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Nicolás de Roux: es investigador y profesor de planta de la Universidad de los Andes en Bogotá. Nicolás trabaja con métodos de microeconomía aplicada para responder preguntas sobre inclusión financiera, comportamiento de las firmas, medio ambiente y educación en países en desarrollo. Nicolás...
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Resumen: This paper examines the concept of “climate matching” in migration—the idea that migrants seek out destinations with familiar climates. Focusing on the US, we document that temperature distance between origin and destination predicts the distribution of migrants across counties. This...
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Seminario de Microeconomía Aplicada - Misallocated Talent? Teen Pregnancy, Education and Job SortingJorge Agüero: is Associate Professor of Economics and El Instituto, University of Connecticut. He is also co-Founder of the Health Economics Lab (U of Connecticut) and Editor of Review of Economics of the Household (June 2021-). He holds a PhD in Agricultural and Applied...
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Darwin Cortés: es economista de la Universidad del Rosario, magister en economía de la Universidad Nacional del Colombia, Master y doctor en economía de la Universidad de Toulouse, Francia. Es profesor asociado de la facultad de economía de la Universidad del Rosario. Tiene intereses de...
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Abstract: We study a regulation in Chile that mandates front-of-package warning labels on products whose sugar or caloric concentration exceeds certain thresholds. We find that after the introduction of the regulation, consumers reduced their overall sugar and caloric intake by 9% and 6%,...
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Resumen: Differences in school choice by race contribute to school segregation and unequal access to effective schools. Conditional on test score and district of residence, Black and Hispanic families consistently choose schools with fewer white and Asian students, lower average achievement, and...
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Juan Tomás Sáyago: Profesor asistente de la Universidad Icesi. Egresado de Economía de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. PhD en Economia de la Universidad de West Virginia y miembro del consejo de la Southern Regional Science Association. Interesado en temas de economía Regional y Urbana....
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Abstract: Two broad contrasting demographic trends present challenges for economies globally: countries with aging populations, often advanced economies and increasingly emerging markets, anticipate a significant shrinking of the labor force, with implications for growth, economic stability, and...
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Sebastian Fleitas: is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Leuven. He is also a Research Affiliate of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). His research interests are in industrial organization, health economics, public economics and economic history.
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Resumen: Jobs constitute the primary mechanism for poverty reduction globally (Inchauste et al. 2014). In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the 2009–14 period— the last episode of rapid poverty reduction in the region—saw employment creation and earnings growth accounting for approximately two...
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Abstract: We propose a contract-theoretic approach to investigate how farmer operators who rent farmland adjust their commitment to land stewardship based on the type of landlord and the expected length of the rental relationship. Utilizing relational contract theory and experimental economics...
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Abstract We examine the impact of religious messaging on fertility decisions using a comprehensive database of Pope John Paul II’s visits to Latin America. The effect of Papal visits varies by country context and across populations within countries. The probability of conception increases after the...
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Arlen Guarín: Candidato a Doctor en Economía de la Universidad de California, Berkeley. Sus principales campos de especialidad son la Economía del Desarrollo y Economía Pública aunque también está interesado y trabaja en temas de Economía Laboral y Econometría Aplicada.
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Andrés Trejos: candidato a Ph.D. en economía del University College London (UCL). Ex Director de Desarrollo Empresarial del Departamento Nacional de Planeación de Colombia. Ex asesor del Ministro de Hacienda de Colombia.
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Abstract: We examine sorting behavior across metropolitan areas by skill over individuals’ life cycles. We show that high-skill workers disproportionately sort into high-amenity areas, but do so relatively early in life. Workers of all skill levels tend to move towards lower-amenity areas...
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Resumen del documento: Renewable energy and battery storage are seen as complementary technologies that can together facilitate reductions in carbon emissions. We develop and estimate a dynamic competitive equilibrium model of storage investment and operations to evaluate the adoption...
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Miguel Morales-Mosquera: is a PhD in Public Policy at The University of Chicago. His current work examines the effect of the police on crime and estimates the welfare effects of police interventions in terms of willingness-to-pay to avoid crime. Miguel received his Bachelor of Science in...
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Abstract: The effects of immigration are reasonably well understood in developed countries, but they are far more poorly understood in developing ones despite the importance of these countries as immigrant destinations. We address this shortcoming by studying the effects of immigration to Brazil...
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Yotam Shem-Tov: is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Yotam holds a Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley. Yotam studies topics in labor economics, criminal justice and crime, and applied econometrics.
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Resumen: We present experimental evidence on the economic impacts of mobile phone access. Our results are based on a randomized control trial in the Philippines, through which 14 isolated and previously unconnected villages were randomly assigned to either receive or not receive a new cellphone...
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Abstract: We study how US immigration policy and the Internet boom affected not just the US, but also led to a tech boom in India. Students and workers in India acquired computer science skills to join the rapidly growing US IT industry. As the number of US visas was capped, many remained in India...
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Carolina Arteaga: Profesora de economía en la Universidad de Toronto. Recibió su doctorado en economía en 2019 por parte de la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles, y trabaja en temas de salud, educación, género y crimen.
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Resumen: The order of magnitude of the projected damages of anthropogenic climate change largely hinges on whether the impacts of climatic shocks persist over multiple years. Models that assume climatic shocks are only transitory point to modest damages, whereas models that assume climatic...
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Jakub Tecza: I am an empirical economist with particular interests in empirical IO, applied microeconomics and contest economics. Two weeks ago I successfully defended my dissertation entitled "Essays on Competition in Auctions and in Contests" at the University of Arizona. Prior to that, I...
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Sebastian Montaño Correa: PhD(c) in Economics at the University of Maryland. Master’s Degree in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes, and Political Scientist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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