Into the tropics: Temperature, mortality, and access to health care in Colombia January 18, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments This paper analyzes the relationship between temperature, mortality, and adaptation opportunities in a tropical country. Such countries... Continue reading
The socioeconomics of COVID and lockdowns outside advanced economies: the case of Bogota January 18, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Using Bogota’s system of socioeconomic division, the “strata”, we show that falling ill with a serious case of COVID has been over eight... Continue reading
Market Concentration, Market Fragmentation, and Inequality in Latin America January 18, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Inequality in Latin America is much higher than in Europe and the US. The income distribution in the region is also much more skewed,... Continue reading
EMEs and COVID-19: Shutting Down in a World of Informal and Tiny Firms January 18, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Emerging economies are characterized by an extremely high prevalence of informality, small-firm employment and jobs not fit for working... Continue reading
The Costs of Bureaucracy and Corruption at Customs: Evidence from the Computerization of Imports in Colombia January 17, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Customs face a difficult tradeoff between, on one side, collecting tariff revenues and preventing smuggling, and on the other side,... Continue reading
Protección económica en la vejez de las mujeres en Colombia January 17, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments En este documento estudiamos la magnitud, las causas y consecuencias de las desigualdades de género que existen en el sistema previsional... Continue reading
Thermal stress and financial distress: Extreme temperatures and firms’ loan defaults in Mexico January 17, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are likely to increase with climate change. Although a growing body of literature... Continue reading
Weak State Trap January 16, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Development outcomes come in ‘clusters’ that seem difficult to exit. Using original data from Colombia, we present evidence... Continue reading
Wealth gradients in early childhood cognitive development in five Latin American countries January 16, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little... Continue reading
Understanding how socioeconomic inequalities drive inequalities in COVID-19 infections January 12, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Across the world, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected economically disadvantaged groups. This differential... Continue reading
Assessing Multiple Inequalities and Air Pollution Abatement Policies January 12, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments Addressing inequality is recognized a worldwide development objective. The literature has primarily focused on examining economic or... Continue reading
Direct and Indirect Effects of Lockdown Policies on Poverty and Inequality in Latin America January 12, 2024 trees Research 0 Comments We estimate the possible effects on poverty and income distribution of the crisis unleashed by Covid-19 on a group of Latin America... Continue reading