Publications
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Elephant in the Room?
The paper surveys evidence on discrimination in Latin America and shows that there is a widespread perception of discrimination, especially against the poor, the uneducated and those who lack connections. The channels through which discrimination occurs may be built on the basis of economic factors. However, while perception surveys may be informative, they are less […]
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Traditional excluding forces: a review of the quantitative literature on the economic situation of indigenous people, afro-descendant and people living with desability
La distribución desigual de riqueza en América Latina y el Caribe esta ligada a la distribución desigual de activos (humanos y físicos) y al acceso diferenciado a los mercados y servicios. Estas circunstancias, y las correspondientes tensiones sociales, deben ser entendidas en términos de fuerzas tradicionales de exlcusión; los sectores de la población que experimentan […]
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Health care use among elderly mexicans in the United States and Mexico
The authors sought to contribute to public policy on U.S. immigrants by comparing patterns of health care use among the Mexican-origin population aged 70 and older in the United States and Mexico.
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An assessment of propensity score matching as a nonexperimental impact estimator: evidence from Mexico’s PROGRESA Program
Evidence on the reliability of propensity score matching, which estimates treatment effects under the assumption of selection on observables, using a experiment designed to evaluate the PROGRESA program in Mexico.
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La pequeña agricultura comercial: límites y posibilidades para su desarrollo
The purpose of this document is to explore the possibilities and limits faced by Peruvian small-scale commercial agriculture based on a set of studies developed within the framework of the Rural Development Network, formed by the Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA), the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) and the Grupo de Análisis […]
