We assess the extent of discrimination against gay and transgender individuals in the rental housing markets of four Latin American countries. We conducted a large-scale field experiment building on the correspondence study methodology to examine interactions between property managers and...

We assess the extent of discrimination against gay and transgender individuals in the rental housing markets of four Latin American countries. We conducted a large-scale field experiment building on the correspondence study methodology to examine interactions between property managers and...

This paper explores how female political leaders impact environmental outcomes and climate change policy actions using data from mixed-gender mayoral races in Brazil. Using a Regression Discontinuity design, we find that, compared to male mayors, female mayors significantly reduce greenhouse gas...

This paper assesses gender differences in the effects of adverse conditions at labor-market entry in a developing region. Using harmonized microdata from national household surveys for 15 Latin American countries, we build a synthetic panel of cohorts that potentially transition from school to...

The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the human capital formation of children and youths. As a consequence of this disruption, the pandemic is likely to imply permanent lower levels of human capital. This paper provides new evidence on the impact of COVID-19 and school closures on...

In this paper we assess intergenerational mobility in terms of education and income rank in five Latin American countries-Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama-by accounting for the education and occupation of both parents. Based on the method proposed by Lubotsky and Wittenberg (2006), we...

Este trabajo estudia la incidencia distributiva del gasto y consumo de servicios públicos en la Argentina, resultante tanto de la estructura tarifaria y cobertura de redes vigente, como de las decisiones de conexión y consumo de esos servicios por parte de los hogares. Se utilizan datos de...

Este trabajo evalúa cuantitativamente el desempeño de algunos esquemas alternativos de tarifas sociales como instrumentos de política social, mediante una serie de ejercicios de simulación. Como fuente de información se emplean los microdatos de la Encuesta Nacional de Gastos de los Hogares...

En este trabajo se analizan dos elementos vinculados al diseño de los programas de transferencias condicionadas de ingresos: la definición de beneficios y beneficiarios. Se discuten cuestiones como: por qué se transfiere dinero, qué rol desempeñan las condicionalidades y contraprestaciones,...

This paper documents patterns and recent developments on different dimensions of inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). New comparative international evidence confirms that LAC is a region of high inequality, although maybe not the highest in the world. Income inequality has fallen...