Publications of Javier Escobal
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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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El gran ausente: el agro
The aim of this paper is to describe, analyse and evaluate the reforms undertaken in the agricultural sector between July 1990 and the end of 1998. To this end, the paper is divided into four sections in addition to this introduction. Section II presents a brief description of the situation prevailing in the agricultural sector […]
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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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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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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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Costos de transacción en la agricultura peruana: una primera aproximación a su medición e impacto
The objective of this research is to empirically evaluate the factors that determine the market linkage strategies of agricultural producers in Peru. It also studies the role of transaction costs in the behavior of rural households. In addition, the research proposes and implements a methodological proposal to quantify transaction costs. The results show that transaction […]
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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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Balance de la investigación económica en el Perú
The specific objectives of this work are: a) to gather a significant part of the best research produced, especially in recent years; b) to take stock of the studies identified, arranging them by areas and topics and, as the case may be, establishing contributions and limitations; c) to formulate a sufficiently broad agenda within each […]
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El agro peruano en un nuevo partidor / Angustias laborales en el Perú de hoy
The following text analyzes three problems of the rural economy that we consider crucial. First, the financing of agriculture; second, overtaxes and the discretionary management of relative prices; and finally, the policies and approaches applied to water, forestry and land resources.
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Determinantes de las decisiones de trabajo en tareas no agropecuarias dentro de la finca en el Perú
The objective of the paper is to show the importance of off-farm labor activities for the Peruvian rural sector during the last decade. The paper shows that the relative importance of family labor in off-farm activities rose from 24.1 % of total wages in 1985 to 35.3 % in 1997. Currently, 56% of annual net […]
