The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...

La crisis de los sistemas de seguridad social en salud ha motivado reformas que han buscado expandir la acción del mercado introduciendo elementos competitivos que aseguren mayores niveles de eficiencia. Dichas reformas han tenido que hacer frente a las limitaciones que presenta un mercado de...

This paper analyzes Chilean research and development (R&D) policy. To do so, it describes the institutions responsible for policy design and implementation as well as those which conduct R&D. In addition, it addresses the R&D policy and the instruments used to carry it out. The analysis is based...

This paper uses a dynamic model of trade with specific factors of production to analyze the evolution of an economy that opens to international trade. Each period the allocation of labor is determines by previous period investment. The model cannot adapt instantaneously to free trade conditions,...

Urban highways are a scarce resource. For this reason, the auction of urban highway franchises to the private sector should take into account the congestion which affects them. In this paper a form of auction is proposed which consists of fixing maximum tolls, taking social welfare into account...

Esta nota estudia los determinantes de la tasa apropiada para fijar peajes de transmisión. Para ello se desarrolla un modelo simple que permite descomponerla en una suma de la tasa libre de riesgo y el premio por riesgo. Los principios generales son dos: (a) la tasa debiera ser variable y...

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 theory. I show that the answer depends on whether the Central Bank can...