En este documento se realiza un análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo de la mercantilización de la salud en México con el objetivo de caracterizar el sistema de salud y proporcionar información básica para avanzar hacia su desmercantilización, de manera que el sistema concretice e...

Este trabajo aborda la eficiencia de los 31 hospitales públicos de Bogotá, utilizando información de producción e insumos de los hospitales en 1999. Mediante la aplicación de técnicas DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) , se obtienen medidas de eficiencia, tanto técnicas como asignativas,...

There is nothing new about the resurface on the debate of the expansion of the underground economy in times of crisis. It is a reiterated topic claiming that irregular practices in the economy are cushioning the social effects in times of economic depression. However, the extensive literature...

There is nothing new about the resurface on the debate of the expansion of the underground economy in times of crisis. It is a reiterated topic claiming that irregular practices in the economy are cushioning the social effects in times of economic depression. However, the extensive literature...

The choice of an appropriate discount rate is of major importance in cost benefit analysis both, at the private and at the social levels. The theories that rationalize the NPV criterion also identify the appropriate rate. However, the question remains as to what should be done when the...

Conventional evaluation methods, as the net present value, consider any future consumption applying the time preference of present individuals. A more coherent analysis requires distinguishing between time preferences and the preferences about the consumption to be enjoyed by the individuals of...

La importancia del deporte en el mundo actual ha trascendido al ámbito social, económico e, incluso, político, por encima de lo relativo meramente a su práctica. La celebración de grandes eventos deportivos se ha convertido en toda una fuente generadora de beneficios directos, y también...