Abstract The War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) in South America killed up to 70% of the
Paraguayan male population. According to Paraguayan national lore, the skewed sex ratios …

What is the impact of extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mining on gender equality?
We seek to answer this question. A correlational analysis of cross-country data indicates that …

Throughout history, most positions of political power have been held by men, and despite
numerous laws and regulations aimed at increasing gender equality in society and politics …

Does industrial development affect female empowerment? This paper explores the causal
effects of a continent-wide expansion of a modern industry on female empowerment …

Does industrial development change gender roles? This is the first paper to causally explore
the effects of a continent-wide expansion of a modern industry on gender roles, captured by …

This chapter examines two historical events that shaped the Paraguayan nation: Jesuit
missions in the Guaraní region and the War of the Triple Alliance. We revisit the literature on …

Little is known about the spatial diffusion of the effects of economic shocks on the labor
market. We use the mining boom resulting from the unexpected increase in the international …

Resource booms are often associated with adverse distributional effects across economies.
We exploit temporal and spatial variation generated by the copper boom in the 2000s to …

Does structural transformation matter for gender equality? This paper reviews the gender
impacts of the highest value export industry in low and middle income countries— the …

Resumen en español Este documento aprovecha el boom minero que Colombia vivió
durante la primera década del siglo XXI para determinar si el arribo de empresas mineras …