Insurance use and economic growth in Latin America. Some panel data evidence

El aprendizaje de estadística o econometría en la actualidad implica evaluar la aplicación de métodos en programas (software) de análisis estadístico. En términos usuales esta evaluación se lleva a cabo a partir de una (1) base de datos y una(s ) pregunta(s) que genera(n) una(s)...

In June 2000 Colombia adopted a new definition of unemployment following the standars of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This change implied a reduction of the unemployment rate of about two (percentage) points. In this paper we contrast the Colombian case with other...

We study the separation of ownership and control for an average of 140 listed non-financial Corporations in Colombia during the 1996-2002 period. Breaking the sample according to their listing status and economic activity, voting rights are greater than cash flow rights because of the presence...

This paper presents the results of a study on the ways that innovation and productivity are connected in the Colombian manufacturing and service industry. Using data from the Manufacturing Innovation Survey (2007-2008) and the Service Innovation Survey (2008-2009), the paper addresses two main...

Teaching and learning statistics and econometrics requires assessment through a problem set (PS). Often the PS requires some statistical analysis of a single database; therefore there is a unique answer. Although a unique answer guarantees the exercise was done correctly, it also facilitates...

In the framework of the structural reforms in Colombia one of the most important policy proposals was reducing rigidities in the labor market. A perspective to assess the results of such reforms is the analysis of the relationship between firm employment and wage differentials in manufacturing...

Since 1991, Colombia has had a market-determined Peso–US Dollar Nominal Exchange Rate (NER), after more than 20 years of controlled and multiple exchange rates. The behaviour (revaluation / devaluation) of the NER is constantly reported in the news, editorials, and op-eds of the major...

This paper describes the core features of the power sector 1994 regulatory reform and evaluates utility performance and efficiency before and after the reform. The performance analysis assesses the changes in means and medians of a series of profitability, efficiency, investment, sales of the...

On June 2000 the Colombian National Department of Statistics (DANE) adopted a new definition to measure unemployment following standards suggested by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The change of definition implied a reduction of the unemployment rate of about two percentual points....