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IFPRI Oxfam America Policy Roundtable -- Maximo Torero
No full textIFPRI Oxfam America Policy Roundtable: Food Security & the G2O -- presentation by Maximo Torero on May 1,
Gender and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: A Pseudo Audit Study for Three Selected Occupations in Metropolitan Lima
Full text linkIn this paper, we adapt the audit studies methodology to analyze gender and racial differences in hiring for a particular segment of the market of three selected occupations in Metropolitan Lima: salespersons, secretaries and (accounting and administrative) assistants. The adapted pseudo-audit study methodology allow us to reduce the room for existence of statistical discrimination. The results suggest the existence of no significant differences in hiring rates for different gender-race groups but some systematic (and significant) differences in the aimed wages of the individuals in their job search processes.field experiments, discrimination, occupational segregation
Maximo Torero "Local VS Global? The Role of trade in building food system resilience"
No full textMaximo Torero POLICY SEMINAR Virtual Event - Local vs Global? The role of trade in building food system resilience JAN 13, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM ES
On The Preferences of Principals and Agents
Full text linkOne of the reasons why market economies are able to thrive is that they exploit the willingness of entrepreneurs to take risks that laborers might prefer to avoid. Markets work because they remunerate good judgement and punish mistakes. Indeed, modern contract theory is based on the assumption that principals are less risk averse than agents. We investigate if the risk preferences of entrepreneurs are different from those of laborers by implementing experiments with a random sample of the population in a fast-growing, small-manufacturing, economic cluster. As assumed by theory, we find that entrepreneurs are more likely to take risks than hired managers. These results are robust to the inclusion of a series of controls. This lends support to the idea that risk preferences are an important determinant of selection into occupations. Finally, our lotteries are good predictors of financial decisions, thus giving support to the external validity of our risk measures and experimental methods.
Implications of the Financial Crisis for Developing Countries
No full textMaximo Torero (IFPRI) 30th April 2009, International food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C
Transformation of Smallholder Agriculture: the Role of Infrastructure
No full textMaximo Torero, Director Markets, Trade and Institutions Division (MTID) International Food Policy Research Institut
HIGH FOOD PRICES: The What, Who and How of Proposed Policy Actions
No full textJoachim von Braun, Mark W. Rosegrant, Maximo Torero, John Hoddinott 28th May 2008, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C
Two Food Price Crises in Three Years
No full textBoard Policy Seminar presentation/comments at IFPRI "Two Food Price Crises in Three Years' by Maximo Torero December 5, 201
Agricultural trade, and economic growth in Myanmar (Comments)
No full textPresentation by Maximo Torero, Division Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions at IFPRI on August 31, 201
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