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The new index of living conditions is a multivariate standard of living index estimated by qualitative principal components an it includes 15 variables of perception that distringuish it from the ILC estimated for Colombia. these new variables enrich the actual discussion about the relevancy of...
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Se critica a la Corte Constitucional porque su control constitucional sobre los derechos sociales, ha afectado el presupuesto nacional, la asignación de recursos, la equidad y el interés general. La Corte se defiende aclarando que los derechos fundamentales pueden afectarse por el no...
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El objetivo de este artículo es doble: en una primera parte, se dan las principales intuiciones de la teoría de control óptimo. En la segunda parte se expondrán las grandes familias de problemas de control óptimo, así como las teorías correspondientes. Las aplicaciones a problemas...
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This paper describes the real sector privatization program in Colombia during the nineties and puts that policy in the context of general market deregulation and promotion of private investment in the provision of public infrastructure and domiciliary public services strategy. The paper...
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En este documento se esbozan los principales avances en cuanto a cobertura en salud, demanda de servicios médicos, y percepción del estado de salud en Colombia por medio de la Encuesta de Calidad de Vida de 1997 y 2003. Se encuentra un aumento en la cobertura en salud en la población donde el...
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This paper estimates linear and non-linear error correction models for the spot prices of four different coffee types. In line with economic priors, we find some evidence that when prices are too high, they move back to equilibrium more slowly than when they are too low. This may reflect the...
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Based on the experiences of Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia, the paper proposes a general analytical framework for participatory mechanisms. The analysis is oriented to detect the incentives in each system and the ethics and behavior sustaining them. It investigates about the sustainability of...
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La literatura sobre desarrollo económico y pobreza de los últimos años ha enfatizado en el tema de los derechos de propiedad, las instituciones informales y su relación con el mercado de capitales. Este trabajo busca modelar algunos aspectos de la obra del economista Hernando De Soto en el...
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This paper analyses plant entry, total factor productivity growth, average productivity level differentials and turnovers across Colombia's petrochemical industry for the 1974-1998 period. Results show that successful entrants shaped industry productivity and induced plant restructuring among...
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A branching random motion on a line, with abrupt changes of direction, is studied. The branching mechanism, being independient of random motion, and intensities of reverses are defined by a particle's current direction. A soluton of a certain hyperbolic system of coupled non-linear equations...
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