We investigate the role of physical appearance, in addition to race and sex, in the rate of discrimination observed in the labour market of Lima. Our experimental design allows us to disentangle the effect of each of those ...

Peruvian average wage profile with respect to schooling is convex. Returns to higher education are around nine percentage points larger than returns to basic education. We explore two possible explanations for this phenomenon: ...

En el presente documento se analiza la evolución de la desigualdad monetaria en el Perú entre 1997 y 2010, periodo caracterizado por un proceso de rápido crecimiento económico (5% promedio anual). Se encuentra una reducción ...

En este documento investigamos el rol de la apariencia física en la tasa de discriminación observada en el mercado laboral de Lima. Se trata de un diseño experimental que nos permite observar la interacción de tres variables ...

Latin America is seen as a highly discriminatory society. However, such a common belief appears not to be based on strong empirical evidence (Chong and Ñopo, 2007). This paper exploits novel experimental data gathered to ...

This paper analyzes trends in poverty, income inequality and social policies in Peru in the last twenty years. Our objective is to explain what lies behind the generalized perception and complain by Peruvians that welfare ...