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Violence in Colombia: causes and Consequences
(2003-12)
"This report comprises two defined papers. In the first one, Dynamics and causes of crime in Colombia, a systematic review of different theories of causes of crime in Colombia is undertaken. The second study, Does violence reduce investments in education?: a theorical and empirical approach, explores the relationship between decisions of education and violence."
Efficiency of colombian schools
(2003-09)
"The main goal of this paper is to study the efficiency of Colombian schools with an eye on understanding what drives school productivity and how much is to be gained by increasing efficiency. The paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to study efficiency and a Tobit model to study the determinants of efficiency. Introduction. The main goal of this paper is to study the efficiency of Colombian schools with an eye ...
Economías regionales en crisis: el caso del Valle del Cauca
(2003-07)
"Este trabajo evalúa la importancia de tres hipótesis alternativas en la explicación de la crisis económica que sufrió el Valle del Cauca en la segunda mitad de la década de los noventa. Confirma que la estructura económica y el ciclo son diferentes en el Valle y en el resto del país. Se trata de una economía altamente especializada en azúcar y en la producción de bienes manufacturados, poco abierta al comercio ...