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Preschool and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Berlinski, Samuel; Galiani, Sebastian; Mc Ewan, Patrick J - In: Economic development and cultural change 59 (2011) 2, pp. 313-345
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008816384
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On the emergence of public education in land-rich economies
Galiani, Sebastian; Heymann, Daniel; Dabús, Carlos; … - In: Journal of development economics 86 (2008) 2, pp. 434-447
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008883707
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Giving children a better start: Preschool attendance and school-age profiles
Berlinski, Samuel; Galiani, Sebastian; Manacorda, Marco - In: Journal of public economics 92 (2008) 5, pp. 1416-1441
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008886609
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Land-Rich Economies, Education and Economic Development
Galiani, Sebastian; Heymann, Daniel - 2007
We analyze the emergence of large-scale education systems in a framework where growth is associated with changes in the configuration of the economy. We model the incentives that the economic elite could have (collectively) to accept taxation destined to finance the education of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014052332
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Evaluating the Impact of School Decentralization on Education Quality
Galiani, Sebastian; Schargrodsky, Ernesto - 2002
The decentralization of education services from the federal government to the provincial governments was an important component of the major fiscal and structural reforms undertaken in Argentina in the early 1990's. The theoretical literature is not conclusive about the absolute superiority of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014121018
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Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations
Caruso Bloeck, Martin - 2017
This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012946596
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Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations
Caruso Bloeck, Martin - 2017
This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012948065
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The Political Economy of Trade and International Labor Mobility
Galiani, Sebastian - 2015
We explore the political economy of trade and migration policies in several models of international trade. We show that in a Ricardian world, free trade and no international labor mobility is a Nash equilibrium outcome, but free trade and free international labor mobility is not. The result...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021016
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Collective Action : Experimental Evidence
Anauati, Maria Victoria - 2015
We conducted a laboratory experiment to test the comparative statics predictions of a new approach to collective action games based on the method of stability sets. We find robust support for the main theoretical predictions. As we increase the payoff of a successful collective action (accruing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028558
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Collective Action : Experimental Evidence
Anauati, Maria Victoria - 2015
We conducted a laboratory experiment to test the comparative statics predictions of a new approach to collective action games based on the method of stability sets. We find robust support for the main theoretical predictions. As we increase the payoff of a successful collective action (accruing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029207