Measuring the cost of living in Mexico and the US Data on prices and quantities of consumer packaged goods suggest that Mexican real consumption relative to the US is larger than previously estimated Methods & Measurement David Argente Chang-Tai Hsieh Munseob Lee Published 02.10.20
Speeding up justice: The reform that transformed Mexico’s labour courts How research helped improve the effectiveness of Mexico’s judiciary system and influenced the country’s largest labour law reform in a century Institutions & Political Economy Christopher Woodruff Published 16.12.19
Mexico’s economic growth puzzle: A conversation with Santiago Levy Why has economic growth stuttered in Mexico despite, on the face of it, implementation of sensible economic policies by successive governments? Macroeconomics & Growth Santiago Levy Published 04.12.19
Does population growth cause conflict? Population surges tend to cause conflict and competition for resources if unaccompanied by productivity growth and unmediated by strong institutions Institutions & Political Economy Daron Acemoğlu Leopoldo Fergusson Simon Johnson Published 22.11.19
Lessons from Mexico’s poverty reduction programme Why has the success of Mexico’s poverty reduction programme not been matched by similar programmes in other countries? Institutions & Political Economy Santiago Levy Published 09.10.19
Information is power: Evidence from Mexico City’s Labour Court Providing personalised information on predicted case outcomes to parties in ongoing cases improved court efficiency and achieved better settlements Institutions & Political Economy Joyce Sadka Enrique Seira Christopher Woodruff Published 12.07.19
Globalisation and the rise of Narcos: Understanding violent crime in urban Mexico Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico Labour Markets Melissa Dell Ben Feigenberg Kensuke Teshima Published 27.05.19
Are women better for development? Money in the hands of mothers increases expenditure on children. Does this human capital investment promote economic growth in developing countries? Macroeconomics & Growth Michèle Tertilt Published 09.01.19
The long-term effects of cash transfers: Mexico’s Progresa Conditional transfers in childhood improve education, labour, and economic outcomes in adulthood, especially for women Social Protection Susan W. Parker Tom Vogl Published 17.12.18
