Yale Economic Growth Center
14 Results found for: Research, Region: Latin America
Neilson et al.: "Report Cards: Parental Preferences, Information and School Choice in Haiti"
Category: Research
David Argente explains his research on how people adopt new payment technologies
Valentina Martinez-Pabon on using fiscal policy to tackle income inequality in Latin America
Q&A: Diana Van Patten and Esteban Méndez on the role of technology and trade in Costa Rica’s economic transformation
Christopher Neilson on addressing inequalities in educational markets with the power of personalized information
Did women have an impact on social mobility in pre-modern economies?
Antonella Bancalari on when infrastructure projects cause more harm than good
Q&A: José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez on using data to understand migration and human capital
Neilson, Humphries, and co-authors examine the effect of government Covid-related funding on small businesses in Latin America
Ana Cecília Fieler uses detailed firm-level data to build economy-wide models that shed light on how international trade influences growth and development
Assistant Professor Diana Van Patten on the surprising impacts of foreign firms in Costa Rica
Cash transfers to poor rural villages – do they affect food prices? How?