Impact of environmental and social attitudes, and family concerns on willingness to pay for improved air quality: a contingent valuation application in Mexico City
By means of a single-bounded, referendum format contingent valuation, this paper written by Massimo Filippini and Adán L. Martínez-Cruz, estimates willingness to pay (WTP) for improved air quality among residents of Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). Findings from this paper illustrate heterogeneity in WTP associated with environmental and social attitudes, and family concerns. For instance, WTP
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Closing the achievement gap in mathematics: evidence from a remedial program in Mexico City
This paper written by Emilio Gutiérrez and Rodimiro Rodrigo evaluates the impact of an intervention targeted at marginalized low-performance students in public secondary schools in Mexico City. The program consisted in offering free additional math courses, taught by undergraduate students from some of the most prestigious Mexican universities, to the lowest performance students in a set
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