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Peer effects in risk aversion
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
Using data onUruguayan adolescents, we estimate peer effects in risk attitudes. Relative risk aversion is elicited in an experimental setting. Identification is based on parents not being able to ...
The effect of temporary and intense exposure to particulate matter on birth outcomes in Montevideo
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2015)
Background: Prior estimates of the correlation between ambient air pollutants’ concentrations and perinatal health show dispersion in magnitudes, as well as positive and negative signs. These differences may be partially ...
The impact of parental drinking on children's use of health care
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)
Objective: Alcohol misuse by parents can affect the demand for children’s health care in a
number of different ways. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the impact that high intensity drinkers have on their ...
Relative deprivation and risky behaviors
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2013)
Relative deprivation has been associated with lower socialand job satisfaction as well as adverse health outcomes. Using Add Health data, we examine whethera student’srelative socioeconomic status (SES)has a direct effect ...
Peer and parental influence in the development of cognitive skills and predispostion to risky behaviour
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)
This paper analyzes the strategic interactions between peers and parents in the development of adolescent’s cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills, as proxied by the predisposition to use substances. We estimate a ...
Impact evaluation of a privately managed tuition-free middle school in a poor neighborhood in Montevideo
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
Using a randomized trial, we evaluate the impact of afreeprivately-managed middle schoolin a poor neighborhood. The research comparesovertimeadolescents randomly selectedto enterLiceo-Jubilarand thosethat were notdrawn in ...
The effectiveness of prenatal care in a low income population: a panel data approach
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2012)
This paper analyzes the impact of prenatal care on the likelihood of low birth weight and prematurity using panel data on births taking place between 1995 and 2008 in the largest maternity ward in Uruguay. The use of ...
Positive parenting: babies and toddlers group-based parental interventions
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2017)
Early childhood development is increasingly recognized as a key public issue. Parenting interventions form an important evidence-based strategy to foster infant-toddler cognitive and language skills, motor and socio-emotional ...
Aseguramiento público, provisión privada: impacto en el acceso a servicios perinatales y en la salud del recién nacido
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2015)
A partir del año 2008, con la implementación del Sistema Nacional Integrado de Salud, el gobierno uruguayo extendió el seguro social de salud a colectivos no amparados previamente. A diferencia de la cobertura pública, el ...