In Latin America, Mexico (2020), Chile (2022) and Colombia (2022) have all officially committed to a feminist foreign policy (FFP). The introduction of a feminist approach to foreign policy should be seen in the context of a growing awareness of gender issues in international, regional and...

Since the 1980s, state capacity has been a major explanation for countries leaving the middle-income trap. However, this literature is unable to explain the failed experiences of countries with relatively high state capacity. This was the case of Chile after the unsuccessful enaction of a series...

In Lateinamerika haben drei Länder offiziell angekündigt, sich zu einer feministischen Außenpolitik (FAP) zu verpflichten: Mexiko im Jahr 2020, Chile und Kolumbien im Jahr 2022. Die Einführung eines feministischen Ansatzes in die Außenpolitik steht im Zusammenhang mit einem zunehmenden...

Do second chances at a high-stakes admission exam yield long-term gains? Leveraging fifteen years of Chilean administrative data and an RDD, we examine the causal effects of retaking on educational and labor market trajectories. Narrowly missing a preferred program cutoff triggers a 44% increase...

Research on teacher preparation programs (TPPs) continues to debate the extent to which program quality meaningfully shapes teacher effectiveness. While early evidence from highincome contexts documented nontrivial differences across programs, more recent studies suggest that most variation in...

Profit shifting by multinational corporations is thought to reduce tax revenue around the world. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the introduction of standard regulations to limit profit shifting. Using administrative tax and customs data from Chile, we find that the reform was...

In Lateinamerika haben drei Länder offiziell angekündigt, sich zu einer feministischen Außenpolitik (FAP) zu verpflichten: Mexiko im Jahr 2020, Chile und Kolumbien im Jahr 2022. Die Einführung eines feministischen Ansatzes in die Außenpolitik steht im Zusammenhang mit einem zunehmenden...

Chile combines high income levels and strong human development outcomes with persistent inequality. This paper examines the country's social protection matrix, focusing on its institutional configuration, financial structure, and main outcomes. The analysis distinguishes three core components-...

Profit shifting by multinational corporations is thought to reduce tax revenue around the world. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the introduction of standard regulations to limit profit shifting. Using administrative tax and customs data from Chile, we find that the reform was...

In Latin America, Mexico (2020), Chile (2022) and Colombia (2022) have all officially committed to a feminist foreign policy (FFP). The introduction of a feminist approach to foreign policy should be seen in the context of a growing awareness of gender issues in international, regional and...

Mit dem Amtsantritt von José Antonio Kast am 11. März 2026 und dem Ende der Präsidentschaft von Gabriel Boric fand in Chile ein Machtwechsel statt, der die größte politische Veränderung seit dem Übergang zur Demokratie markiert. Zwar ist Kast der globalen radikalen Rechten zuzuordnen und...

Chile combines high income levels and strong human development outcomes with persistent inequality. This paper examines the country's social protection matrix, focusing on its institutional configuration, financial structure, and main outcomes. The analysis distinguishes three core components-...

Mit dem Amtsantritt von José Antonio Kast am 11. März 2026 und dem Ende der Präsidentschaft von Gabriel Boric fand in Chile ein Machtwechsel statt, der die größte politische Veränderung seit dem Übergang zur Demokratie markiert. Zwar ist Kast der globalen radikalen Rechten zuzuordnen und...

Today, the relationship between Brazil and Chile can be characterized by three aspects: i) Brazil and Chile have a bilateral relationship with a regional vocation; ii) Brazil has an integral presence in Chile; and iii) a progressive reduction in distances and an increase in connections (physical...

Adequate policy space is essential for resource-rich countries to move up the value chain and seize the opportunities presented by global decarbonization and the demand for low-carbon technologies. However, WTO rules, investment and free trade agreements (FTAs) deprive nonhegemonic powers of the...

Today, the relationship between Brazil and Chile can be characterized by three aspects: i) Brazil and Chile have a bilateral relationship with a regional vocation; ii) Brazil has an integral presence in Chile; and iii) a progressive reduction in distances and an increase in connections (physical...

Im Sommer 2023 schloss die EU eine strategische Rohstoffpartnerschaft mit Chile. Während sich die EU dadurch besseren Zugang zu kritischen Rohstoffen wie Lithium und Kupfer verspricht, strebt Chile eine stärkere Diversifizierung seines Rohstoffsektors und eine höhere lokale Wertschöpfung an....

In summer 2023, the EU entered a strategic raw materials partnership with Chile. While the EU is seeking to gain better access to critical raw materials such as lithium and copper, Chile is aiming to diversify its raw materials sector and boost local value creation. Despite progress having been...

Esta publicación presenta los hallazgos de un estudio colaborativo entre el Instituto de Investigación de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo Social (UNRISD) y el Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género de Chile (MMEG), desarrollado en el marco de un Memorando de Entendimiento...

This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers are related to discrimination against sexual minority individuals in the workplace. Participants from a large, nationally representative online sample in Chile took part in double list experiments – which reduce...

I provide estimates of intergenerational mobility (IGM) in education at a disaggregated geographic level for Chile, a country with high school-level stratification by socioeconomic status and a decentralized administration of public schools. I document wide variation across communes. Relative...

The ability of countries in Latin America to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century, the target set by the Paris Agreement, will depend critically on citizen support. To gauge this support, we administered a contingent valuation survey to representative samples in seven...

The study examines the evolution of Chile’s industrial policy between 1990 and 2022 through the lens of state capacity, innovation, and endogenous development. In a global context where governments are reclaiming a proactive role in fostering innovation, Chile presents a paradox. It is a...

As part of its efforts to secure access to critical raw materials (CRMs), the EU has concluded Strategic Partnerships on Raw Materials with 14 non-EU countries. These partnerships aim to diversify supply sources and to deepen ties with resource-rich countries, thereby strengthening the...

This paper estimates the impact of violence perpetrated by peers and school staff on student victims. Leveraging unique administrative data from Chile that links reports of school violence to individual educational records, we address longstanding data limitations that have constrained empirical...

he energy transition is not only topical in an European context, but has important ramification for the Global South. In his master’s thesis, Jakob Rammer addresses this global dimension and provides a nuanced analysis of energy projects in Chile supported by European actors. Using the example...

Human-intensive programs like teacher mentoring face a fundamental scaling problem: evidence shows their impact declines as they expand, and the personalized support that makes them effective becomes prohibitively expensive at scale. This paper explores whether AI-powered tools can help resolve...

Small businesses, particularly micro-entrepreneurships, are a vital economic engine in many developing nations, providing essential income and employment. This study analyzes the post-shock trajectory of Chilean micro-enterprises through the lens of the digitalization-formality trade-off during...