Activitats
Dimarts, 18 Maig 2021
Dia · Setmana
13:30
Redistributive efficiency of fiscal policy: the role of decentralization
Descripció:
Ronald Miranda Lescano (PhD candidate UAB)
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83943722797?pwd=TlZnSzc3UTloSzdFdWY2UUg0TEx1QT09
Abstract:
In this paper we empirically analyse the redistributive efficiency of fiscal policy considering its degree of decentralization for a sample of 35 countries over the 2000-2016 period. To do this, we follow a two-stage process where we first employ a bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method to estimate the redistributive efficiency of cash transfers and direct taxes at central and subnational level. We obtain evidence that redistributive efficiency has diminished after the Great Recession (2007-08) and is lower in the Southern European countries, and higher in almost the rest of Europe and the Latin American countries. Second, a bootstrap truncated regression analysis is used to identify the contextual factors that might explain redistributive efficiency variation across countries and time, pointing to the crucial role of political decentralization and government quality.
Ubicació: Online
Data: Dimarts 18, Maig de 2021 - 13:30h
13:30
Bellaterra Macro Seminar
Descripció:
Miguel Leon-Ledesma (University of Kent).
Ubicació: UAB Seminar Room B3-112C
Data: Dimarts 18, Maig de 2021 - 13:30h
17:00
Bellaterra Micro Seminar
Descripció:
Sachar Kariv (Berkeley).
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4324121027?pwd=THJkOFE2cS9vZ0FaRzZqUHFsRUVoUT09.
Ubicació: Online
Data: Dimarts 18, Maig de 2021 - 17:00h
Dimecres, 19 Maig, 2021
15:30
"Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Transfer and International Trade"
Descripció:
Ana Maria Santacreu (STL FED).
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87118826250?pwd=VmFNbUg4dS90cXJCN2xWZ0FkNG9hUT09.
Ubicació: Online
Data: Dimecres 19, Maig de 2021 - 15:30h
Dijous, 20 Maig, 2021
11:00
"Essex-Barcelona Workshop on Labor Economics"
Descripció:
Online: https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/91617096578.
Ubicació: Online
Data: Dijous 20, Maig de 2021 - 11:00h
15:00
The Fight against Malaria: A New Index for Quantifying and Assessing Policy Efforts in Reducing Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (with C. Bethencourt and C.Y. Ngoudji)
Descripció:
Gustavo Marrero (Universidad de la Laguna y EQUALITAS).
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81622852563?pwd=MGU1TndCZXZBbm9SWVFrMzVMMkFxUT09
Abstract:
More than 90% of people suffering from Malaria live in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We construct a Malaria Policy Index (MaPI) for 44 SSA countries to quantify and compare each country’s effort in fighting against malaria between 1990 and 2017. The MaPI compiles information on intervention strategies such as prevention, diagnosis and treatment (Pillar 1) and the use of antimalarial therapies and tests (Pillar 2). We find that: antimalarial policy implementation is a widespread phenomenon in the region from the mid-2000s on; initial differences in per capita GDP, quality of institutions or malaria burden are not determinant for the current levels of policy implementation; there exists a first stage of policy divergence (before mid-2000s), followed by a strong convergence period. The convergence period is associated with an unprecedented increase in international malaria fight funding, which was unevenly distributed across countries according to their necessities to control the disease. Using a difference-in-difference events study design and a distributed lag model approach, we estimate the effect of antimalarial policy increases on subsequent changes in malaria mortality within SSA countries. Policies included in Pillar 1 are key to reduce within-country malaria mortality: an increase of 10 p.p. in this pillar generates a cumulative decrease of about 6 p.p. after five years. This may have important consequences for future human capital accumulation and also on overall long-run inequality and economic growth.
Ubicació: Online
Data: Dijous 20, Maig de 2021 - 15:00h