In this paper we analyze the effect of school entry and exit in the Chilean market- oriented educational system. During the period 1994-2012, nearly 2,150 schools closed (more than 2,800 if pre-K and kindergarten centers are included), around one-fifth of the current stock of schools. At the...

Ante el contagio de la crisis financiera internacional, la economia chilena experimento una intensa reduccion del precio del cobre y de los influjos de capitales. Consecuentemente, la demanda agregada y el empleo de trabajo y capital productivo se contrajeron hacia fines de 2008. En ese...

In the last decades, our understanding of human well-being and development has shifted from a traditional focus on income and consumption towards a richer multidimensional approach. This shift has been strongly influenced by a body of research in subjective well-being (SWB) and the capabilities...