This paper analyzes a labor supply model in which individuals maximize a utility function that depends on leisure time, consumption and time devoted to an activity that is termed “artistic”. This activity may generate income that depends non linearly on hours dedicated to it. The individual...

Along the 1990’s there was an increase in the number of people who attended college in Uruguay, both in employment and in the labor force. This article seeks to find if there is evidence of overeducation at the tertiary level, defined as mismatch between supply and demand of that skill level....

Several studies estimate TFP for the Uruguayan economy at an aggregate level (Bucacos,2000; Blyde et al, 2004; Fossati et al, 2005; De Brum, 2004). Though they use generally similar estimation methodologies they find contradictory evidence. In this paper we discuss possible explanations to these...

El proyecto “El surgimiento de nuevas actividades exportadoras exitosas en América Latina” busca identificar los elementos claves en el proceso de descubrimiento de nuevas oportunidades de exportación en diferentes países de la región, con el objetivo de proponer políticas y reformas...

Using a panel of Uruguayan manufacturing firms we analyze the adjustment process in capital, blue collar and white collar employment. Our results confirm the lumpy nature of factor adjustment, the relevance of nonlinearities and the interdependence between factor shortages. The average annual...

In this paper we analyze the correlation between measures of success (number of recordings, artistic income) over a sample of performing musicians. We obtain that women tend to record more than men but earn less artistic income; measures of success are correlated positively with broad measures of...

The main facts of the Uruguayan labour market along the nineties may be summarized in three main phenomena: increase in wage inequality with an increase of the skill wage premium and changes in the inter-industrial wage structure; destruction of unskilled jobs, associated to trade openness and...

Este documento presenta una revisión sistemática de la literatura económica reciente de las drogas, con especial énfasis en las ilegales. El trabajo es parte del Proyecto “Aporte universitario a un Debate Nacional de Drogas. Las drogas: problemas y potencialidades de la despenalización de...