En este artículo se presenta una descripción de la industria detelevisión en Colombia haciendo distinción entre el servicio de televisióncerrada (o por suscripción) y el de televisión abierta. En elcaso de este último, se propone un modelo coalicional para hacer unaaproximación a la...

Using language game notions and the equivalence between games, this document studies John Nash’s decision of not playing the coalitional game proposed by John von Neumann. The key point is that Nash suggested hypothetical worlds that are incompatible with the kind proposed by von Neumann. And,...

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...

This paper applies a method designed by the BID to monitor of urban quality based on the combination of two approaches: hedonic prices and lifestile satisfaction. This combination allows the assessment of local public resources from both the market point of view and that of profitability. Unlike...

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...

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...

Spanish Abstract: ¿Cómo limitar el endeudamiento público? ¿Límites y restricciones constitucionales son suficientes? Son dos de las preguntas que pretende contestar este trabajo a partir de una revisión de los trabajos del área de Public Choice en el tema de endeudamiento. La literatura...

Spanish Abstract: Esta investigación de análisis empírico considera las variables que influyen en la determinación de jóvenes puertorriqueños que cursan el bachillerato de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Puerto Rico recinto en Arecibo, para expedir estudios sub graduados en los...