When export opportunities arise, the gains from trade can only be materialized if the economy adjusts. In order to expand and meet new markets, firms must hire new workers and tune their capital stock by investing in product lines, machines and equipment. If this process is costly and imperfect,...

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...

RESUMEN= La Encuesta de Educación y Empleo de los Jóvenes (INDEC-CEDLAS) es una nueva y original fuente de información que permite ahondar en el estudio de los determinantes de la educación y la inserción laboral de los jóvenes. Incluyendo preguntas sobre el primer empleo y una completa...

La Encuesta de Educación y Empleo de los Jóvenes (INDEC-CEDLAS) es una nueva y original fuente de información que permite ahondar en el estudio de los determinantes de la educación y la inserción laboral de los jóvenes. Incluyendo preguntas sobre el primer empleo y una completa...

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...

I assess the effect of recent U.S. airline mergers on productive efficiency and market power. I recover productivity, markup, and marginal cost estimates for each airline using production and cost data. I then employ these estimates, a panel event study design, and synthetic control methods to...