Priscila Hermida

• PhD in Economics
• Professor (Full) at Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

This study analyzes the skills deficit in formal sector companies using information on 799 firms obtained from the Structural Business Survey (ENESEM 2018). The skills studied through a Probit model are Reading and Writing, Arithmetic and Problem Solving. The results indicate a correlation between the incidence of gaps and the asymmetry of infor-ma...

RESUMEN El modelo de negocio implica la selección de varios tipos de actividades claves que se reflejan en los estados financieros de las empresas, incidiendo en los indicadores de la gestión de capital de trabajo. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo examinar la relación entre diferentes mode-los de negocio y la gestión de capital de trabajo en...

This paper examines the cognitive and social skill requirements for middle and low-skilled workers in 3,661 Ecuadorian firms. Results from descriptive statistics and estimation of probit models indicate that half of the firms require basic reading, spelling and grammar, and arithmetic skills from the typical medium or low-skilled worker. The percen...

This paper examines changes in earnings quality, including accruals, earnings smoothing, and asymmetric loss recognition schedules, following the mandatory adoption of IFRS in Ecuador. Using 5,436 year-firm observations, we employ a differences-in-differences approach, comparing the effect of IFRS on an initial group of adopters (publicly traded co...

This paper explores the relationship between human capital, social capital (the strength of social norms and networks at the community level) and corporate tax avoidance practices. Using data for Ecuador, it finds that the proportion of accountants and occupational diversity at the canton level are negatively associated with tax avoidance, approxim...

Resumen: En este trabajo se explora la relación entre el capital humano, el capital social (fuerza de las normas sociales y redes a nivel comunitario) y las prácticas de elusión de impuestos corporativos. Utilizando datos para Ecuador, se encuentra que la proporción de contadores y la diversidad ocupacional a nivel de cantón están asociadas negativ...

Métodos de medición de la pobreza en Latinoamérica y sus retos.

This paper explores differences in effectiveness between public and private schools in Peru, measured through the gap in pupil´s standardized test scores. Longitudinal data from the Young Lives project allows the estimation of Value-Added models that take into account the duration of private enrolment. The results show private schools are more effe...

Este trabajo explora las características socioeconómicas y demográficas relacionadas con el margen intensivo y extensivo de la asistencia de niños y niñas menores de cinco años a un centro de educación inicial, utilizando información de la Encuesta de Condiciones de Vida (ECV) 2014 y registros administrativos de la oferta en el cantón de residencia...

Resúmen: Este documento analiza la influencia que ha tenido el programa social Misión Manuela Espejo en la calidad de vida de las personas con discapacidad, mediante análisis descriptivo y estimación econométrica de modelos Logit. Las variables de resultado estudiadas son la participación, el bienestar subjetivo, la inclusión laboral y educativa. L...

Resumen El presente artículo relaciona los resultados académicos de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Economía de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador – medidos a través del promedio semestral y probabilidad de graduación – con las características socioeconómicas personales, las características del cuerpo docente y de la clase. La muestra...

Child chronic malnutrition is endemic in low- and middle-income countries and deleterious for child development. Studies investigating the relationship between nutrition at different periods of childhood, as measured by growth in these periods (growth trajectories), and cognitive development have produced mixed evidence. Although an explanation of...

This study explores whether differences in mothers´ decision making power within the household have an effect on children´s health and cognitive development in Peru, India Ethiopia and Vietnam. We use a unique dataset containing information on which member of the household controls household income, animals and household goods collected by the Youn...

This paper evaluates the effect of an enrolment fee elimination program in Ecuador. Using propensity score matching, I estimate the impact of the initiative on dropout rates for primary and secondary school students. Overall, the findings suggest that the program had non-negligible and positive effects on the probability of continuing in school one...

Family background has been considered one of most important factors associated with child development across different settings (Brooks-Gunn and Duncan 1997; Grantham-McGregor et al. 2007). Evidence from industrialized countries supports a strong link between different background factors, such as parental socio-economic status (SES), and parental c...

This paper provides causal evidence of the long-term consequences of the earthquake that hit Guatemala in 1976 on the educational attainment and adult height of Guatemalan children. I combine a unique Department-level dataset on the percentage of schools destroyed, and the percentage of people made homeless by the disaster, with individual survey d...

Not much is known about the process of intergenerational transmission of educational attainment in the developing world, mainly due to the lack of longitudinal datasets. There is however reason to believe that the high degree of inequality as well as stratification prevalent in developing countries may contribute to greater persistence in the inter...