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Efficiency in public higher education on Argentina 2004–2013: institutional decisions and university‑specific effects
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-12-17)
This paper analyses the efficiency of Argentinean public universities and its determinants over a 10-year period (2004–2013). We quantify the effect on the efficiency scores of a set of institutional variables, i.e. policy ...
An estimation of CPI biases in Argentina 1985–2005 and its implications on real income growth and income distribution
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
We use the shifts in Engel curves calculated from household surveys to estimate CPI biases in Argentina between 1985 and 2005. We find that real earning levels increased during this period between 4.3 and 5.7% faster per ...
On the role of financial aid in a default episode
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-10-01)
Our aim is to explore the role of financial aid in a default episode. To that end, we develop a dynamic stochastic quantitative model of sovereign default featuring fiscal policy, endogenous financial aid and risk-averse ...
Argentine trade policies in the XX century: 60 years of solitude
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
At the turn of the last century, the Argentine economy was on a path to prosperity that never fully developed. International trade and trade policies are often identified as a major culprit. In this paper, we review the ...
A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
In this paper, we use tax and household survey data to assess the history of income distribution in Argentina since the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1970s, the country experienced a fall in inequality in spite ...
Yet another tale of two cities: Buenos Aires and Chicago
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
Buenos Aires and Chicago grew during the nineteenth century for remarkably similar reasons. Both cities were conduits for moving meat and grain from fertile hinterlands to eastern markets. However, despite their initial ...
Introduction to Argentine exceptionalism
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-01-05)
This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism. First, we discuss why the case of Argentina is generally regarded as exceptional: the country was among the richest in the world at the ...
Asymmetric real‑exchange‑rate effects on capital accumulation: evidence from non‑linear ARDL models for Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-10-05)
The paper studies the effects of the real exchange rate (RER) on capital accumulation in Mexico in the period since the late 1980s. By testing for the existence of potential asymmetries, the paper seeks to clarify some of ...
Path-dependent import-substitution policies: the case of Argentina in the twentieth century
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
We use a simple three-sector model to narrate the economic history of Argentina during the twentieth century as seen through the prism of its integration into and dis-integration from the world economy. Assuming that capital ...
Trade liberalization and informality in Argentina: exploring the adjustment mechanisms
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-12-04)
This paper studies the link between trade reforms and labor informality in Argentina using a long time series spanning the 1980–2001 period. We explore cross-section mechanisms, that operate at the industry level, and ...