We use recent quantile regression methods (UQR) to study the distributive effects of education in Argentina. Standard methods usually focus in mean effects, or explore distributive effects by either making stringent modeling assumptions, and/or through counter-factual decompositions that...

This paper provides evidence on what affects the marginal cost and availability of bank credit for firms in Argentina. We study in particular how banks use different pieces of private and public information to screen firms and overcome informational asymmetries in the credit market. While some...

We present a detailed description of the drastic changes in many aspects of the distribution of income in Argentina, complementing a recent study by Gasparini and Cruces (2009), who focus mostly on inequality. We use modern descriptive tools to provide a complete map of the changes in many...