This article investigates the biases involved in estimating the effects of teacher attributes on school’s performance. The study was performed for Chilean educational system, where student distribution is differentiated by schools and teachers are not randomly assigned to them. Findings showed...

This article investigates the biases involved in estimating the effects of teacher attributes on school's performance. The study was performed for Chilean educational system, where student distribution is differentiated by schools and teachers are not randomly assigned to them. Findings showed...

In the Latin American context, Chile has the highest level of per capita income and the human development index, though the distribution of income is quite unequal. Unlike Uruguay, Chile has one of the more unequal income distributions of the region. In 2003, Chile had Gini Coefficient of 8.5...

This study measures the impact of changes in the income determinants on inequality in the 1990 to 2003 period, in order to answer the question of why income distribution as a whole has not changed. The methodology utilized are micro-simulations of income distribution, which is the most...

Este documento indica la importancia de la descentralización para mejorar la eficiencia del gasto públicos y alcanzar el potencial de desarrollo de las regiones y municipios en Chile.

Reconociendo la relevancia creciente que tienen los gobiernos subnacionales en la gestión pública y los importantes desafíos que estos enfrentan para fortalecer la participación de los ciudadanos y generar una gestión de calidad y con altos grados de transparencia, este estudio tiene por...

Este documento indica la importancia de la descentralización para mejorar la eficiencia del gasto públicos y alcanzar el potencial de desarrollo de las regiones y municipios en Chile.

Reconociendo la relevancia creciente que tienen los gobiernos subnacionales en la gestión pública y los importantes desafíos que estos enfrentan para fortalecer la participación de los ciudadanos y generar una gestión de calidad y con altos grados de transparencia, este estudio tiene por...

This study measures the impact of changes in the income determinants on inequality in the 1990 to 2003 period, in order to answer the question of why income distribution as a whole has not changed. The methodology utilized are micro-simulations of income distribution, which is the most...

In the Latin American context, Chile has the highest level of per capita income and the human development index, though the distribution of income is quite unequal. Unlike Uruguay, Chile has one of the more unequal income distributions of the region. In 2003, Chile had Gini Coefficient of 8.5...