Journal
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Extractive industries and local development in the Peruvian Highlands
During the last 20 years, the mining sector in Peru has been experiencing sustained growth. Using census, administrative, nationally and regionally representative data we compare districts in the Peruvian Highlands with a recent mining development with suitable counterfactuals. We find that the new mining activities attract migration inflows, and have some positive effects over educational […]
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“Negra soy, color bonito”: el papel de la “raza” en la identidad de los afrodescendientes en el Perú
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Productividad sectorial en el Perú: un análisis a nivel de firmas
In this paper we estimate the production function by economic sectors in Peru, we also characterize the productivity of firms by using two indicators: the total factor productivity and the labour productivity. The data correspond to the total formal firms observed between 2002 and 2011, information that allows to correct the traditional econometric problems behind […]
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Minimum Wage and Job Mobility
Se estudia los efectos de cambios en el salario mínimo utilizando una base de datos que registra siete cambios consecutivos de este indicador (entre los años 2002 y 2011).
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The changing governance of education: a comparative political economy perspective on hybridity
This paper explores the changing governance of education in two distinct contexts: England and Peru. While there are major differences between these two cases, the paper argues that a common agenda can be identified where an increasing degree of organizational hybridity is patent—where the traditionally distinct goals and rationales of public and private sectors are […]
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Medios de comunicación, contenidos y comportamiento: algunos énfasis sobre la inclusión financiera
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The relationship between socioeconomic status at age one, opportunities to learn and achievement in mathematics in fourth grade in Peru
Utilizando información longitudinal de Young Lives para Perú, se explora la relación entre el NSE medido desde el primer año de edad, las oportunidades de aprendizaje y los logros de aprendizaje en matemáticas 10 años después.
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The incidence of social spending and taxes in Peru
Standard tax and benefit incidence analysis is used to estimate the effects of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality in Peru. Results suggest that the extent of inequality and poverty reduction induced by Peru’s fiscal policy is small. This result is associated with low social spending rather than with inefficient spending. Most social spending components […]
