Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Montevideo: Recent submissions
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The problem of prevention
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)Many disasters are foreshadowed by insu¢ cient preventive care. In this paper, we argue that there is a true problem of prevention , in that insu¢ cient care is often the result of rational calculations on the part of ... -
Fecundidad e ingresos en Uruguay
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)En este artículo trato de identificar y estimar el efecto de la fecundidad en los ingresos familiares. La endogeneidad de la decisión de tener un segundo hijo la analizo con una muestra de mellizos en el primer nacimiento ... -
How far do shocks move across borders? examining volatility transmission in major agricultural futures markets
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)This paper examines the level of interdependence and volatility transmission in global agricultural futures markets. We follow a multivariate GARCH approach to explore the dynamics and cross-dynamics of volatility across ... -
Giving a second chance: an after-school program in a shantytown interacting with parents´ type
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)Most discussion of after-school programs in shantytowns has centered on estimating mean impacts of programs, and results are not conclusive. Previous literature provides some explanations for these mixed results but this ... -
The relationship between inflation and growth: a panel smooth transition regression approach for developed and developing countries
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)This paper studies the existence for a set of countries of an inflation threshold above which its effect on economic growth is negative, considering the speed of transition from one inflation regime to the other. Using a ... -
Apparent overconfidence
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)It is common for a majority of people to rank themselves as better than average on simple tasks and worse than average on difficult tasks. The literature takes for granted that this apparent misconfidence is problematic. ... -
Free to punish? The american dream and the harsh treatment of criminals
(Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía, 2011)We describe the evolution of selective aspects of punishment in the US over the period 1980-2004. We note that imprisonment increased around 1980, a period that coincides with the “Reagan revolution” in economic matters. ... -
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 ...