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Revista CEPAL no. 129
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- No.
- 129
- Date Issued
- 2019-12-19
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- p. ; diagrs., grafs., maps., tabls.
A multidimensional approach to the well-being of the population of the states of Mexico
- Author(s):
- Fernández Domínguez, Amilcar O. |
- Gómez Hernández, Denise
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 169-189-; grafs., tabls.
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This article adapts a multidimensional index of the well-being of the population in the Mexican States, based on the recommendations of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (CMEPSP). This study’s contributions can be summarized in three key points: (i) facto...
Short- and long-term ex post evaluation of community-based environmental initiatives in Chile
- Author(s):
- Mardones D., Cristián
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 143-167; grafs., tabls.
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This study contributes to the limited literature on environmental impact assessments by undertaking an ex post evaluation of a programme to improve the environment through various community-based initiatives that promote education and citizen participation in Chile. In line with the selection crite...
The importance of terms of trade in the Colombian economy
- Author(s):
- Oviedo Gómez, Andrés Felipe |
- Sierra, Lya Paola
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 113-141; grafs., tabls.
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Commodities represent the lion’s share of Colombia’s exports, and the terms of trade are directly determined by the prices of these commodities, making a detailed analysis of this variable’s impacts on the country’s economy essential. This paper examines the effects of terms-of-trade shocks on outp...
Economic growth and financial development in Brazil: a flexible regression model approach
- Author(s):
- Pessoa, Filipe de Morais Cangussu |
- Braga, Marcelo José
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p.91-112; grafs., maps., tabls.
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This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and financial development in Brazil. To this end, a data panel is constructed of all the Brazilian states for the period 1995–2014, with appropriate control variables and proxies for economic growth and financial development. The relation...
The heterogeneity of effects of preschool education on cognitive outcomes in Latin America
- Author(s):
- Dip, Juan Antonio |
- Gamboa, Luis Fernando
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 71-89; tabls.
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This study applies a propensity score matching model to quantify the significance of preschool education in short- and medium-term academic results in several Latin American countries, using data from the Third Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (TERCE) conducted among third and sixth grade...
The development of venture capital in Latin America and the Caribbean: a comparative perspective
- Author(s):
- Stein, Ernesto H. |
- Wagner, Rodrigo A.
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 49-70; grafs., tabls.
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Venture capital (VC) contributes to the financing of high-growth companies. In Latin America and the Caribbean, this capital is lower than in China and India as well as the developed economies. Nonetheless, between 2005 and 2011, regional VC investments grew by 30% per year. Venture capital investm...
Models of the developmental state
- Author(s):
- Bresser Pereira, Luiz Carlos
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 35-47.
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This paper seeks to understand the developmental state and its historical role in industrial revolutions and afterwards. First, the developmental state is defined as an alternative to the liberal state. Second, it is argued that industrial revolutions have always taken place within the framework of...
Monetary regimes and labour institutions: an alternative interpretation of the downward trend in exchange-rate passthrough in peripheral countries
- Author(s):
- Cherkasky, Martín |
- Abeles, Martín
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 7-34; grafs., tabls.
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In recent years, several empirical studies have documented the decline in exchange-rate pass-through in peripheral countries. Conventional wisdom has interpreted this trend —verified in the last two decades— as the result of greater central bank credibility stemming from the implementation of forma...
CEPAL Review no. 128
- Serie:
- No.
- 128
- Date Issued
- 2019-08-26
- Physical Description
- p. 213; grafs., maps., tabls.
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Monetary regimes and labour institutions: an alternative interpretation of the downward trend in exchange-rate pass-through in peripheral countries / Martín Cherkasky and Martín Abeles . -- Models of the developmental state / Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira .-- The development of venture capital in Lat...