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El trabajo propone la cuantificación del concepto de seguridad alimentaria a partir del enfoque del consumo de alimentos, utilizando información de la Encuesta Nacional de Gastos del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC 96-97), analizando ...
Natacha Gentile
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[Benefits of the cigarette tax in Mexico, by sex and income quintileBenefícios do imposto sobre cigarros no México: análise por sexo e quintil de renda]. [PDF]
Objetivo. Estimar los beneficios económicos y en salud, por sexo y por quintil de ingreso, del incremento de los precios de los cigarros mediante impuestos en México. Métodos. Con un modelo de costo-efectividad extendido (ECEA, por su sigla en inglés) se estimaron los beneficios distributivos en mujeres y hombres con un escenario de incremento del ...
Reynales-Shigematsu LM +5 more
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Se presentan los cambios en la disponibilidad de alimentos en hogares del Gran Santiago 1988-1997, obtenidos por muestra representativa y se analiza posible relación con los cambios en el perfil epidemiológico nacional.
Mirta Crovetto, Ricardo Uauy
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The double impact of deep social unrest and a pandemic: Evidence from Chile. [PDF]
Abstract This work studies the impact of the Social Explosion and COVID‐19 crisis on the household sector in Chile. The Social Explosion in October 2019 represented a mass protest, much larger than similar events in other nations such as the yellow jackets.
Madeira C.
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Turning off the base: Social democracy's neoliberal turn, income inequality, and turnout
Abstract Greater party system polarization has recently been shown to influence voter turnout under conditions of higher income inequality. This article builds on these findings by introducing into the framework the policy positions of social democratic parties.
Matthew Polacko
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Abstract Mobility interventions in communities play a critical role in containing a pandemic at an early stage. The real‐world practice of social distancing can enlighten policymakers and help them implement more efficient and effective control measures. A lack of such research using real‐world observations initiates this article.
Qianqian Sun +6 more
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The evolution of the earnings distribution in a volatile economy: Evidence from Argentina
This paper studies earnings inequality and dynamics in Argentina between 1996 and 2015. Following the 2001–2002 crisis, the Argentine economy transitioned from a low‐ to a high‐inflation regime, while collective bargaining and the minimum wage gained influence.
Andrés Blanco +4 more
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Intergenerational income mobility in Sweden: A look at the spatial disparities across municipalities
Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive overview of intergenerational income mobility in Sweden. Intergenerational income mobility is considered in both relative and absolute terms, and the analysis is carried out at the individual and municipality level.
Alessandra Michelangeli +2 more
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The local‐level impact of human capital investment within the EU cohesion policy in Poland
Abstract The goal of this study is to examine the effects of investment in human capital, as funded by EU cohesion policy, on economic development in Poland at the local (LAU 2) level, that is, at the level of municipalities. We found evidence that human capital investment has a positive effect on local revenues.
Wanda Biedka +3 more
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Redistributive effects of fiscal policies in Mexico: Corrections for top income measurement problems
Abstract This article assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal instruments in Mexico in 2010–2014, correcting for top‐income measurement problems. Two correction methods are applied—survey‐sample reweighting for households' nonresponse probability and replacing of top incomes using smooth Pareto distributions—to reestimate the effects of pensions,
Vladimir Hlasny
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