Spanish Abstract: El objetivo de esta investigación es evaluar los impactos de los instrumentos de promoción de la innovación orientada al sector productivo implementados por la Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación. Se aplicó una combinación de técnicas no experimentales para...

The goal of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the innovation promotion programs carried by the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII). A combination of non-experimental methods was used to quantify the effects of public support to innovation in three dimensions of the firms’...

The cruise industry has become a significant component of the Colombian tourism economy, and Cartagena de Indias has become the largest cruise port in the country. The present paper aims to provide a better understanding of the cruise industry by considering the expenditure of cruise ship...

In this paper we use micro-data from income and expenditure surveys for seven Latin American countries. We estimate Engel equations and present stylized facts regarding cultural spending. Culture activities are a key indicator of a society development and therefore cultural spending decisions...

El presente trabajo estudia el mercado hipotecario de viviendas en Uruguay. El principal operador del mercado es el Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay (BHU), una institución estatal que concentra más de 80% del total de los créditos. Esta institución se ha visto en dificultades financieras, lo...