Uruguay is a small economy. Its integration into MERCOSUR has increased its exposure to regional macroeconomic instability. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of regional integration on the country's labor market and poverty. We estimated wage differentials between labor categories,...

Survey results from Uruguay show that there is gender discrimination in the private labor market, and that women spend more time than men doing domestic work and less time in the labor market. We take these and other features of the survey into account to build a gender aware CGE model with...

Survey results from Uruguay show that there is gender discrimination in the private labor market, and that women spend more time than men doing domestic work and less time in the labor market. We take these and other features of the survey into account to build a gender aware CGE model with...

This paper presents a general equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a larger analytical work program undertaken by the World Bank which aims at enhancing understanding of Afghanistan's growth and fragility challenges. In...

En este articulo se analizan los efectos macroeconomicos y sectoriales de una politica de reduccion de aranceles, utilizando un modelo computable para Uruguay que distingue ocho sectores productivos y dos factores de produccion. Se efectuan simulaciones, considerando diferentes regimenes de...