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    • Gómez-Lobo Echeñique, Andrés (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2011-04)
      This paper discusses the recent literature concerning the Mohring effect and the need to subsidize public transport in order to provide optimal frequencies when there is a monopoly provider. We show that all of the results ...
    • Gómez-Lobo Echeñique, Andrés; Belmar Castro, Christian Alfredo (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2011-04)
      Este trabajo presenta una discusión en torno a los diseños institucionales que se pueden adoptar para reducir el riesgo identificado anteriormente y así potenciar la evaluación social de proyectos como instrumento que ...
    • Bergoeing Vela, Raphael; Loayza, Norman V.; Piguillem, Facundo (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2011-04)
      We explore how regulatory or institutional distortions to resource reallocation limit the ability of developing countries to adopt new technologies. An efficient economy innovates quickly; but when the economy is unable ...
    • Bergoeing Vela, Raphael; Micco Aguayo, Alejandro; Repetto Lisboa, Andrea (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economoía y Negocios, 2011-04)
      Since 1975 Chilean exports have boomed growing at a 6% average rate per year in real terms. In this paper we use manufacturing Chilean data at the plant level for years 1990 to 2007 to investigate the relationship between ...
    • Oreiro, Cecilia; Valenzuela, Juan Pablo (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía Y Negocios, 2011-04)
      pruebas PISA Matemática 2003 y 2006. Se buscar investigar la existencia de diferencias en la distribución de puntajes entre ambas pruebas, identificar un conjunto de variables que tienen efecto sobre el desempeño de los ...
    • Peña Torres, Julio; Fernández Aguirre, Gabriel (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-06)
      This paper analyzes entry deterrence strategies at sequential multi-unit Englishtype repeated auctions, motivated by entry deterrence observed at a series of yearly auctions of fishing rights occurring since the early ...
    • Ruiz Porras, Antonio (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-06)
      In this article we develop a microeconomic framework to study the relationships among privatization, competition for deposits and performance in banking. Particularly, we analyze banking privatization when competitive ...
    • Bárcena Ruiz, Juan Carlos; Campo, María Luz (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-06)
      This paper analyzes wage negotiation between firms and unions when crossparticipation exists at ownership level. We consider two shareholders and two firms: one firm is jointly owned by the two shareholders and the other ...
    • Gómez, Manuel A. (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-06)
      This paper quantifies the welfare cost of consumption externalities in an endogenous growth model with habit formation. Agent’s utility depends on both current consumption and a reference consumption level determined by ...
    • Ffrench-Davis Muñoz, Ricardo (CEPAL, 2010-12)
      En contraposición con la creencia de que la región habría logrado una eficiente política macroeconómica, se argumenta que esta fue una de las fallas que determinaron el desilusionante desempeño económico y social en ...
    • Mardones Poblete, Cristián (Universidad de Chile. facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-12)
      This paper makes a quantitative assessment of possible reforms to the Chilean tax system. The simulations are based on a recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium model that is calibrated with the input-output ...
    • Bergoeing Vela, Raphael; Repetto Lisboa, Andrea; Hernando, Andrés (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-12)
      Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze ...
    • Coloma, Germán (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-12)
      This paper is about a model of Bertrand competition in a homogeneous-good market with free entry of identical firms and variable returns to scale. If the optimum number of active firms in the market is two or more, and ...
    • Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-12)
      This paper summarizes a research project focused on the empirical determinants of and interrelations between macroeconomic regimes, policies, and performance in the world. The project’s hypotheses are structured into ...
    • Chumacero Escudero, Rómulo (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 2010-12)
      This paper develops a framework for evaluating the importance of the arrival of new information for forecasting, estimation, and decision making. By fusing known and recently developed statistical tests and concepts, the ...
    • Galetovic Potsch, Alexander (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1993-12)
      This note is a brief introduction to the strategic theory of inflation initiated by Barro and Gordon (1983a). The discussion is organized around the question of which are the causes of inflation according to the strategic ...
    • Cortázar, Gonzalo (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1993-12)
      This purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of exchange rate risk in the value of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. In order to value a bilateral trade agreement we initially consider a firm that must ...
    • Bonomo, Marco (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1993-12)
      In order to understand the macroeconomic effects of inflation, it is necessary to investigate the underlying microeconomic aspects. Inflation affects microeconomic interaction between firms and consumers in a substantial ...
    • Gregoire Cerda, Jorge; Zurita Lillo, Salvador (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1993-12)
      Uno de los avances teóricos recientes de la teoría moderna de economía financiera ha sido el estudio del papel que los precios cumplen en agregar y transmitir la información privada que poseen los distintos participantes ...
    • Gallastegui, Ma. Carmen; Iñarra, Elena; Macho-Stadler, Inés (Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios, 1993-12)
      El presente trabajo analiza la racionalidad económica de los contratos de pesca de corto plazo entre países. Estos contratos se formalizan como una relación de Agencia ya que en su diseño entran en juego los dos aspectos ...