Los recursos tur´isticos son determinantes del atractivo de una regi´on y por lo tanto en su visitaci´on. As´i, los procesos de planeaci´on tur´istica debieran contar con una adecuada definici´on, caracterizaci´on y an´alisis de los recursos. Este trabajo contribuye a la...

The aim of this paper is to describe the sources of growth for the regions of Chile during the period 1987-2009. Using the primal method proposed by Solow, the Total Factor Productivity (PTF) is computed with different capital and labor measures. When the information of a factor is not available...

The aim of this paper is to extend the empirical literature on the determinants of a board composition, specifically why family members participate in board of directors. Although both socioemotional wealth approach and agency theory use family-oriented objectives as an important dimension to...

Spatial wage inequality among Chilean counties reached its peak in 1994, when it represented 19.2% of total wage inequality. By 2009, spatial inequality had decreased to 10.3%. However, when the model included controls on human capital, spatial inequality fell to 6%. This result implies that...

There have already been several established approaches regarding social externalities and location decision-making of the firm. However, those usually face certain difficulties when the model is applied to the real economic system. This technical problem may be solved by testing the case of...

This work aims to fill the existing gap on the social representation of regions and how it affects the process of internal migration. The case of the Region of Antofagasta, a mining region in Northern Chile, is analyzed. It is widespread the idea that this region has a negative image in the rest...

In this work the economic performance of the Argentinean provinces during the period 1961-2000 is studied. The economic performance is defined from regimes defined by the growth rate and the production per capita of each province during the period. Clusters of performance and their evolution is...

The immigration issue is relevant in Chile, the main purpose is to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of the immigrant population resident in Chile and characterize their localization patterns by communes, considering the entire country. For this you use information from the National...

Importance of Long Distance Commuting (LDC) has increased as result of the continuos reduction of transport costs. This paper formalizes the relationship between LDC and wage through a job search model where a commuting time variable is included. The paper proposes that LDC should be compensated...

Este artículo propone caracterizar la situación de familias inmigrantes afrocolombianas, con énfasis en mujeres viviendo en la región Antofagasta, Chile. Desde una metodología mixta, se utilizaron entrevistas, grupos de conversación y encuestas con grupos de hombres y mujeres nacidos en...