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The aim of this paper is to analyse the distributive effects of some potential reforms in the Higher Education Financing System using a behavioural model, for the Spanish case in the new millennium. Specifically, improvements in income distribution due to some reforms in the educational policy...
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En este trabajo se considera una población de contribuyentes heterogénea respecto de las características que, además de la renta, tienen incidencia fiscal. Realizada una partición finita de esa población en subpoblaciones homogéneas, se proponen distintas definiciones de progresividad...
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The aim of this research is to assess the homeless’ characteristics in Montevideo, pointing out in their capacity to link with the community. Given the capabilities and functioning framework developed by Amartya Sen, we analyze the multidimensionality poverty and the social exclusion. Even if...
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La necesidad de definir una visión estratégica del desarrollo en el nuevo entorno nacional ha generado un replanteamiento de los enfoques y métodos de la ciencia regional. Este nuevo enfoque se ha traducido en un amplio debate dentro del contexto de interpretación de las nuevas realidades y...
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We formulate an extended input-output price model to analyze the short run effects of the international commodity price shocks in Mexico. The model includes 51 productive sectors, two labor inputs (urban and rural), one capital input, 10 final goods and 20 households (urban and rural income...
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This paper analyses the changes in inequality occurred during the period 1998 – 2005. A set of results are presented in order to contribute to a better understanding of the changes in inequality. The obtained results show that important distributive effects were hidden by the apparent observed...
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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...
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Durante las últimas dos décadas las decisiones de fertilidad han variado significativamente y de manera no uniforme a lo largo de la distribución del ingreso. En este trabajo se estudian los efectos de estos cambios demográficos sobre dos dimensiones de la distribución del ingreso – la...
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El programa de transferencias condicionadas en Colombia, Familias en Acción, inició en el año 2009 un plan de bancarización de sus beneficiarios. El propósito central consiste en abrir cuentas de ahorro de bajo monto para cada uno de los beneficiarios del programa, que no sólo permiten el...
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