Many poor households in developing countries are liquidity-constrained. As a result, they may under-invest in the human capital of their children. We provide new evidence on the long-term (10-year) effects of cash transfers using data from Ecuador. Our analysis is based on two separate sources...

Many poor households in developing countries are liquidity-constrained. As a result, they may under-invest in the human capital of their children. We provide new evidence on the long-term (10-year) effects of cash transfers using data from Ecuador. Our analysis is based on two separate sources...

Früher waren Bildung, Gesundheit und Armut in Entwicklungsländern vornehmlich Gegenstand von Politik und Entwicklungsökonomie. Heute nehmen sich zunehmend auch multinationale Unternehmen (MNU) dieser Themen im Rahmen von Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) an. Bei CSR geht es im...

In this paper, we argue that differences in the cost structures across sectors play an important role in firms' decisions to adjust their prices. We develop a menu-cost model of pricing in which retail firms intermediate trade between producers and consumers. An important facet of our analysis...

Der öffentliche Raum lateinamerikanischer Städte kann als ein Konfliktfeld verstanden werden, in dem viele Akteure und deren Interessen zusammentreffen, und die dann auch die strukturellen Probleme der Stadt reflektiert. Bisherige Studien zeigen unterschiedliche Tendenzen der Nutzung...

Der Artikel untersucht den Innovationsprozess im Metropolitandistrikt Quito aus der Perspektive “Nutzung des lokalen Wissens”. Dafür wird das Konzept des intellektuellen Kapitals genutzt, unter der Perspektive angewandter Wissenschaft (Geographie / Ökonomie) inhaltlich und räumlich...

The modernization of agricultural supply chains in developing countries has created new and potentially more profitable marketing opportunities for farmers. At the same time, farmers are increasingly challenged by the stringent and more complex requirements demanded in such chains. Our study of...

Der Artikel analysiert die Adaptationsstrategie an den Klimawandel des Metropolitandistriktes Quito. Als methodisches Instrument dient der Ansatz „Governmentalität“. Mit dem Ansatz "Governmentalität“ können bisher in der Diskussion um den Klimawandel ausgeblendete Faktoren sichtbar...

El artículo analiza el concepto del „espacio público” implementado por la administración Municipio Distrito Metropolitano Quito (MDMQ) 2009-2014. Resultados principales abarcan: a) Se trata de un concepto más amplio que el entendimiento urbanista tradicional. Esto incluye: una...

Tourism is multi-faceted phenomenon and various stakeholders, levels of government, and sectors are closely interlinked. Governmental and non-governmental institutions, local communities, diverse professionals, and different sectors and tourists do show various perspectives about the management...

How does income affect religiousness? Using self-collected survey data, we estimate the effects of income on religious behaviour. As a source of exogenous income variation we use a change in the eligibility criteria for a government cash transfer in Ecuador and apply a regression discontinuity...

In this paper we examine the effect of birth order on human capital development in Ecuador using a large national database together with self-collected survey data. Using family fixed effects models we find significant positive birth order effects; earlier born children stay behind in their...

This study examines the rise and fall in income inequality in Ecuador over the past two decades. Falling income equality during the 2000s partly coincides with the rise to power of a "new leftist" government, but the trend was already set early in the decade. The recent trend is mainly...