in rural and urban Peru

  2007 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce

  This paper examines the factors that determine the income-generating activities of indigenous households in Peru and assesses how social networks affect these economic decisions.
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  Chapter in BookPolíticas para la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe

  Lecciones de políticas y programas para la agricultura familiar

  2007 Javier Escobal
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  Working paper

  Ambiguity aversion as a predictor of technology choice: experimental evidence from Peru

  2007 Javier Escobal, Jim Engle-Warnick, Sonia Laszlo

  The lack of adoption of new farming technologies despite known benefis is a well-documented phenomenon in development economics.
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  Policy brief

  Trade liberalization and children: understanding and coping with children’s vulnerabilities

  2007 Javier Escobal
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  Working paper

  Trade liberalisation and child welfare: assessing the impact of a free trade agreement between Peru and the USA

  2007 Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce

  Peru is in the process of negotiating a free trade agreement with the USA which would eliminate trade concessions on most goods and serv
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  Working paper

  The quality of parental participation and student achievement in peruvian government schools

  2007 Maria Balarin, Santiago Cueto

  The
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  JournalThe Lancet

  Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries

  2007 Sally Grantham-McGregor, Yin Bun Cheung, Santiago Cueto, Paul Glewwe, Linda Richter, Barbara Strupp

  Many children younger than 5 years in developing countries are exposed to multiple risks, including poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating home environments, which detrimentally affect their cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development.
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  Chapter in BookEstudio sobre la oferta y demanda de educación secundaria en zonas rurales

  Asistencia y deserción en colegios secundarios rurales

  2007 Lorena Alcazar
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  Chapter in BookEstudio sobre la oferta y demanda de educación secundaria en zonas rurales

  Prácticas docentes en colegios secundarios rurales

  2007 Maria Balarin, Martín Benavides, Vanessa Rios, Heidi Rodrich