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2. IS LATIN AMERICA OVERCOMING ITS FEAR OF FLOATING?
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Ibarra, Carlos A.
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FOREIGN exchange rates , *MARKET volatility - Abstract
This paper analyzes the evolution of fear of floating (FOF) and its effect on output in Chile, Colombia and Mexico. It shows that there has been a gradual rise in exchange-rate volatility as the period of floating lengthens in each country. The paper analyzes the implications of this evolution for the behavior of output. It finds that the reduction of FOF has tended to decrease output volatility in Chile. However, the opposite phenomenon has happened in Mexico, while the results for Colombia are ambiguous. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
3. EVIDENCE OF A BANK LENDING CHANNEL FOR ARGENTINA AND COLOMBIA.
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Gómez-González, José and Grosz, Fernando
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BANK loans , *TRANSMISSION mechanism (Monetary policy) , *INTEREST rates , *CORPORATE finance , *LIQUIDITY (Economics) - Abstract
In this paper we find empirical evidence of bank lending channel for Colombia and Argentina. For Argentina, we do not find evidence that changes in the interbank interest rate affect the growth rate of total loans directly. However, the interbank interest rate affects the loan supply through its interactions with capitalization and liquidity. For Colombia, there is direct bank lending channel, which is reinforced through interactions with capitalization and liquidity. Also, using a panel data of more than 3,300 firms, we provide additional support to the existence of a bank lending channel for Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
4. Is there a relationship between schooling and risky health behaviors in Colombia?
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Ana María Iregui-Bohórquez, Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra, and María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo
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Education ,risky health behaviors ,logit ,Colombia ,Social Sciences ,Economic history and conditions ,HC10-1085 - Abstract
This paper uses the National Health Survey to analyze the relationship between education and risky health behaviors, namely smoking, heavy drinking, obesity, and unsafe sexual behavior, by estimating the education gradient. We also provide evidence on the effect of education, socio-economic and knowledge variables on these health behaviors by gender and area of residence. The results indicate that there is a negative and significant effect of years of schooling on the probability of smoking, whereas the probability of heavy drinking and unsafe sexual behaviors increase with education, highlighting the importance of social and cultural factors.
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- 2019
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5. Early Childbearing and the Option to Postpone
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Blanca Zuluaga
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Childbearing ,Education ,Option Value ,Fertility decisions ,Colombia ,Social Sciences ,Economic history and conditions ,HC10-1085 - Abstract
This paper uses the option value theory to analyse whether there is any value in postponing childbearing for young women. The main insights are based on the idea that the costs of bearing tend to decrease in time and are subject to uncertainty. The analysis involves women with different socioeconomic characteristics. Our findings suggest that, as long as the possibilities of poorer women to reach high schooling increase, they will optimally postpone childbearing. In other words, early childbearing by impoverished women might be a rational reaction to their disadvantaged situation, where opportunities to reach high achievements are low, with or without a child.
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- 2018
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6. HOMERO CUEVAS: LA DIVULGACIÓN DE LA ECONOMÍA CLÁSICA
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Fiorito, Alejandro
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Homero Cuevas ,économie classique ,Sraffa ,Colombie ,pensamiento económico ,B51 ,Colombia ,pensée économique ,lcsh:Economic history and conditions ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,lcsh:H ,B31 ,lcsh:HC10-1085 ,B32 ,economía clásica ,classical economics - Abstract
En este documento se aborda brevemente la tarea intelectual de Homero Cuevas, describiendo algunos de sus libros y trabajos, en donde a lo largo de su vida llevó a cabo una labor de divulgación y elucidación de los principales economistas clásicos contemporáneos. Se destaca, en su obra su originalidad en el planteo crítico de los autores que analizó, sin dejar de señalar algunos problemas en las observaciones de Homero Cuevas. In this paper the intellectual work of Homero Cueva is briefly shown, describing some content of his books and papers. During his life, his task to spread the classic theory from main contemporary classical economists was remarkable. Indeed, the originality of Homero Cuevas in his critical approach of different authors is highlighted, without forgetting some problems of his observations. Le présent document examine brièvement la tâche intellectuelle de Homero Cuevas, décrivant certains de ses livres et de ses articles, où tout au long de sa vie a fait un travail de diffusion et d'élucidation des principaux économistes classiques contemporains. On met l'accent, dans son ouvrage son originalité concernant l'analyse des auteurs, tout en notant quelques problèmes dans les observations de Homero Cuevas.
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- 2013
7. Is there a relationship between schooling and risky health behaviors in Colombia?
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Ligia Alba Melo-Becerra, María Teresa Ramírez-Giraldo, and Ana María Iregui-Bohórquez
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risky health behaviors ,Colombia ,Education ,lcsh:Economic history and conditions ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,logit ,0302 clinical medicine ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Environmental health ,0502 economics and business ,medicine ,Area of residence ,030212 general & internal medicine ,050207 economics ,National health ,Heavy drinking ,05 social sciences ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,lcsh:H ,Sexual behavior ,lcsh:HC10-1085 ,Psychology ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) - Abstract
This paper uses the National Health Survey to analyze the relationship between education and risky health behaviors, namely smoking, heavy drinking, obesity, and unsafe sexual behavior, by estimating the education gradient. We also provide evidence on the effect of education, socio-economic and knowledge variables on these health behaviors by gender and area of residence. The results indicate that there is a negative and significant effect of years of schooling on the probability of smoking, whereas the probability of heavy drinking and unsafe sexual behaviors increase with education, highlighting the importance of social and cultural factors.
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- 2019
8. UN MODELO DE GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS INMOBILIARIOS DE RENOVACIÓN URBANA
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Araque Solano and Alex Smith
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patrimonio autónomo ,Civil society ,R20 ,Public housing ,Seven Management and Planning Tools ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Externalidades ,Public policy ,Colombia ,lcsh:Economic history and conditions ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,ordenamiento territorial ,media_common ,externalidades ,Welfare economics ,Economic rent ,R14 ,cargas y beneficios ,R10 ,TIR ,lcsh:H ,Coase theorem ,Economy ,Property rights ,TIO ,plusvalía ,lcsh:HC10-1085 ,Business ,Zoning ,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ,R21 ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) - Abstract
Urban projects in Colombia, particularly those related to urban renewal, have not been successful in attaining the social goals set by either public policy or zoning. In this paper, I argue that by using the financial and planning tools considered in Congress Act 388 of 1997, it is possible to use the rents associated with the use of the land -traditionally captured by private operators- in favor of civil society. Specifically, it is possible to improve the provision of social housing and the supply of urban amenities under the principle of the fair allocation of cost and benefits. The infrastructure costs can be internalized into the projects and the higher land value that is captured can finance social housing as a Pigouvian tax. Additionally, under a Coasian perspective, the use of these tools modifies the property rights system, which allows the agents to maximize their objective functions.
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- 2014
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