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The Coalition and the Open Window: Breaking the Broadcasting Policy Monopoly in Argentina
(Georgetown University, 2013)
In 2009, Argentina's legislature passed a radical law that aims to democratize the country's media sector, enshrining a place for non-profit broadcasters and limiting the concentration of property. Until then, the close ...
Sectorial Evolution as a Hindrance to Policy Implementation: The 2008 Argentine Agricultural Conflict
(Georgetown University, 2011)
This work seeks to explain the 2008 agricultural crisis and subsequent defeat of Resolution 125/2008 in the Argentine Senate. The project develops a model which predicts the creation of a disconnect between economic and ...
At Your Convenience: New Perspectives on Early Voting in the United States
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Early voting has greatly expanded in the U.S. over the past two decades. Nearly two-thirds of states now allow any registered voter to cast a ballot in the days and weeks before Election Day. In 2008, nearly one-third of ...
The Politics of Urban Poverty: Participation and Welfare
(Georgetown University, 2014)
The rapid process of urbanization currently swelling the poor urban neighborhoods of developing countries is changing local and national political landscapes. As the population of urban poor continues to grow--it is expected ...
Social Networking Sites and Political Involvement
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Social media, especially social networking sites (SNS) is an important platform for people to seek and share information. Its features of unique spread function, easy accessibility and wide content coverage attract more ...
Attitudes Towards Immigration: Economic versus Cultural Determinants. Evidence from the 2011 Transatlantic Trends Immigration Data
(Georgetown University, 2013)
Immigration is an issue that is always on the political agenda. Today we see that the United States and European countries are reassessing immigration policies based on changed realities and needs of their countries. ...
Promoting Exports or Fostering Disparity? The Effects of Exchange Rate Undervaluation on Income Inequality
(Georgetown University, 2014)
Income inequality finds a prominent place in contemporary political and economic debates. I demonstrate that sustained exchange rate undervaluation increases inequality, building on research linking undervaluation with ...
How Much Are You Worth? An Examination of the Value of Human Life in Public Policy
(Georgetown University, 2012)
One of the objectives of public policy is to attempt to address the unintended consequences of our individual and collective activities as a society. Various federal agencies are charged with regulating these "externalities" ...
EL MERCADO DE TRABAJO EN LA ARGENTINA POST-2003: ESTADO DE LA CUESTIÓN, APORTES Y TENDENCIAS RECIENTES
(Georgetown University, 2014)
This work aims to develop a critical reading of specialized literature on Argentina´s labor market and make some contributions to model it more accurately.
State Capacity to Implement Public-Private Partnerships for Transport Infrastructure in Costa Rica between 1994-2013. A Case Study of the National Council of Concessions
(Georgetown University, 2015)
In 2013, the World Economic Forum placed Costa Rica in the position 131 out of 144 economies for the category of “quality of roads”. The following year, Costa Rica showed an improvement in the same study ranking 119; yet, ...