Search Results - "Acosta, Pablo A"

Journal Article

by Acosta, Pablo A Lartey, Emmanuel K.K Mandelman, Federico S Published in Journal of international economics (2009)

“...Using data for El Salvador and Bayesian techniques, we develop and estimate a two-sector dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to analyze the effects of...”

Journal Article

Remittances, Exchange Rate Regimes and the Dutch Disease: A Panel Data Analysis

by Lartey, Emmanuel K. K Mandelman, Federico S Acosta, Pablo A Published in Review of international economics (01.05.2012)

“...Using disaggregated sectorial data for developing and transition countries, this study shows that rising levels of remittances have spending effects that may...”

Journal Article

School Attendance, Child Labour, and Remittances from International Migration in El Salvador

by Acosta, Pablo Published in The Journal of development studies (01.06.2011)

“...International migrant remittances can increase household budget and reduce liquidity constraint problems, generating consumption and investment opportunities...”

Book

The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities

by Acosta, Pablo A Avalos, Jorge
01.05.2018

“...The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood...”

Journal Article

Promotion dynamics the Peter Principle: Incumbents vs. external hires

by Acosta, Pablo Published in Labour economics (2010)

“...The “Peter Principle” (Peter and Hull, 1969; Fairburn and Malcomson, 2001; Lazear, 2004) suggests that individuals are “promoted to their level of...”

Journal Article

What is the Impact of International Remittances on Poverty and Inequality in Latin America?

by Acosta, Pablo Calderón, Cesar Fajnzylber, Pablo Lopez, Humberto Published in World development (2008)

“...Workers’ remittances have become a major source of income for developing countries. However, little is still known about their impact on poverty and...”

Journal Article

Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis), an anciently consumed stimulant from the Amazon rain forest: the seeded-fruit transcriptome

by Ângelo, Paula C. S Nunes-Silva, Carlos G Brígido, Marcelo M Azevedo, Juliana S. N Assunção, Enedina N Sousa, Alexandra R. B Patrício, Fernando J. B Rego, Mailson M Peixoto, Jean C. C Oliveira Jr, Waldesse P Freitas, Danival V Almeida, Elionor R. P Viana, Andréya Márcya H. A Souza, Ana Fabíola P. N Andrade, Edmar V Acosta, Pablo O. A Batista, Jaqueline S Walter, Maria E. M. T Leomil, Luciana Anjos, Daniel A. S Coimbra, Rodrigo C. M Barbosa, Magda H. N Honda, Eduardo Pereira, Soraya S Silva, Artur Pereira, José O Silva, Marcicleide L Marins, Mozart Holanda, Francisca J Abreu, Rusleyd M. M Pando, Silvana C Gonçalves, José F. C Carvalho, Margarida L Leal-Mesquita, Emygdia R. R. B. P da Silveira, Márcio A Batista, Weber C Atroch, André L França, Suzelei C Porto, Jorge I. R Schneider, Maria Paula C Astolfi-Filho, Spartaco Published in Plant cell reports (01.01.2008)

“...Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis) is a plant native to the central Amazon basin. Roasted seed extracts have been used as medicinal beverages since...”

Fulltext

Journal Article

Female Migration and Child Occupation in Rural El Salvador

by Acosta, Pablo Published in Population research and policy review (01.08.2011)

“...This article looks at the consequences of migration in terms of child education and child labor using a unique rural panel dataset for El Salvador. Results...”

Fulltext

eBook

Toward More Efficient and Effective Public Social Spending in Central America
Online-Ausg.

by Acosta, Pablo Almeida, Rita Gindling, Thomas Lao Pena, Christine
2017

“...Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing...”

Journal Article

A simple IM test for exponential distributions

by Acosta, Pablo Rojas, Gabriel Montes Published in Applied economics letters (26.01.2009)

“...We construct a simple information matrix misspecification test for exponential distributions that can be applied in duration models. We evaluate the test...”

Publication

The Philippines Sustainable Livelihood Program : Providing and Expanding Access to Employment and Livelihood Opportunities

by Acosta, Pablo A Avalos, Jorge
01.05.2018

“...The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development has taken the lead in providingopportunities for income generating activities/livelihood...”

Journal Article

Short and Long Run Determinants of Private Investment in Argentina

by Acosta, Pablo A Loza, Andrés Published in Journal of applied economics (2005)

“...This study provides an empirical analysis of the macroeconomic factors that can potentially affect investment decisions in Argentina in a short, medium and...”

Journal Article

Monte Carlo properties of spatial dependence LM tests

by Acosta, Pablo de Mattos, Enlinson Fava, Ana Published in Applied economics letters (15.11.2006)

“...This paper compares the power and size of both spatial one-directional and robust to local misspecification LM test using Monte Carlo techniques under...”

Narrow search