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Papers by Jorge Friedman

Citizens from 13 countries share similar preferences for COVID-19 vaccine allocation priorities

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

How does the public want a COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated? We conducted a conjoint experiment a... more How does the public want a COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated? We conducted a conjoint experiment asking 15,536 adults in 13 countries to evaluate 248,576 profiles of potential vaccine recipients who varied randomly on five attributes. Our sample includes diverse countries from all continents. The results suggest that in addition to giving priority to health workers and to those at high risk, the public favors giving priority to a broad range of key workers and to those with lower income. These preferences are similar across respondents of different education levels, incomes, and political ideologies, as well as across most surveyed countries. The public favored COVID-19 vaccines being allocated solely via government programs but were highly polarized in some developed countries on whether taking a vaccine should be mandatory. There is a consensus among the public on many aspects of COVID-19 vaccination, which needs to be taken into account when developing and communicating rollout st...

Nature Medicine

More broadly, understanding and potentially influencing public opinion will be important componen... more More broadly, understanding and potentially influencing public opinion will be important components of any strategies to combat COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics 10. This global problem requires global solutions, and our survey indicates that the redistribution of some pre-purchased vaccines to countries most in need has public support.

Sport event attendance as a function of education: evidence from the UK

Applied Economics

Estado Gobierno Gestion Publica Revista Chilena De Administracion Publica, 2003

En el presente trabajo se analizan la relevancia para Chile de las respuestas que se está comenza... more En el presente trabajo se analizan la relevancia para Chile de las respuestas que se está comenzando a dar en la administración universitaria de los países desarrollados ante la mayor competencia, las restricciones de presupuesto y los incrementos de costos. En particular, se muestra como el creciente uso de técnicas de la administración y gestión de empresas en la operación universitaria es una herramienta exitosa si se basa en una búsqueda y recolección estructurada de información que permita el desarrollo de indicadores. Ello hará posible la comparación sistemática y determinará las direcciones hacia las cuales haya que movilizar recursos e instrumentos. Argumentamos que el análisis de la información, los indicadores, la relevancia, las resistencias, los costos y los beneficios asociados a cada cambio son las claves del éxito, y no tanto la aplicación de una técnica administrativa en particular.

Inequality and the Top of the Income Distribution in Chile 1990-2012: Questioning the Consensus

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

ABSTRACT In Chile, the official figures on income distribution show no significant progress in th... more ABSTRACT In Chile, the official figures on income distribution show no significant progress in the last 20 years despite fast economic growth and a significant reduction in poverty. This result is based almost exclusively on one household survey, the Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN). In this article we challenge the result on income distribution by comparing the micro data from CASEN with the outcomes emanating from the Supplementary Survey of Income (ESI) survey conducted by INE, Chile’s National Statistic Institute. The micro data are available for both surveys since 1990. This paper reviews what has happened in terms of inequality in Chile in the period 1990-2012 and, contrary to the ongoing consensus, finds that important improvements in the income distribution can be shown for this period. Using Gini decompositions, this study shows how central the behaviour of income tied to the richest 1% of the households is, and how both surveys critically differ in the data on the upper end of the distribution. These results are in line with current research on income distribution that focuses on the top percentiles of income.

This paper examines the relationship between wages and levels of trade and FDI openness in twenty... more This paper examines the relationship between wages and levels of trade and FDI openness in twenty-nine sectors of the Chilean economy. Over the last four decades, this country almost fully liberalized its trade and foreign direct investment, which accelerated growth of flows in both areas and contributed to important changes in the labour market. Using cluster analysis, we divide 29

Journal of Development Economics, 1994

This paper focuses on the public resort to tax evasion in developing countries as an adjustment t... more This paper focuses on the public resort to tax evasion in developing countries as an adjustment tactic during economic downturn. We show, using a theoretical model of intertemporal consumption, that tax compliance declines when current income declines, expectations about future income improve, or inflation rises. We then apply the model empirically to the cases of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, three countries which have long experience with tax evasion and inflation over the last 40 years, and find confirmation.

Adverse Shocks and Economic Insecurity: Evidence from Chile and Mexico

Review of Income and Wealth, 2014

OECD Trade Policy Papers, 2011

The OECD Trade Policy Working Paper series is designed to make available to a wide readership sel... more The OECD Trade Policy Working Paper series is designed to make available to a wide readership selected studies by OECD staff or by outside consultants. This paper has been developed as a contribution to the International Collaborative Initiative on Trade and Employment (ICITE) coordinated by the OECD. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD, OECD member country governments or partners of the ICITE initiative. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. This document has been declassified on the responsibility of the Working Party of the Trade Committee under the OECD reference number TAD/TC/WP(2011)25/FINAL.