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Social interactions in health behaviors and conditions
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2018)We review the economic literature of the past 20 years on peer effects in health behaviors and conditions. We find consistent evidence of peer effects across a wide range of behaviors and outcomes (alcohol, body weight, ... -
¿Son los cuidados prenatales efectivos?. Un enfoque con datos individuales de panel
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2013)Objetivo: El reembolso de los proveedores del Sistema Nacional Integrado de Salud en Uruguay (SNIS) está sujeto parcialmente al cumplimiento de metas asistenciales. Entre estos objetivos figuran el inicio de los controles ... -
Spatial spillovers in the implicit market price of soil erosion: an estimation using a spatio-temporal hedonic model
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2019)We estimate the implicit market price of soil erosion, fitting a spatio-temporal hedonic price model using quarterly data of 3,563 agricultural farms traded in Uruguay between 2000 and 2014. A unique feature of our estimation ... -
Spiritual practices and dispositional optimism in an underprivileged population
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)Optimism seems to foster the ability to manage adverse situations better - a finding especially relevant for disadvantaged populations. Employing a unique sample from a small underprivileged village, we study the association ... -
Strategies to increase the take-up of social benefits. Evidence from a field experiment in a deeply vulnerable population
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2019)This is the first paper to identify, using a field experiment, the effects of intense one-on-one assistance by a professional social worker on the take-up of social benefits within a population of deeply disadvantaged ... -
Supermarket entry and the survival of small stores
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2013)We analyze the effect of supermarket entry on the exit of small stores in the food retailing sector in Montevideo between 1998 and 2007. We use detailed geographical information to identify the ...