Spanish Abstract: El presente documento aborda el estudio de la teoría de la elección social, exponiendo las propiedades necesarias que permitan construir una regla de elección colectiva en base a las preferencias de los individuos miembros de la sociedad. Asimismo, evalúa los criterios de...

El presente trabajo, al igual que el análisis hecho anteriormente por Arias y Sosa Escudero (2004), busca estudiar los determinantes de la percepción subjetiva del bienestar individual contrastándolos con las características observables de los individuos que influyen en la pobreza medida de...

El presente trabajo, al igual que el análisis hecho anteriormente por Arias y Sosa Escudero (2004), busca estudiar los determinantes de la percepción subjetiva del bienestar individual contrastándolos con las características observables de los individuos que influyen en la pobreza medida de...

Latin America is known as the most unequal region in the world. However, the effect of income inequality on people’s welfare is still an open question. This paper assesses the relationship between income distribution and welfare by considering the levels of happiness reported by people. The...

This paper uses cost accounting to estimate some of the costs associated with criminal activity and violence in Uruguay. Among the costs being considered are those of security and crime prevention; justice; incarceration and rehabilitation of prisoners; stolen goods; health care and loss of life...

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health...

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health...

We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels. Then, the probabilty of being happy is estimated by probit models. Results show that the main relationship is between happiness and health...

In this study we analyze data on happiness to find out the relationship between this issue and others aspects of life, based on the Latinobarometro 2004 for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect in increasing happiness levels, although we also...

Este trabajo analiza los determinantes de los niveles de satisfacción de los colombianos, en particular el grado de conformidad de los hogares y su relación con un conjunto de variables demográficas, sociales y económicas. Algunos de los resultados son similares a los de otros países con...