The aim of this paper is to offer a general overview of the institutionalist approach to economics, hoping to make clear some of its main advantages as a framework of study of the economic process. In doing so, a brief exposition about some of the weaknesses of neoclassical economics will be...

The present paper, following the philosophical work of Robert Nozick, intends to develop the approach of simplicity in the economic investigation. This purpose contributes to structure a heuristic for projects of investigation that can serve like mark of discussion of grade projects in the...

The present study is, in particular, an attempt to test the relationship between tax level and political stability by using some economic control variables and to see the relationship among government effectiveness, corruption, and GDP. For the purpose, we used the Vector Autoregression (VAR)...

From an Latin American perspective, a framework has been developed with input from social studies of technology (SST) and the complex systems evolutionary economics (EE) to address issues related to innovation processes, technological change and development in this region. The framework operates...

The Balanced Scorecard is a tool that has been imposed in degree teaching. But the requirements of 8 semesters long in the formation, makes several management tools are teaching at graduate level. This paper is a proposal for degree teaching, by the integration of Balanced Scorecard and...

This work pretends, as far as possible, contribute to the interdisciplinary dialogue about the study and comprehension of cities and urban spaces. Far from a theoretical and existing paradigms challenging essay, we will try to reflect about our personnel and professional experiences, Master...

The main purpose of this research is to prove if the price of the addictive substances and the consumer's income are determinants of the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and cocaine in Mexico. The contribution of this work is supported by the different way of consumption, addictive or...

This work evaluate both the position and trend of the com petitiveness of Mexican chicken meat carcass against the external supply, and the relationship between this commercial advantage, production and national export allowing to propose strategies that leverage the poultry production in the...

This working paper is a review of the conceptual framework of the economic-productive sphere and of gender equality, the aim of which is to establish theoretical-practical lines allowing progress in engaging these two spheres. In this context, equality in opportunities and in rights can be...

This work aims to expose three of the main demographic theories, Demographic, Epidemiologic and Sanitary Transition theories, and explore its explanatory capacity. The content is structured in four sections. In the first we briefly review these theories. Secondly, we elaborate a diagnosis of the...