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...

Abstract: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 effects of inflation and exchange rate uncertainty on real economic activity. The existent literature has treated both issues as separate subject matters. It has emphasized either the issue of inflation uncertainty or exchange rate uncertainty on economic growth or on...

This paper uses high frequency exchange rate data for a group of twelve Latin American countries to analyze volatility comovements. Particular interest is posed on understanding the existence of a common volatility process during the 1994–2005 period. The analysis relies on bivariate common...

The effects of the current global economic crisis are widespread. The economic downturn has affected large sectors of the population in developed and developing countries and international immigrants have not been the exception. This paper documents the recent slowdown in workers’ remittances,...