Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Montevideo: Recent submissions
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Lessons from participation in a web-based substance use preventive program in Uruguay
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)We analyzed individual and program characteristics associated with participation in an ICT-based substance use preventive intervention in Uruguay, South America. The intervention was directed at nine- and ten-grade students ... -
Family structural influences on children's education attainment: evidence from Uruguay
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)As the developed world has experienced a shift away from the traditional two biological parent family, scholars have sought to understand how children are faring in non-traditional homes. Debate has arisen over assertions ... -
Justification of physical and verbal aggression in uruguayan children and adolescent
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)This study examines the justification of aggressive acts in Uruguayan children and adolescents in different social situations as a function of age and sex, as well as the effect of differences in socioeconomic status ... -
The impact of parental drinking on children's use of health care
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)Objective: Alcohol misuse by parents can affect the demand for children’s health care in a number of different ways. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the impact that high intensity drinkers have on their ... -
On the viability of a multilateral trade agreement: a political-economy approach
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2010)The big picture issue this paper intends to address is on the incentive aspects of a multilateral trade liberalization. The paper builds on a framework originally introduced in Grossman and Helpman’s The Politics of ... -
Pobreza, educación y salarios en América Latina
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Violencia: caracterización de la población adolescente de instituciones educativas de la región Oeste de Montevideo en relación a la situación de violencia en la que viven
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2010)Todos los días en las páginas de los periódicos nacionales y en las noticias televisivas, leemos y escuchamos sobre actos de violencia que tienen como protagonistas a niños, niñas y adolescentes ya sea como víctimas o ... -
Continuity and completeness under risk
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2010)Suppose some non-degenerate preferences R, with strict part P, over risky outcomes satisfy Independence. Then, when they satisfy any two of the following axioms, they satisfy the third. Herstein-Milnor: for all lotteries ...