The notion of keeping distances, introduced by N. Baigent in [2], avoids the need to introduce topological concepts when defining Social Welfare Functions with requirements analogous to those established by Chichilnsky in [3]. In the following study we propose an extension of the results of...

This note presents an empirical analysis of optimal taxation in Chile, adopting Roemer’s equality of opportunities as the evaluation criterion. The equality of opportunities optimal tax rules seek to equalize income differentials arising from factors beyond the control of the individual....

This paper studies the consequences of a private or depletable externality on free trade agreements in a general equilibrium framework. lt is shown that there always exists a stable system of free trade spaces in the world economy. This stable system can result in either non-cooperation, partial...

Este estudio continúa la línea de investigación acerca de los determinantes de las actividades de Investigación y Desarrollo y su impacto sobre la innovación tecnológica y la productividad de las plantas manufactureras en Chile (Benavente y Crespi, 1996y Benavente 2002). Los resultados...