Desigualdad y pobreza

En este documento se presenta un análisis panorámico de la endis, con el objetivo de profundizar en las características y validez de la base de datos generada y dar cuenta de sus potencialidades como herramienta de análisis de los problemas de la primera infancia.

In this paper we provide evidence on the empirical relevance of two notions of inequality aversion that have been explored in the literature: self-centered and non-self-centered inequality aversion. We used a flexible model and designed an experimental survey that allowed us to address jointly both of these notions of inequality aversion and to distinguish their relevance...

This study analyzes the extent to which Uruguayan youth’s economic dissatisfaction drives intention to migrate by exploring those factors that can affect people’s economic satisfaction.

Demographic and social changes have posed challenges to social protection systems in both developed and developing countries. In the former, population is gradually aging due to the ongoing demographic transition, characterized by fewer children being born and more adults surviving into old age. At the same time, the prevalence of significant gender gaps in the provision of care, with links to documented differences between men and women in the labor market, reinforce the need for innovation and new approaches to the provision of social protection...

This paper examines whether opportunity of access to public university has improved over the period 2008–2013 in Uruguay;