Red de Centros, a network of nearly 350 research institutes, is calling for proposals for the project Fiscal transfers in Latin America: What are their composition and cyclicality patterns? It involves the composition of fiscal transfers (unemployment insurance, conditional transfers, transfers to decentralized public entities, etc.) and their contribution to counter-cyclical … [Read more...] about Fiscal Transfers in Latin America: Red de Centros Is Calling for Proposals
When Too Much External Borrowing to Finance Investment Gets Dangerous
Life is full of people who never save, spend like sailors, and find from one day to the next that they’ve maxed out on their credit cards and must cut back on their lifestyle and even long-term investments like their children’s education. Countries are similar. Nations that don’t save sufficiently and finance investment with borrowing from abroad can suffer catastrophes when … [Read more...] about When Too Much External Borrowing to Finance Investment Gets Dangerous
Firms’ Productivity and Workers’ Wages
Does the productivity of your firm affect your pay? Standard microeconomic theory says no. Firms have no power over setting wages when markets are perfectly competitive. All they can do is hire as many workers as they need for each type of labor at their respective market wages. Clearly, this view runs contrary to popular perception. Some firms pay higher wages than others. In … [Read more...] about Firms’ Productivity and Workers’ Wages
¿Quién manda? Qué hay detrás del empoderamiento económico de las mujeres
Las mujeres han ido consolidando su poder económico en la región, aumentando su autonomía en la familia y siendo objeto de la atención de la banca y otros sectores del mercado. En un informe publicado recientemente, Pulso social de América Latina y el Caribe 2016: Realidades y perspectivas, llegamos a la conclusión de que la contribución de las mujeres al ingreso total del … [Read more...] about ¿Quién manda? Qué hay detrás del empoderamiento económico de las mujeres
Who’s the BO$$? What Lies Behind Women’s Economic Empowerment
Women have been consolidating their economic power in the region, increasing their autonomy within the family and commanding the attention of banking and other marketing sectors. In our newly released report, Social Pulse 2016: Realities and Perspectives, we find that the contribution of women to the total labor income of households in the region increased from 28% in 1996 to … [Read more...] about Who’s the BO$$? What Lies Behind Women’s Economic Empowerment