By Agustín Etchebarne, Director, Libertad y Progresso Originally published in Ambito Financiero. Courtesy of Libertad y Progresso. The uncertainty generated by the possible triumph of the Peronist Fernández-Fernández ticket in Argentina is big and impossible to dismiss at the moment. Naturally, the markets […]
By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute With Senator Kamala Harris now on the ticket, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is angling to enhance his environmental credentials ahead of the November presidential election. The Biden campaign’s ambitious clean energy plan plays no small role in this ongoing effort. But in an unfortunate coincidence, in recent weeks […]
“Does pay-for-performance in education work at scale?” By Cristina Bellés Obrero and María Lombardi, courtesy of IZA Teacher quality is key for student achievement. Individuals exposed to better teachers perform better in school, and are more likely to attend college and earn higher salaries. However, the payment schemes in most educational systems are based on lifetime job tenure […]
