This paper looks into the application of the theory of “the persistence of profits” and how it can be used to model manufacturing industries in Colombia. By explaining where the theory of “persistence of profits” comes from, what it is, and what its determinants are brief descriptions of...

This paper re-examines the role of exchange rates as determinant of FDI. It extends the analysis to include the issue of how exchange rates determine the decision of invest in one country depending on whether the firm is deciding to invest on the country to service the local market or to invest...

This paper looks into the application of the theory of 'the persistence of profits' and how it can be used to model manufacturing industries in Colombia. By explaining where the theory of persistence comes from and what are its determinants, this paper proposes a model for examining persistence...

This paper analyzes the impact of exchange rate levels and exchange rate uncertainty on US foreign direct investment into Latin America. By decomposing exchange rate uncertainty into temporary (short-run) and permanent (long-run) components, we further explore whether the nature of uncertainty...

This article examines stationarity properties, linkages and market efficiency of the Latin American foreign exchange markets over the 1994 to 2005 period. By using daily data for 14 countries we apply bivariate and multivariate cointegration estimations and we further account for the presence of...

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo identi?car la relación entre la demanda por educación superior y variables relacionadas con su ?nanciamiento. Se analiza cómo el ?nanciamiento público y privado, además de las señales del mercado laboral, explican las matrículas en educación...

This article studies the response of Mexico’s monetary policy to inflows of workers’ remittances. Previous studies have shown that remittances can have an impact on several macroeconomic variables of the receiving country (e.g. exchange rate, inflation and output, among others). Mexico has...

This article reviews the economics literature on the impacts of forced migration. The literature is divided into two parts: impacts on forced migrants and impacts on host communities. Studies exploring the impact of forced migration due to WWII suggest that the long-term impact is often...

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar la relación existente entre la demanda por educación superior y variables relacionadas a su financiación. En particular, se analiza como la financiación pública y privada, y además las señales del mercado laboral explican las matrículas...

Abstract:In this paper we test the convergence hypothesis by using a revised 4- step procedure of panel unit root test suggested by Evans and Karras (1996). We use data on output for 24 OECD countries over 40 years long. Whether the convergence, if any, is conditional or absolute is also...