Cartagena,
Cartagena, Colombia
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Notes at the 27th Asobancaria Treasury CongressLeonardo Villar, Governor of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia)Cartagena, 13 February 2025
Thanks to Asobancaria, and particularly to…
- Publicación |Given that education is closely related to other determinants of informal employment, this study models its behavior to assess its impact on informality rates, recognizing that an improvement in the educational level could positively influence productivity and the formalization of employment.
- Publicación |“Political stability or continuity can shape fiscal outcomes at the regional level, a topic that has received little attention in the political economy literature."
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Can radio campaigns affect fertility? This paper examines the impact of a national radio campaign promoting family planning clinics in late 1960s Colombia on the country's rapid fertility decline. The campaign, initiated by Profamilia in 1969, provided information about…
Documentos de Trabajo sobre Economía Regional y Urbana - Fiscal Overview in Latin America, 2000-2022
Publicación |“Despite the advances in the pursuit of macro-fiscal sustainability aimed at providing greater well-being to the population, tax systems in Latin America are still far from achieving their goals of equity and efficiency.”- Publicación |“The existence of closures on the Vía al Llano increases transportation costs by 41.1%, while one more day of closure increases freight costs on average by 3.7%. When examining the effect of blockages on the Vía al Llano caused by natural disasters, by breaking down the goods by sector, it is…
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La Matuna is an area located in the heart of the historic center of Cartagena de Indias, between El Centro, San Diego and Getsemaní, which makes it an area of special interest for the city. Despite its location and some constructions that occurred at the end of…
- Publicación |This document describes the state and evolution of the public hospital portfolio in Colombia and how it relates to some quality indicators in the provision of health services at the regional level.
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Across the world educated women tend to have fewer children than their less-educated peers. This paper provides new stylised facts about the long-run relationship between women’s education and fertility at both the national and individual levels. I focus on…
- Publicación |It is estimated that more than 50 % of the labor force in Colombia belongs to the informal sector, a persistent phenomenon over the last three decades. Despite extensive literature on informality and its determinants at the national level or in the main urban areas, municiapl informality rates…
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This paper examines the career path of women in central banks, particularly at the Banco de la República of Colombia throughout its 100-year history, and also examines the experience of other central banks around the world to provide an international context. Given the…
- Publicación |Hard discount stores (HDS) have changed the dynamics of the traditional retail sector by selling a basket of products at very low prices. This business model has gained significant market share in many countries, but little is known about its impact on the labor market.
- Publicación |Corruption is generally understood as taking advantage of public power for private benefit. This paper evaluates the relationship between emergency declarations for natural disasters and corruption.
- Publicación |El comercio internacional tiene el potencial de compensar las consecuencias negativas de los desastres naturales. Los países parecen beneficiarse de los choques climáticos extremos en las economías competidoras.
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The role of education in promoting social mobility has been highlighted in the literature. But how much mobility have high-quality universities yielded historically? This research focuses on a case study of historical social mobility in access to high-…
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The Caribbean region’s economy continued to decelerate in the third quarter, with annual declines in several economic indicators primarily due to weakening demand and the lingering statistical effect of a high comparison base. In terms of activity, industrial production contracted, hindered by…
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This document analyzes the evolution of the main labor market indicators and poverty indicators of Barranquilla between 2008 and 2022. On the one hand, it seeks to understand the evolution of employment generation and labor income during the last decade, and on…
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International and national literature provides evidence indicating that investment in infrastructure is one of the key elements to achieve economic and social development.
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Asymmetric decentralization has become relevant in developing countries like Colombia, where capabilities between subnational governments differ dramatically. Although these discussions have been present since the 1960s, the success of decentralization is…
