The aim of this work is to analyse the socio-economic associated inequity in the use of health care services among older adults in Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay, based on data from the SABE survey in the years 1999-2000. We impute the equivalent household income through the use of the ECH...

Every day in the pages of national newspapers and television news, we may read and hear about acts of violence that are based upon children and adolescents as victims or as perpetrators. While Press coverage on social issues is extensive, daily events are not fully reflected in the media....

We analyze the results of a policy of massive allocation of usufruct rights to cuidacoches: persons performing surveillance of parked vehicles in the streets. Surprisingly, despite the low cost and the considerable benefits to legally acquiring the right of use on the block, half of the...

Property rights affect economic performance. In the present study, we analyzed a policy of mass assignment of property rights to cuidacoches, people who are self-employed in the informal sector. Surprisingly, despite the low cost and the considerable benefits of acquiring the right to property,...

In Latin America, the debate on heterogeneous results in education has been centered, to a greater extent, on the differences between the wealthiest and the poorest individuals. This focus has guided policy makers. There are, however, other significant differences that receive scarce or null...

Spanish Abstract: El presente estudio se centra en comparar el comportamiento de los hombres respecto a las mujeres en tres variables claves para los logros educativos: el atraso escolar, la deserción del sistema formal y las tasas de culminación de los distintos niveles educativos. Explotamos...

Spanish Abstract:Usando una base de datos inédita, creada a partir de cuestionarios administrados a una población de contexto crítico, este trabajo busca medir el impacto de un programa de prevención de violencia adolescente a través del deporte. Mediante una metodología de diferencias en...

Spanish Abstract: Analizamos los resultados de una política de asignación masiva de derechos de usufructo a los cuidacoches, personas que desempeñan tareas de vigilancia de vehículos aparcados en las calles. Sorprendentemente, a pesar del costo reducido y los considerables beneficios de...