The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...

This paper presents empirical evidence on the existence of wage discrimination concerning indigenous population in Chile in the period 1996-2006, using data from the Casen survey. The results show that wage discrimination has remained stable during the last ten years (12%). Using bootstrapping...

En este trabajo se realiza un análisis de la evolución de la discriminación salarial por género en Chile para el período 1990 y 2003, utilizando las Encuestas CASEN. Se aplica primero el método Oaxaca-Blinder y luego el de Oaxaca y Ransom, para verificar si existe una brecha salarial,...

Economic cycles affect both unemployment and the composition of employment, which can have an impact on the well-being of individuals if these changes in composition are involuntary or involve a decrease in the quality of employment. In this article, we study the relationship between economic...

El objetivo de esta investigación consiste en indagar en los potenciales efectos del uso del computador en el desempeño académico de los estudiantes en Chile. Utilizando la información proveniente de las encuestas SIMCE es posible identificar el efecto que tiene el uso de este equipamiento...

Using a database from Chile, we have tested empirically the effects of economic residential segregation on educational achievements. Our hypothesis is based on literature's findings about segregation's negative impact on individuals' well being. We found that segregation has negative impacts....