We analyse the dynamic behaviour of an economy where the central bank (CB) sets interest rates according to a Taylor-type policy rule. A simple model for a closed and instability-prone economy is constructed and subjected to formal dynamical analysis and numerical simulation. It is shown that a...

Like the rest of the poor periphery, Mexico had to deal with de-industrialization forces between 1750 and 1913, those critical 150 years when the economic gap between the industrial core and the primary-product-producing periphery widened to such huge dimensions. Yet, from independence to...

This paper analyses the main changes occurred in the productive structure of Spanish manufacturing industry in the last years, by relating them to variations in economic results observed therein and their realtionships. The analysis was carried out to three figures on the NACE and registers...

En este papel estudiamos los ingredientes principales que se consideran generalmente bajo concepto de la competitividad: la eficacia conectó a los costes de producción, de competición como medida de comportamiento y de diferenciación de producto; también consideramos el papel de las...

From a purely speculative approach and under the usual assumptions, a wellknown symmetrical structure appears, connecting neoclassical and Keynesian views of the markets. This framework admits graphical and formal explanation. In previous work, we addressed this topic reaching some conclusions....

Prediction of insurance companies insolvency has arised as an important problem in the field of financial research, due to the necessity of protecting the general public whilst minimizing the costs associated to this problem. Most methods applied in the past to tackle this question are...