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The demand for military spending in Latin American countries
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-10-05)
The allocation of resources to defence and national security is influenced by several factors, both domestic and external. Empirical findings suggest that military spending is determined by economic, strategic, political, ...
The Argentina paradox: microexplanations and macropuzzles
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
The economic history of Argentina presents one of the most dramatic examples of divergence in the modern era. What happened and why? This paper reviews the wide range of competing explanations in the literature and argues ...
Growth, inequality and poverty dynamics in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-12-04)
In this study, we examine the contributions of growth and redistribution to poverty reduction in Mexico during the period from 1992 to 2014, using repeated cross-section household data. We first decompose the observed ...
Some elements of Peronist beliefs and tastes
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, 2018-02-02)
We study the beliefs and values of Peronism. Instead of a comprehensive approach, we focus on three elements. First, we study beliefs and values about the economic system present in Peron’s speeches during the period ...