During the 2000s, recurrent food price shocks due to volatility in international markets and extreme weather events affected consumption and nutritional patterns of Mexican urban households. This research quantifies the impacts of food price shocks on the purchase of nutrients and on the weight...

In this paper the most relevant results obtained in a survey conducted by 300 users of the "Pablo de Olavide" Seville metro stop are presented. The aim of the paper is twofold. On the one hand, the user profile is analysed: motivations for using the subway, intermodality and flows, whereas, on...

We determine a relationship between high quality wines and its drivers. We answer the questions: What variables explain high-quality wine prices? How do certain factors (highly, slightly or scarcely) under control of the suppliers, influence prices? To respond, we build a database with thirteen...

This paper purpose is to determine the variables that could influence the individual observable decision of listening to recorded music in Colombia. To do so, probit models are estimated using micro-data from the Encuesta de Consumo Cultural 2008 [Cultural Consumption Survey 2008 ]. Empirical...

This article is the first one to use individual data to analyze the demand for AFP in Chile. This study implements panel data techniques which allow us to estimate the switch probability of an AFP customer. Results confirm the fundamental role of sales agents, which was already suggested by...

In this paper we analyze the links between health status (measured by selfreported illness occurrence) and individuals’ socioeconomic situation. Using the annual households surveys of Uruguay for the period 1991 to 2000, we compute probit models and find that men, unmarried, young people,...

Spanish Abstract: El presente documento tiene por objetivo realizar un repaso histórico, un análisis teórico y una aplicación empírica de dos sistemas de ecuaciones de demanda (Sistema Lineal de Gastos - LES - y su versión extendida - ELES), para ello se explican los aportes de los autores...

Spanish Abstract: En este estudio se realiza una revisión bibliográfica acerca del método de valoración de preferencias llamado Análisis Conjunto (también conocido como modelo composicional multiatributo), donde se utilizan técnicas de estadística multivariada para estimar los gustos...

Spanish Abstract: El estudio se llevó a cabo durante las festividades del 5 de mayo de 2015 en la ciudad de los Ángeles, California; bajo un enfoque mercadológico. La problemática fundamental radicó en el fenómeno de migración México-Estados Unidos y el consumo de nostalgia de la...

Spanish Abstract: En el marco de la reparación integral contemplada en la Ley de Víctimas, la Unidad de Restitución de Tierras crea el Programa Proyectos Productivos (PPP); su objetivo es garantizar la sostenibilidad del retorno de las víctimas del conflicto en Colombia, a partir de brindar...