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Effects on welfare and poverty of the increase in international prices of agricultural commodities. A simulation exercise for Argentina, México and Uruguay
(2015-07)
With a large share of households with low and medium-low income, the increase in agricultural commodity prices has the potential to hurt a sizable part of the population through a rise in the price of the consumption ...
Economic activity and the terms of trade. Argentina, a case study
(2015-11)
We address the influence of terms of trade (TOT) on GDP in Argentina using an 1810-2014 annual database. Eighteen multivariate VAR econometric models are estimated under diverse hypotheses for the relationship among economic ...
Cointegration and rolling window cointegration analysis of a selected group of stock market indices
(2015-10)
In order to explore the degree of integration of international stock markets we select a group formed by the most important indices considering their market capitalization and geographical distribution. After testing for ...
Health status and pesticide exposure level of terrestrial pesticide applicators in Córdoba, Argentina
(2015-11)
Pesticide exposure in rural areas affects a sector of the population that is highly exposed and very vulnerable. Thus, agricultural workers represent a highly vulnerable population to the toxic effects of pesticide exposure. ...
Effects on welfare and poverty of the increase in international prices of agricultural commodities. A simulation exercise for Argentina, México and Uruguay
(2015-11)
With a large share of households with low and medium-low income, anincrease in agricultural commodity prices has the potential to hurt a sizable part of the population through the rise in the cost of the consumption basket. ...
Trade complementarity and intra-industry trade between MERCOSUR and its main European Partners during 1991-2012: What does the evidence suggest?
(2015-06)
This paper studies the Trade Complementarity (TC) and the Intra-industry Trade (ITT)
between MERCOSUR and its main European partners during 1992-2012 using sectoral
Krugman and the Grubel-Lloyd Indexes. The decline in ...
Monetary policy in Argentina: seigniorage and Bailey's curve 2001-2014
(2015-11)
Governments usually do not admit they are causing inflation deliberately. They try to take advantage of this situation, promoting populist actions. They issue money to fund increasing spending on subsidies and transfers, ...
On the relationship between trade agreements and institutional and political factors
(2015-11)
The present paper focuses on the importance that institutional and political factors play on Latin American (LA) economic integration, where there is an increasing heterogeneity among
countries. By focusing on both a ...
The education networks of Latin America. Effects on bilateral trade during and after the cold war
(2015-11)
This paper tests the effects of students´ movements from eleven LAIA countries into nine
OECD economies on bilateral trade flows during years 1971 to 2012. We use several
cofactors, different econometric specifications ...
Granger causality testing for Argentina MERVAL index and the major world stock markets
(2015-10)
In this paper are analyzed the causal links among a selected group of global stock market indices, with special focus on the role of Argentina MERVAL index. With this objective in mind, two types of non-conventional Granger ...