Publications: Research Network Working Papers

The Research Department produces working papers financed and researched under the auspices of the Latin American Research Network. Typically, a working paper is the culmination of an institute's participation in a Network study. All working papers in this series are peer reviewed by the other participants in the study and approved by a Research Department economist.

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R-557	The Role of Flagship Firms, External Actors and Support Institutions in the Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Brazil: Two Industrial Cluster Studies	Da Rocha, Angela Kury, Beatriz Monteiro, Joana		September 2009
R-552	The Emergence of New Successful Export Activities in Latin America: The Case of Chile	Bravo-Ortega, Claudio Agosin, Manuel R.		February 2009
R-556	The Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Uruguay: Four Case Studies	Casacuberta, Carlos Pastori, Hector Pittaluga, Lucia Snoeck, Michele Domingo, Rosario		February 2009
R-555	The Emergence of Successful Export Activities in Mexico: Three Case Studies	Fouquet, Anne Aragon, Edgar Campos, Marcia		February 2009
R-563	Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Costa Rica	Robalino, Juan Hall, Luis J. Madrigal, Roger		October 2008
R-550	The Emergence of New and Successful Export Activities in Brazil: Four Case Studies from the Manufacturing and the Agricultural Sector	Darze, Alexandre Da Rocha, Angela Kury, Beatriz Monteiro, Joana		September 2008
R-559	Quality of Life in Buenos Aires Neighborhoods: Hedonic Price Regressions and the Life Satisfaction Approach	Ham, Andres Cruces, Guillermo Tetaz, Martin		September 2008
R-561	Quality of Life in Montevideo	Piani, Giorgina Gandelman, Nestor Ferre, Zuleika		September 2008
R-560	Quality of life in urban neighborhoods in Metropolitan Lima, Peru	Alcazar, Lorena Andrade, Raul		September 2008
R-551	New Export Activities in Brazil: Comparative Advantage, Policy or Self-Discovery?	Castelar Pinneiro, Armando Bonelli, Regis		July 2008
R-545	Is There Labor Market Discrimination among Professionals in Chile? Lawyers, Doctors and Businesspeople	Sanhueza, Claudia Bravo, David Urzua, Sergio		May 2008
R-558	Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile	Sanhueza, Claudia Bravo, David Urzua, Sergio		May 2008
R-541	An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile	Sanhueza, Claudia Bravo, David Urzua, Sergio		May 2008
R-544	Discrimination in the Provision of Social Services to the Poor: A Field Experimental Study	Gaviria, Alejandro Cardenas, Juan Camilo Candelo, Natalia Sethi, Rajiv Polania, Sandra		April 2008
R-543	Ethnic and Social Barriers to Cooperation: Experiments Studying the Extent and Nature of Discrimination in Urban Peru	Castillo, Marco Torero, Máximo Petrie, Ragan		April 2008
R-548	The Emergence of New Successful Export Activities in Argentina: Self-Discovery, Knowledge Niches, or Barriers to Riches?	Sánchez, Gabriel Rufo, Hernán Butler, Inés Rozemberg, Ricardo		March 2008
R-542	What Emigration Leaves Behind: The Situation of Emigrants and their Families in Ecuador	Piani, Giorgina Rossi, Máximo Soruco, Ximena		February 2008
R-547	Female-Headed Households and Homeownership in Latin America	Gandelman, Nestor		January 2008
R-546	Gender Differentials in Judicial Proceedings: Field Evidence from Housing-Related Cases in Uruguay	Gandelman, Eduardo Rothschild, Julie Gandelman, Nestor		January 2008
R-540	The Role of Social Networks in the Economic Opportunities of Bolivian Women	Zapata, Daniela Contreras, Dante Kruger, Diana Ochoa, Marcelo		October 2007
R-539	Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina	Elías, Julio Ronconi, Lucas Elías, Víctor		August 2007
R-526	Provision of Public Services and Welfare of the Poor: Learning from an Incomplete Electricity Privatization Process in Rural Peru	Nakasone, Eduardo Alcazar, Lorena Torero, Máximo		August 2007
R-538	Stay Public or Go Private?: A Comparative Analysis of Water Services between Quito and Guayaquil	Coombs, Elizabeth Bellettini, Orazio Carrillo, Paul		August 2007
R-524	The Impact of Electricity Sector Privatization on Public Health	Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín Rossi, Martín A.		March 2007
R-527	Water Expansions in Shantytowns: Health and Savings	Schargrodsky, Ernesto González Rozada, Martín Galiani, Sebastian		March 2007
R-525	Does Society Win or Lose as a Result of Privatization? The Case of Water Sector Privatization in Colombia	Barrera, Felipe Olivera, Mauricio		March 2007
R-523	Veto Players, Fickle Institutions and Low-Quality Policies: The Policymaking Process in Ecuador	Mejía Acosta, Andrés Pérez-Liñán, Anibal Araujo, María Caridad Saiegh, Sebastian		May 2006
R-522	Revisiting the Employability Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in Developing Countries	Calderon Madrid, Angel		May 2006
R-502	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Paraguay, 1954-2003	Pérez-Liñán, Anibal Molinas, José Montero, Marcela Saiegh, Sebastian		April 2006
R-511	The Pitfalls of Policymaking in Peru: Actors, Institutions and Rules of the Game	Sanborn, Cynthia Morón, Eduardo		April 2006
R-509	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Brazil	Mueller, Bernardo Pereira, Carlos Alston, Lee J. Melo, Marcus André		March 2006
R-510	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes: The Case of Uruguay	Garcé, Adolfo Pereyra, Andrés Chasquetti, Daniel Buquet, Daniel Moraes, Juan Andrés Bergara, Mario Tansini, Rubén		March 2006
R-508	Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes in Colombia: The Effects of the 1991 Constitution	Cardenas, Mauricio Pachón, Mónica Junguito, Roberto		February 2006
R-521	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes and Policy Outcomes in Chile	Aninat, Cristobal Vial, Joaquín Landregan, John Navia, Patricio		February 2006
R-507	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Venezuela	Monaldi, Francisco Penfold, Michael Obuchi, Richard González de Pacheco, Rosa Amelia		January 2006
R-519	Corporate Governance in Costa Rica	Robles C., Edgar Arce, Gilberto E.		December 2005
R-517	CEO and Director Turnover in Venezuela	González, Maximiliano Garay, Urbi		November 2005
R-516	Corporate Governance and Ownership: Measurement and Impact on Corporate Performance and Dividend Policies in Argentina	Bebczuk, Ricardo N.		November 2005
R-518	Corporate Valuation and Governance: Evidence from Colombia	Pombo, Carlos Gutiérrez, Luis H.		November 2005
R-520	Ownership and Control in Colombian Corporations	Pombo, Carlos Gutiérrez, Luis H. Taborda, Rodrigo		November 2005
R-515	The Effect of Corporate Governance Practices on Company Market Valuation and Payout Policy in Chile	Walker, Eduardo Lefort, Fernando		November 2005
R-495	Child Malnutrition, Social Development and Health Services in the Andean Region	Ricaurte, Ana María Larrea, Carlos Montalvo, Pedro		October 2005
R-514	Corporate Governance and Value in Brazil (and in Chile)	Carvalhal-da-Silva, André Leal, Ricardo		October 2005
R-513	Insider Trading and Corporate Governance in Latin America	Kawamura, Enrique Cruces, Juan		September 2005
R-512	Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Mexico	Benton, Allyson Nacif, Benito Lehoucq, Fabrice Aparicio, Francisco Negretto, Gabriel		September 2005
R-493	Child Health and Infant Mortality in Brazil	Alves, Denisard Belluzzo, Walter		April 2005
R-492	Undernutrition in Bolivia: Geography and Culture Matter	Calzadilla, Alvaro Aguilar, Ana María Morales, Rolando		April 2005
R-480	The Elasticity of Substitution in Demand for Non-Tradable Goods in Uruguay	Lorenzo, Fernando Valenzuela, Patricio Osimani, Rosa		April 2005
R-484	The Impact of Public and Private Job Training in Colombia	Medina, Carlos Núñez, Jairo		February 2005
R-488	The Elasticity of Substitution in Demand for Non-Tradable Goods in Bolivia	Barja Daza, Gover Monterrey Arce, Javier Villarroel Bohrt, Sergio		February 2005
R-483	The Impact of Training Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Case of Programa Joven	Aedo, Cristian Nuñez, Sergio		December 2004
R-482	An Econometric Cost-Benefit Analysis of Argentina's Youth Training Program	Bravo, David Ruiz Núñez, Fernanda Cossa, Ricardo Elías, Víctor		November 2004
R-485	The Elasticity of Substitution in Demand for Non-Tradable Goods in Latin America: The Case of Argentina	Clemente, Alejandra Sasson, Diego Luciano González Rozada, Martín Trachter, Nicholas Neumeyer, Pablo Andrés		August 2004
R-491	Effects of Land Titling on Child Health	Schargrodsky, Ernesto Galiani, Sebastian		July 2004
R-489	The Elasticity of Substitution in Demand for Non-Tradable Goods in Costa Rica	Robles C., Edgar Arce, Gilberto E.		May 2004
R-479	The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Employment, Capital, and Productivity Dynamics: Evidence from the Uruguayan Manufacturing Sector	Casacuberta, Carlos Fachola, Gabriela Gandelman, Nestor		April 2004
R-496	Correlates and Determinants of Child Anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and Overview of the Symposium	Skoufias, Emmanuel Behrman, Jere R.		March 2004
R-498	Poverty, Health Infrastructure and the Nutrition of Peruvian Children	Valdivia, Martin		March 2004
R-497	The Role of Maternal Cognitive Ability in Child Health	Teruel, Graciela Rubalcava, Luis		March 2004
R-481	Peruvian Privatization: Impacts On Firm Performance	Torero, Máximo		December 2003
R-461	Privatization in Bolivia: The Impact on Firm Performance	Machicado, Carlos Gustavo Capra, Katherina Garrón B., Mauricio		October 2003
R-486	The Truth About Privatization in Latin America	Chong, Alberto Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio		October 2003
R-455	Costs and Benefits of Privatization: Evidence from Brazil	de Carvalho, A. Gledson Anuatti-Neto, Francisco Barossi-Filho, Milton Macedo, Roberto		June 2003
R-458	Privatization in Colombia: A Plant Performance Analysis	Pombo, Carlos Ramírez, Manuel		June 2003
R-456	The Effects of Privatization on Firms and on Social Welfare: The Chilean Case	Serra, Pablo Gutierrez, Rodrigo Fischer, Ronald		May 2003
R-454	The Costs and Benefits of Privatization in Argentina: A Microeconomic Analysis	Schargrodsky, Ernesto Sturzenegger, Federico Gertler, Paul Galiani, Sebastian		April 2003
R-471	Access to Credit and the Effect of Credit Constraints on Costa Rican Manufacturing Firms	Monge-Naranjo, Alexander Hall, Luis J.		February 2003
R-474	Teacher Unionization and the Quality of Education in Peru: An Empirical Evaluation Using Survey Data	Zegarra, Eduardo Ravina, Renato		January 2003
R-473	The Effects of Unions on Productivity: Evidence from Large Coffee Producers in Guatemala	Urizar H., Carmen Lee, Sigfrido		January 2003
R-476	Peruvian Privatization: Impacts On Firm Performance	Torero, Máximo		November 2002
R-475	Bailouts in Costa Rica as a Result of Government Centralization and Discretionary Transfers	Monge-Naranjo, Alexander Arce, Gilberto E. Hall, Luis J.		November 2002
R-463	The Economic Effects of Unions in Latin America: Teachers' Unions and Education in Argentina	Sanguinetti, Juan Ronconi, Lucas Murillo, Maria Victoria Tommasi, Mariano		September 2002
R-472	Credit Constraints in Latin America: An Overview of the Micro Evidence	Galindo, Arturo Schiantarelli, Fabio		September 2002
R-466	The Economic Effects of Unions in Latin America: Their Impact on Wages and the Economic Performance of Firms in Uruguay	Cassoni, Adriana Fachola, Gabriela Labadie, Gaston J.		September 2002
R-465	Union Density Changes and Union Effects On Firm Performance in Peru	Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime Torero, Máximo		September 2002
R-464	Unions and the Economic Performanceof Brazilian Establishments	Pazello, Elaine Zylberstajn, Helio Chahad, Jose Paulo Menezes-Filho, Naercio		September 2002
R-469	Working and Studying in Rural Latin America: Critical Decisions of Adolescence	Wachtenheim, Erik Alcazar, Lorena Rendon, Silvio		August 2002
R-468	Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America, Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Young Adult Labor Market Experience	Bruni Celli, Josefina Obuchi, Richard		August 2002
R-470	Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean: Examining Time Allocation Decisions with Cross-Country Data	Corseuil, Carlos Henrique Santos, Daniel Leme, Maria Carolina Fogel, Miguel Menezes-Filho, Naercio Picchetti, Paulo Fernandez, Reynaldo Paes de Barros, Ricardo Wajnman, Simone		August 2002
R-450	Credit, Financial Liberalization and Manufacturing Investment in Colombia	Echavarria, Juan Jose Arbelaez, Maria Angelica		August 2002
R-467	Decentralization, Fiscal Discipline in Sub-National Governments and the Bailout Problem: The Case of Argentina	Posadas, Josefina Sanguinetti, Juan Nicolini, Juan Pablo Tommasi, Mariano Sanguinetti, Pablo		August 2002
R-451	Internal Capital Markets and Financing Choices of Mexican Firms Before and During the Financial Paralysis of 1995-2000	Castaneda, Gonzalo		August 2002
R-460	Access to Long Term Debt and Effects on Firms' Performance: Lessons from Ecuador	Schiantarelli, Fabio Jaramillo, Fidel		July 2002
R-442	Decentralization and Bailouts in Colombia	Renteria, Carolina Echavarria, Juan Jose Steiner, Roberto		July 2002
R-462	Investment Equations and Financial Restrictions at Firm Level: The Case of Uruguay	Barbieri, Eduardo de Brun, Julio Gandelman, Nestor		July 2002
R-453	Determinants and Consequences of Financial Constraints Facing Firms in Argentina	Fanelli, Jose Maria Pradelli, Juan J. Bebczuk, Ricardo N.		June 2002
R-444	Bank Relationships: Effect on the Availability and Marginal Cost of Credit for Firms in Argentina	Henke, Alejandro Bolzico, Javier Streb, Jorge M. Rutman, José Druck, Pablo Sosa Escudero, Walter		May 2002
R-446	Chile: A non frequent case of bailout and indebtedness concealed in the municipal education	Serrano, Claudia Berner, Heidi		May 2002
R-459	Decentralization and Fiscal Discipline in Subnational Governments:The Bailout Problem in Uruguay	Rius, Andrés Filgueira, Fernando Lorenzo, Fernando Kamil, Herman Moraes, Juan Andrés		May 2002
R-452	A Dynamic Analysis of Household Decision-Making in Latin America: Changes in Household Structure, Female Labor Force Participation, Human Capital and Its Returns	Székely, Miguel Attanasio, Orazio P.		April 2002
R-437	Social Exclusion of Nicaraguans in the Urban Metropolitan Area of San Jose, Costa Rica	Sojo, Carlos Funkhouser, Edward Pérez Sáinz, Juan Pablo		April 2002
R-447	Fiscal Decentralization in Mexico: The Bailout Problem	Díaz Cayeros, Alberto Hernández Trillo, Fausto Gamboa González, Rafael		April 2002
R-445	Social Exclusion in Latin America: Introduction and Overview	Gaviria, Alejandro Behrman, Jere R. Székely, Miguel		March 2002
R-449	A Dynamic Analysis of Household Decision-Making in Urban Colombia, 1976-1998: Changes in Household Structure, Human Capital and its Returns, and Female Labor Force Participation	Sánchez Torres, Fabio Núñez, Jairo		March 2002
R-443	Rentier States and Geography in Mexico's Development	Díaz Cayeros, Alberto Blum, Roberto		March 2002
R-441	State Government Bailouts in Brazil	Bevilaqua, Afonso S.		March 2002
R-440	Social Exclusion: Residential Segregation in Bolivian Cities	Perez de Rada, Ernesto Gray-Molina, George Jimenez, Wilson		January 2002
R-439	Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes	Vides de Andrade, Ana Regina