In this paper, we explore the drawbacks of GDP per capita in purchasing power parity as an indicator of economic development and well-being and evaluate the factors which diminish its ability to represent the level of life. Firstly, we theoretically outline the issues that might be undermining...

The purpose of this article is to identify to what extent there is a causal relationship between wealth and non-cognitive skills for children in Colombia. This article contributes to the existing literature of skills formation in three ways. First, methodological shortcomings of previous works...

ResumenEste artículo examina el impacto sobre la pobreza y el costo fiscal de una pensión mínima universalpara la población anciana en Latinoamerica usando datos de encuesta de hogares en 18 países. La asistencia a la pobreza de la población anciana necesita de una aproximación diferente...