Documentos de trabajo

ABSTRACT: La economía regional ha sido hasta ahora considerada en la literatura sobre desarrollo económico e inversión en Bolivia, sin embargo, en la mayoría de los trabajos no se había tomado en cuenta la posibilidad de existencia de autocorrelación espacial; es decir, que el valor observado en un sitio depende …

ABSTRACT: In this article a process-tracing approach is used to explore how different factors have contributed to the development of healthcare policy in Bolivia, in light of the current proposal to introduce a unified public healthcare system. The main findings are that although international relations and state bureaucrats have been …

ABSTRACT: El presente documento contribuye con evidencia acerca del impacto ex-post al programa de transferencias condicionales Bono Juancito Pinto en las escuelas públicas de Bolivia. Con el fin de identificar correctamente a los potenciales beneficiarios y evitar problemas de endogeneidad y sesgo de selección, se evalúa el efecto del anuncio …

ABSTRACT: Los controles de precios son medidas que pueden afectar considerablemente a los sectores sujetos a dichas políticas. Mediante un modelo de equilibrio general dinámico estocastico con dos tipos de agentes: campesinos y citadinos, calibrado para Bolivia, se muestra que ante caidas en la productividad del sector agropecuario, el empleo …

ABSTRACT: We present an analysis of the effects of foreign aid on economic development when the quality of governance may be compromised by corruption. The analysis is based on a dynamic general equilibrium model in which growth is driven by capital accumulation and public policy is administered by government-appointed bureaucrats. …

ABSTRACT: Se desarrolla y ajusta un modelo de equilibrio general dinamico y estocastico con 2 sectores, el formal y el informal, para la economia boliviana. El objetivo del modelo es evaluar los impactos de las ultimas reformas laborales sobre el empleo, los salarios y el producto. En concreto, analizo el …

ABSTRACT: La presente investigación analiza la producción de la quinua como una opción para mejorar los ingresos rurales del Altiplano de Bolivia; dado que, por un lado, el grano se armoniza óptimamente a las costumbres y tradiciones laborales y familiares de los habitantes de ésta región y, por otro lado, …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the factors that explain earnings in levels and inequality in the urban areas of Bolivia, considering not only the usual individual characteristics (education, experience, gender, and ethnicity) but also firm characteristics. Given the information available at the firm level in the household surveys, two simple models …

ABSTRACT: We study economic growth in four emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC). Questions addressed are: (a) How do medium term growth determinants differ from short term determinants? (b) What are differences between growth effects of aggregate versus disaggregated exports? And (c) Does lower institutional quality hinder …

ABSTRACT: This papers reviews main topics concerning sub-national revenues (intergovernmental transfers and taxes) and discusses some policy options to develop own sub-national revenues. The review covers the political-legal framework and the fiscal outcomes, finding that: i) intergovernmental transfers policies have expanded over time, generating inequity problems, principally at the departmental …

ABSTRACT: Using data for the third wave from the European Social Survey (ESS) and the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (K-NHANES), this research examines the relationship between having children at home and depression among men and women aged 18-75 years. Multilevel and probit regression models are applied. …

ABSTRACT: El presente documento busca de manera indicativa explicitar algunos elementos conceptuales y prácticos para construir el problema acerca del tema, pues la diversidad de ángulos desde donde se lo aborda da la impresión de que el problema mismo no está conceptualizado de manera homogénea. En ese sentido, la reflexión …

Literature on convergence among Latin American countries is still scarce compared to other regions. Almost none of the research connects convergence to the economic history of Latin America and the usual finding is one speed of convergence assuming one globally stable steady-state. In this paper I analyze 32 countries and …

ABSTRACT: El presente estudio estima el aporte de los servicios ecosistémicos a la economía y al PIB del sector de Silvicultura, Caza y Pesca, usando dos metodologías complementarias. La primera basada en el Manual de Cuentas Nacionales que considera que el capital natural y específicamente su renta forma parte del …

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the present paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of Green National Accounting by drawing out some interesting insights from the Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounts recently elaborated by the Institute for Advanced Development Studies for the case of Bolivia. The paper uses the Green National Accounts …

ABSTRACT: El presente documento resume el enfoque teórico utilizado, metodología aplicada, supuestos empleados, resultados obtenidos y principales conclusiones arribadas en el cálculo de las Cuentas Medioambientales para Bolivia. El objetivo es el de medir la contribución del medioambiente a la generación del ingreso y del producto, así como el determinar …

ABSTRACT: A new inflationary memory indicator was developed and applied here. A panel was built with the selected countries considering the economic growth as dependent variable in function of the convergence hypothesis, the inflation rate, the public expense and, the recursive variance of the inflation (VARINF) as inflationary memory indicator. …

ABSTRACT: This paper uses matching techniques to examine the impact of internet use on individual earnings in six Latin American countries using recent household surveys data. Given their different internet use patterns and their implications, the analysis is done for salaried and self-employed workers separately. While salaried worker users mainly …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Bolivian economy. The PEP 1-1 Standard Model has been employed to analyze the effects of a reduction in (i) the world export prices of mining and agriculture, (ii) the world demand of textiles, and (iii) transfers to …

ABSTRACT: This paper uses municipality level data to estimate the general relationships between climate, income and child mortality in Mexico. Climate was found to play only a very minor role in explaining the large differences in income levels and child mortality rates observed in Mexico. This implies that Mexico is …

ABSTRACT: The paper uses data from 5,507 municipalities in Brazil to estimate the relationships between climate and income as well as climate and health, and then uses the estimated relationships to gauge the effects of past and future climate change on income levels and life expectancy in each of these …

ABSTRACT: La investigación analiza los determinantes de los ingresos laborales en las zonas urbanas de Bolivia. Además de considerar los usuales “factores de oferta” como factores explicativos — educación, experiencia, género y etnia, aporta a la literatura empírica al tomar en cuenta también las características productivas de las firmas. La …

ABSTRACT: El estudio presenta un panorama de las reformas sociales y económicas implementadas en Bolivia desde 1985, en su relación e incidencia con el funcionamiento del mercado de trabajo. Inicialmente, se destaca la efectividad de las llamadas Reformas Estructurales, aplicadas durante 1985-2005, en la generación de la estabilidad macroeconómica; en …

ABSTRACT: Millennium Development Goal number 8 (MDG8) concerns those external flows (Official Development Assistance, trade and debt relief) that ought to help developing countries achieve the MDGs by 2015. This paper reviews the role of these MDG8-related external flows in the case of Bolivia. Riding on high international prices for …

ABSTRACT: It has been widely documented that fiscal policy can promote economic growth, when it is based on an efficient provision of pubic capital. But little work has been done, in Bolivia, in relation to the macroeconomic and sectoral impacts of increasing public investment in infrastructure. This paper develops a …

ABSTRACT: After the 2000 ‘Water-War’, access to water in Bolivia has become a major social demand and thus a prime and contentious political issue. The event has revealed an overwhelming opposition to neo-liberal approaches to water management and has allowed the articulation of a new discourse that sees water not …

ABSTRACT: This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between corruption and income inequality. Using a panel data methodology, we find that lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality in Latin America. This result is in contrast to other empirical studies but it makes sense in Latin America for …

ABSTRACT: Este documento analiza la oferta de trabajo no agrícola de los hogares rurales en Bolivia. Se muestra que aproximadamente el 50% de todos los hogares en el área rural complementan sus ingresos a través del trabajo no agrícola, pero esta actividad ocurre con más frecuencia en los hogares en …

ABSTRACT: The global financial crisis (GFC) has had a negative effect on the Bolivian economy. The outbreak of the GFC has caused a drop in export commodity prices such as mining and hydrocarbons, and a reduction in remittances. Bolivia however, was in a relatively good position to deal with the …

ABSTRACT: El presente Estudio de Caso analiza el potencial turístico existente en la región del Salar de Uyuni, el mismo que permitiría una mejora en la calidad de vida de sus pobladores así como un incremento sustancial en sus ingresos, si fuera aprovechado de la mejor forma. Muestra, además, los …

ABSTRACT: Suicide is a major cause of preventable death. Restricting access to lethal means has been identified as an effective approach to suicide prevention, and firearms regulations are one way to reduce gun availability. This study examines the relationship between state firearms regulations and suicide among males, using negative binomial …

ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates the degree of social mobility in Bolivia, both by comparing to other Latin American countries, and by comparing social mobility at different points in time. While Bolivia had one of the lowest levels of social mobility in the region in 1997, the last 10 years have …

ABSTRACT La pérdida de la infraestructura productiva representa un obstáculo para el desarrollo en Bolivia, no solo porque interrumpe el normal funcionamiento de las actividades económicas, sino porque anula la posibilidad de mejorarlas. Este estudio analiza la relación entre los desastres naturales ocasionados por el cambio climático y la pérdida …

ABSTRACT En este estudio se modela la relación entre los factores climáticos y el nivel de vulnerabilidad de 4 enfermedades: diarreicas, infecciones respiratorias, malaria y dengue, y se usa un modelo para simular los efectos del cambio climático previsto por el modelo PRECIS hasta el año 2100. La modelación se …

ABSTRACT El cambio climático que ocurriría durante el siglo XXI va a afectar al sector agropecuario en Bolivia en muchas diferentes maneras. En el presente estudio analizamos no solo los efectos brutos iniciales del cambio climático sobre los rendimientos agrícolas, sino también los efectos netos permitiendo que ocurra una adaptación …

ABSTRACT En este estudio se analizan los efectos del cambio climático sobre el sector de energía eléctrica en Bolivia, tomando como base las proyecciones realizadas por el modelo de equilibrio general computable. El cambio climático afectaría a la generación de energía hidroeléctrica a través del efecto sobre los caudales de …

ABSTRACT La tasa de deforestación per cápita en Bolivia es 12 veces más alta que el promedio mundial y una de las más altas del mundo. Las fuertes interacciones entre la deforestación y el cambio climático indicarían que la deforestación podría aumentar aún más los impactos adversos del cambio climático. …

ABSTRACT: El presente documento describe la construcción del escenario macroeconómico base para la economía boliviana, como parte del proyecto ERECC-Bolivia, que tiene como objetivo evaluar los efectos económicos del cambio climático esperado hasta 2100 de acuerdo con los escenarios A2 y B2 del modelo climático PRECIS desarrollado por el Hadley …

ABSTRACT: En este documento, se analiza empíricamente, la administración del tipo de cambio con el objetivo de control de inflación del BCB, dada la experiencia de los últimos veinte años. La evidencia presentada muestra que la política cambiaria en Bolivia influye en el control de inflación, así como en la …

ABSTRACT: In this case study performed on the industrial sub-sector of manufacture of leather shoes in Bolivia, we use the Hsieh and Klenow model (2008) to determine the differences between productivity of larger and formal companies and productivity of smaller and informal companies. Our results reveal that there are not …

ABSTRACT: The main objective of this case study is to analyze the effect that a significant technological innovation in quinoa processing has had on the productivity of companies devoted to this activity and the impact of such an innovation on the growth and organization of the quinoa cluster in Bolivia, …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes productivity levels, dispersion and growth in the Bolivian Manufacturing Sector during the Market Liberalization Period: 1988-2001. These years are characterized first, by a period of macroeconomic stabilization and 1st Generation Reforms (1988-1993), second, by a period of privatization and 2nd Generation Reforms (1994-1997) and third, by …

ABSTRACT: This paper utilizes a unique three-wave panel of household data from Nicaragua, which allows a thorough exploration of the relationships between migration, remittances and household consumption. The paper distinguishes between the effects of emigration and the impacts of remittances received. There is a self-selection bias in the decision to …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the process of reforms and counter-reforms witnessed in Bolivia over the last two and a half decades, and the effects these processes have had on productivity. In addition, the paper discusses the changing nature of the policy- making processes underlying the reform and counter-reform processes, in …

ABSTRACT: The global financial crisis is expected to have a negative impact on the Bolivian economy. Effects will transmit into the economy through lower export prices and quantities, reduced amount of remittances and depressed foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. These shocks will bring about deficits in the current account and …

ABSTRACT: La dinámica económica y social del norte amazónico de Bolivia en gran medida fue configurada en la época del boom de la goma, casi 100 años atrás, desde entonces hasta hoy en día, las relaciones económico-sociales han variado muy poco. Luego del colapso de la industria de la goma …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyses non-agricultural work supplied by rural households in Bolivia. It is shown that roughly 50% of all rural households complement their incomes through non-agricultural work, but that households in the lowlands are more likely to do so than households in the highlands. Since non-agricultural work pays several …

ABSTRACT: This paper analyses the performance of the hydrocarbons sector in Bolivia over the last 46 years. The analysis focuses on the factors that have determined the sector’s behavior overtime. First, there is the institutional framework that regulates the sector’s activities, which can play an important role in promoting investment …

ABSTRACT: The second half of the twentieth century witnessed a dramatic transformation of the Chilean agricultural sector. From accounting for only five percent of the value of Chile’s total exports in the late 1960s, agricultural exports grew to account for more than 30 percent of this value in the mid …

ABSTRACT: We investigate a recent political theory of institutional change according to which institutions of economic freedom are more likely to be adopted at the extreme cases of strong and weak political competition than at cases in between. We find that such a U-shaped relationship is verified when controlling for …

ABSTRACT: We study the effect of international financial integration on economic development when the quality of governance may be compromised by corruption. Our analysis is based on a dynamic general equilibrium model of a small economy in which growth is driven by capital accumulation and public policy is administered by …

ABSTRACT: The objective of this paper was to investigate variations in the risk of suicide by socioeconomic status/position (SES) for men and women. Data on 15,648 suicide deaths between 18-65 year old men and women over the period 1981-1997 were linked to data on SES indicators, using a nested case …

ABSTRACT: This study explores the impact of microcredit on economic, educational, and empowerment levels of women from the Bolivian high plains who had acquired microcredit for over three years. Primary research was carried out with the help of a major NGO dedicated solely to microcredit. 100 in-depth personal interviews were …

ABSTRACT: This research examines selected Community Ecotourism projects in the Amboró National Park in Bolivia, which have been established by local environmental NGOs. The objective is to investigate the impact of these projects on the livelihoods and social relations in the communities. The main question that concerns us is if …

ABSTRACT: El presente trabajo estudia la dinámica de la inflación en Bolivia usando la Curva de Phillips Híbrida Nueva Keynesiana (HNKPC), incorporando características del país como: grado de dolarización debido a la influencia de este sobre las expectativas de los agentes, determinados conflictos sociales y políticas de gobierno que afectaron …

ABSTRACT: This paper studies the changes in inequality and poverty in the period 1999-2005 in Bolivia through the analysis of the changes in the labour market. A decomposition method based on micro-simulation techniques was applied. The decomposition works with an income generation model at the household level, which is a …

ABSTRACT: It has been widely documented that investment in infrastructure is important for economic growth, but little work has been done in relation to the impact of infrastructure investment on other macroeconomic variables. This paper develops a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model of a small open economy to study …

ABSTRACT: Economic convergence exists when two or more economies tend to reach a similar level of development and wealth. The study of convergence is an important topic because besides being useful for the debate between different theories, it can respond several inquiries such as if the distribution of income between …

ABSTRACT: This paper provides a review of the literature on the reasons and consequences of international migration. The principal determinants of migration are analyzed and it is seen that educated people from developing countries are more likely to migrate for several reasons (i.e. network determinants, costs of moving, pull factors …

ABSTRACT: For about three decades now, development economics researchers have consistently claimed that third world resource-rich countries were not developing as well and/or as fast as they were expected to, given that their natural resources endowment was considered a great opportunity for development. The phenomenon of underperformances concerning primary commodity …

ABSTRACT: El estudio realiza un análisis estadístico de la enseñanza de la economía a nivel de pre-grado en Bolivia y Chile respondiendo una serie de interrogantes relativas a la estructura de la carrera, los métodos de enseñanza, la percepción de los alumnos con respecto a la universidad, a los economistas, …

ABSTRACT: This paper presents some new evidence on income inequality in Latin America over the period 1980-1999, examining in particular the relationship between corruption, privatisation and inequality. Using a panel data methodology, we find that a reduction in corruption is associated with a rise in inequality. This suggests that while …

ABSTRACT: Este informe analiza los cambios en población, pobreza y movilidad económica en Nicaragua entre los periodos 1998-2001 y 2001-2005, y usa los resultados para hacer proyecciones simultáneas de pobreza y población para Nicaragua hasta 2025. Además, el estudio hace proyecciones del gasto público en servicios básicos necesario para lograr …

ABSTRACT: The urban labor market in Bolivia can be divided into 4 main sectors: 1) the public sector, 2) the formal private sector, 3) self-employed informals, and 4) informal workers. Although incomes are generally higher in the public sector and in the formal private sector, there is a strong preference …

ABSTRACT: This paper seeks to test to which extent geographical constraints can be blamed for Bolivia’s poor growth performance during the last three decades. Although geographical characteristics are too stable to explain the dramatic fluctuations in growth rates over time in Bolivia, there are at least four factors that contribute …

ABSTRACT: Los objetivos del estudio son proyectar el valor de la tasa de mortalidad materna por 100,000 nacidos vivos para el año 2015 bajo un escenario de tendencia y encontrar la opción más costo-eficiente para alcanzar la meta del milenio de reducir esta tasa en ¾, lo que implica, en …

ABSTRACT: Este documento elabora proyecciones simultaneas de población y pobreza en Nicaragua para el periodo 1995 – 2015 tomando en cuenta las relaciones que existen entre factores demográficos, pobreza y movilidad económica. Simulaciones hechas con el modelo de proyección muestra que los cambios esperados en los comportamientos reproductivos tienen más …

ABSTRACT: This article illustrates how the industrial organization of a banking system affects economic growth in a partially dollarized economy. I study a model where banking competition has some potentially good and some potentially bad effects for growth. I analyze how important they are quatitatively and, surprisingly, they do not …

ABSTRACT: El presente estudio analiza la hipótesis según la cual, las condiciones empresariales externas adversas a las que deben hacer frente las compañías en los países pobres de América Latina, podrían constituir una importante explicación de los generalmente bajos niveles de productividad de estos países. Sin embargo, resultados empíricos basados …

ABSTRACT: This report analyzes the importance of the hydrocarbon sector in Bolivia. The oil and gas sector currently represents a vital component of the Bolivian economy, accounting for 7 percent of the GDP in term of production and more than 30 percent of total government income. In addition, the hydrocarbon …

ABSTRACT: The reform program and growth pattern exhibited by the Bolivian economy in the last decade did not favour employment creation and consequently not an effective reduction of poverty. During the last decade, those sectors where the bulk of employment is concentrated, presented the lowest growth rates of GDP, labour …

ABSTRACT: El estudio analiza y evalúa la situación actual de la educación inicial, primaria y secundaria bajo la actual estructura del sector público y la participación ciudadana, especialmente enfatizando la gestión educativa y el financiamiento de la educación, esto con el propósito de elaborar lineamientos para la profundización de la …

ABSTRACT: El estudio tiene la finalidad de analizar la incidencia del gasto social y del sistema tributario sobre la distribución del ingreso en Bolivia para la gestión 2004. El análisis está basado en la Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH), que fue realizada en el periodo noviembre 2003-noviembre 2004. Las variaciones …

ABSTRACT: En la actualidad, una variedad de países en desarrollo están evaluando las ventajas y desventajas de una economía de mercado, considerando que los resultados de las reformas estructurales fueron inferiores a las expectativas iniciales de los reformadores después de veinte años de experiencia. Este desempeño económico y social paupérrimo …

ABSTRACT: The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy, and particularly important as a source of government revenues. Using a CGE model, Andersen et al (2006) show that the natural gas boom is …

ABSTRACT: This paper tests whether economic inequality is related to suicide mortality. Using an unbalanced panel of 40 countries for the period 1947-2001 allows us to control for the effect of unobserved factors that may have an impact on suicide rates. Our results indicate that there is a statistically insignificant …

ABSTRACT: Brazil has long ago removed most of the perverse government incentives that stimulated massive deforestation in the Amazon in the 70s and 80s, but one highly controversial policy remains: Road building. While data is now abundantly available due to the constant satellite surveillance of the Amazon, the analytical methods …

ABSTRACT: Este documento analiza la relación entre los cambios en el uso de suelo y los resultados económicos en el departamento de Santa Cruz en tres diferentes dimensiones: 1) en el tiempo, 2) por actor, y 3) por municipio. El análisis sobre cambios en el tiempo muestra que el sector …

ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates welfare under optimal monetary and fiscal policy in a dynamic stochastic model of currency substitution and capital. It shows that in a partially dollarized economy, the main optimal policy results, i.e. the Friedman Rule and the zero capital tax, hold. Welfare implications of these optimal policies …

ABSTRACT: This paper shows how uncertainty about liquidity demand can lead to a high degree of dollarization in the banking system. I study a model where the demand for currency in each period is random, and where it is easier for banks to borrow in local currency in times of …

ABSTRACT: Los precios altos del petróleo y el significativo incremento de los ingresos públicos provenientes de su explotación han implicado que el gas natural se vuelva muy importante para la economía boliviana. Este trabajo utiliza un modelo de Equilibrio General Computarizado (EGC) para evaluar los impactos de este boom sobre …

ABSTRACT: Los enfoques de corredores de conservación han sido desarrollados, conceptualizados y analizados para su implementación tomando en cuenta criterios fundamentalmente relacionados a reconciliar e integrar actuales procesos de desarrollo sostenible, dentro de nuevas estrategias que permitan la integración y compatibilidad de estos criterios, y que coadyuven en lograr la …

ABSTRACT: Este documento revisa una gran variedad de instrumentos que se pueden usar para inducir cambios en los usos de recursos naturales con el fin de alinear los intereses de actores locales con otros intereses que también son afectados por estos usos. Los instrumentos se agrupan en cinco categorías principales: …

ABSTRACT: The high oil prices and the sharp increases in royalties mean that the natural gas boom in Bolivia has become very important for the economy. This paper uses a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to assess the impacts of this boom on key macroeconomic variables as well as the …

ABSTRACT: Este documento proporciona un análisis cuantitativo de la situación socio-económico y ambiental en el corredor Amboró-Madidi, incluyendo tendencias en el pasado y proyecciones para el futuro. La región esta relativamente bien conservada hasta ahora, pero hay amenazas que podrían llevar a la extinción de especies únicas en el futuro. …

ABSTRACT: La reforma del sistema de pensiones boliviano transformó el esquema público de reparto, en un sistema de capitalización individual, sin embargo no planteó los incentivos para generar un proceso sostenible de afiliación, lo que generó que en la actualidad únicamente 4% de los afiliados al sistema de pensiones pertenezcan …

ABSTRACT: This paper estimates structural parameters of both a simple and an extended job separation model with the purpose of understanding constraints in the labor market in Bolivia. The results confirm the hypothesis that skilled labor is a scarce commodity in Bolivia, while unskilled labor is abundantly available. This implies …

ABSTRACT: El Programa Reforma Educativa ha contribuido a que el Sistema Educativo Boliviano consiguiera pasar de la perspectiva de la administración a la de la gestión. Bajo esta nueva visión, la gestión educativa depende de los actores involucrados, como padres de familia, maestros, autoridades municipales, entre otros, que tienen la …

ABSTRACT: The paper reexamines empirically the robustness of competing theories of foreign aid effectiveness. By shifting the focus from the effects of aid on income to effects of aid on productivity, it is possible to put to test 3 existing theories of foreign aid effectiveness. The results provide support for …

ABSTRACT: Remittances are a very important source of income for many Nicaraguan families. More than 40% of all households receive remittances that on average amount to 12-15% of total household income in these households. More than 30% of these households receive remittances at least monthly, implying that it is a …

ABSTRACT: Varios estudios realizados en Bolivia sugieren que los trabajadores calificados son escasos y que los puestos de trabajo en el sector público son tan atractivos que el sector privado no puede captar ni mantener los trabajadores calificados que necesita. Tal tendencia limita fuertemente el crecimiento económico y la reducción …

ABSTRACT: Las reformas educativas de los noventas cambiaron los mecanismos de asignación del gasto educativo en América Latina. Sin embargo, estas reformas no fueron seguidas por estudios que examinen los resultados sobre equidad. La ausencia de análisis sobre equidad en el financiamiento educativo está obstaculizando el diseño de políticas públicas …

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the impacts of regional integration processes on poverty in Bolivia. It first demonstrates that regional integration has stimulated a diversion of trade away from traditional US and EU markets towards countries of MERCOSUR and the Andean Community. At the same time, the composition of exports has …

ABSTRACT: Este estudio busca respnder las siguintes interrogantes: ¿Quál es la magnitud y cómo se distribuyen los subsidios que se transfieren a los hogares a través de la provisioón pública de los servicios de educación y salud?; ¿Cuál es la magnitud y cómo se distribuyen los impues a los hogares?; …

ABSTRACT: The paper analyzes the Bolivian experience in switching from an old publicly managed pay-as-you-go pension system to a privately managed, fully funded pension system.  

ABSTRACT: After several decades of “state-capitalism” characterized by import substitution policies, Bolivia implemented in 1985 a New Economic Policy (NEP) following neo-liberal ideas of free trade, privatization, and liberalization of capital flows. It was hoped that the opening up of the economy would attract foreign direct investment (FDI) which in …

ABSTRACT: Poverty in Bolivia continues to be among the highest in Latin America despite decades of concerted national and international efforts to reduce it. Bolivia has meticulously followed the recommendations of the Washington consensus at the same time as external aid has been generous and foreign direct investment has boomed. …

ABSTRACT: Las últimas dos décadas han visto mejoramientos sustanciales en la asistencia escolar de niñas en América Latina, hasta el punto que, en la mayoría de los países, más niñas que niños asisten a las escuelas. Sin embargo, Bolivia es una excepción, especialmente en áreas rurales donde la brecha educativa …

ABSTRACT: This study focuses on analysing the linkages between output growth, employment and poverty, at both the macro and micro levels. At the macro level, the linkage between poverty and output growth is conceptualised in terms of the average productivity of the employed work force, which in turn gets reflected …