Transportation policies have a valuable influence on the allocation of resources within cities. Therefore, inves-tigating the impacts of transit interventions is relevant, especially in developing countries where informal housing is highly...
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar un análisis comparativo de las condiciones de pobreza de la población encuestada por el Sistema de Identificación de Potenciales Beneficiarios de Programas Sociales (SISBEN) para...
I estimate the effect of the minimum wage on formal wages, informal wages, and employment in Colombia. I exploit an unexpected increase in the real minimum wage during 1999. My analysis...
According to the gradient allocation principle based on a positively homogeneous and subadditive risk measure, the capital allocated to a sub-portfolio is the Gâteaux derivative, assuming it exists, of the underlying...
The concept of Granger causality is an important tool in applied macroeconomics. Recursive econometric methods to analyze the temporal stability of Granger-causal relationships have recently been developed. These recursive procedures are used to re-evaluate the...
We study the efect of price variations over time and across space on search intensity and search time by consumers in retail markets for diesel in France. The main contribution of...
The accelerated modern day urban development is accompanied by an increasing production of solid waste. While managing solid waste on an industrial scale presents different technological challenges, managing household waste requires...
Este libro aborda el proceso de reciclaje como un eje primordial en la búsqueda de sustentabilidad cuyo compromiso es disminuir el impacto ambiental del desarrollo económico. En Colombia el reciclaje constituye...
This paper investigates the impact of adopting quality management standards like ISO9001 on a firm’s performance and the mediator role of human capabilities within firms in this relationship. The article analyses...
We conducted an audit experiment to examine whether street vendors in Bogotá (Colombia) exert price discrimina-tion based on buyers’ attributes, such as gender and nationality, and based on product characteristics, such...