Resumen Colombia posee una gran riqueza en recursos naturales; sin embargo, desde su independencia, la República ha estado sumida en diversas confrontaciones armadas y guerras civiles que han desatado un alto índice de vio- lencia, causada por la disputa del poder por medios coer- citivos y la...

Based on Deterrence Theory, this essay evaluates the effectiveness of Mexico's municipal police to face common crime. According to the theory, police's deterrent capacity is complemented by two other actors: The Public Prosecutor Office and the Penal Justice System. We estimate a model where the...

Este trabajo estudia el efecto de los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas sobre la concentración de alumnos de menor nivel socioeconómico en determinados tipos de escuelas. Utilizando datos de un municipio urbano en el estado de México, el trabajo evalúa si el programa...

This paper assesses the local economic impact of pelagic Sargassum seaweed washed ashore in tourism-heavy coastal zones in the Mexican State of Quintana Roo. The study relies on a carefully designed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) dataset of monthly observations from 2016 to 2019 for 157...

We analyze the international market, fresh or chilled fish and its impact on exports and Mexico's competitiveness in this market from 1995 to 2005. It was found that the production and global consumption of fish present in generally good perspective, the two grew significantly from 1995 to 2005,...