Browsing by Author "b27422cb-1a36-46d6-b625-aeddd9defa89"
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(Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2017-05)Using Chilean data for fourth grade students, this research studies the effect of competition among schools on the results of standardized tests, academic self-esteem and motivation, the climate within the school, civic ...
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(Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2009)Chile has experimented with practically every type of industrial policy in the book: from heavy import substitution, public ownership of domestic firms, directed credit, and heavy use of development banking; to a completely ...
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(Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2019)Although there is debate about whether juvenile incarceration deters future crime, it is a common practice worldwide. We contribute to this debate by using Chilean data to assess the causal impact of different types of ...
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(Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2017)This paper studies the effect of school closure in the Chilean market-oriented educational system. Between 2000 and 2012 the system exhibited a large turnover: 1,651 schools closed -roughly one-sixth of the current stock- ...
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(Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2018)The effect of the minimum wage on labor market outcomes is controversial. There are several studies for developed countries with mixed results, but there is a lack of evidence for developing countries. We have access to ...
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(Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2017)We estimate the effect of prison labor programs on recidivism using a nationwide census-based dataset of all prison inmates released in 2010 in Chile and tracked for two years after release. Because participation in ...
