Food price elasticities (PE) are essential for evaluating impacts of food pricing interventions. Existing econometric estimates of food PEs are often poor, being based on single observational data sets without much variation in prices and failing to utilise prior information. In order to provide...

We introduce a Bayesian instrumental variable procedure with spatial random effects that handles endogeneity, and spatial dependence with unobserved heterogeneity. We take into account the endogeneity through a system of simultaneous equations where a conditional correlation between the...

The world meat market demands competitiveness and optimal livestock replacement decisions can help to achieve this goal. We introduce a novel discrete stochastic dynamic programming framework to support a manager's decision-making process of whether to sell or keep fattening animals in the beef...

We introduce a Bayesian instrumental variable procedure with spatial random effects that handles endogeneity, and spatial dependence with unobserved heterogeneity. We find through a limited Monte Carlo experiment that our proposal works well in terms of point estimates and prediction. Then, we...

This paper establishes the consequences of a wrong specification on the quality of the data envelopment analysis. Specifically, the case of omitting a relevant variable in the input oriented problem is analyzed when there are different correlation structures between the inputs. It is established...

The gravity model is a workhorse tool that has been widely used in international trade. However, one empirical question that frequently arises is related to the conceptualization and measurement of distance. To overcome this limitation, our study proposes an index of distance based on...

Spanish Abstract: En general, se admite que la decisión de inversión es una decisión de optimización dinámica,en la que el inversionista elije el nivel de inversión considerando su retorno futuro. Los problemas de optimización dinámica se resuelven por tres caminos alternativos: cálculo...

Spanish Abstract: Mediante un modelo de equilibrio general computable, en el que se discrimina un sector informal en la economía, se modela el sector formal como un mercado de competencia monopolística. Además de incluir mercados de trabajo discriminados, este modelo también evalúa el...

Spanish Abstract: El presente artículo presenta un modelo sencillo de acelerador financiero, en el que a partir de la solución del problema de optimización intertemporal del flujo de renta del empresario en condiciones de competencia monopolística, es posible evaluar el impacto de dichos...

We develop a DSGE model of the Colombian economy to assess the effect of tax policy on informal employment and income distribution.The model recreates a small open economy, with persistent income inequality, a substantial degree of informality, and different possibilities of government...