In this paper, we establish some comparison results of two coherent structures formed from a set of components or from two sets of components with respect to some shifted and proportional stochastic orders. Both cases, independent and identically distributed and not necessarily identically...

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a popular tool for simulating complex systems. In addition to the key performance indicators ABM provides as main outputs of the modeling process, it also generates valuable information about the agents' roadmap, but the large volume of generated data is difficult...

Apesar de la positiva evolución del desempeño exportador chileno en las últimas décadas, las exportaciones siguen concentradas en pocos productos, pocos mercados y en un número reducido de empresas. En este trabajo se aborda este último punto, analizando el comportamiento exportador de las...

This paper examines the link between multinational enterprises and employment growth atthe plant-level. We investigate in detail the comparative response of multinationals anddomestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case ofeconomic slowdown in Chile as...

In this paper, we discuss several aspects related to innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America (LATAM). First, we document how LATAM lags behing high-income economies using various innovation indicators and how heterogeneity is a relevant issue for the region. Then, we review the main...

This paper examines the comparative response of multinationals and domestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case of economic slowdown in Chile. We find that employment in manufacturing plants has been drastically reduced during the economic crisis. Our...