Entrevista a Víctor Jorge Elías by De Pablo, Juan Carlos

“…Es “economista de un sólo tema”: la denominada contabilidad del crecimiento (la culminación de su esfuerzo en la materia está contenida en Sources of Growth, International Center for Economic Growth, 1992). No se puede explicar que el Departamento de Economía de la UNT haya sido, durante décadas, uno de los mejores del país, sin colocar a Elías en un lugar clave de dicha explicación. …”
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Estudio sobre el crecimiento económico: un análisis de convergencia by Figueras, Alberto José, Cristina, Alejandra Daniela, Blanco, Valeria, Capello, Marcelo Luis

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On economic inequality and schools of economic thought by Blanco, Alfredo Félix

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The economic impact of the creation of universities: evidence linked to the expansion of the education system in Argentina 1993-2018 by Mansilla, Kevin Gaston

“…Thanks to this, it can be said that the presence of universities is positively associated with economic growth.In conclusion, this work suggests that universities have a very important role in society, which goes beyond their effect as producers of human capital, that is, that we must take into account the externalities that this institution generates due to its wide impact range.…”
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Economic Impact of Scientific Knowledge: The Case of Plant Genetics by Arizu, Alberto, Castro, Victor, Gallacher, Marcos

“…Scientific innovation constitutes an important factor of economic growth. This paper estimates the economic impact of one scientific type of innovation: genetics applied to seed production. …”
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Argentina’s Exchange Rate Policy between 2016 and 2019. Context and possible scenarios from a Political Economy Perspective by Massot, Juan Miguel

“…The approach adopted for the analysis is that political economy of exchange rates regimes under external constraints on economic growth. At the ending date of this research, August 2019, it is concluded that a fixed exchange rate policy and a depreciated currency might be an option consistent with reaching the internal and external equilibrium of Argentinian economy until conditions are appropriate for the adoption of a flexible exchange rate regime.…”
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Financing foreign trade and the lost decade of Latin America by Alvarez, Sebastian, Flores, Juan H.

“…The "Great Recession" has renewed the interest of economists on the link between trade finance, foreign trade and economic growth. Researchers have found that the effects of the drop in export credit explains the sharp drop observed in the international trade after the crisis of 2008. …”
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Empirical Evaluation of the Symptoms of Dutch Disease in Recent Ecuadorian History (2007-2017) by Desfrancois, Pierre Gilles Fernand

“…It is estimated that the oil boom causes an income effect, since the oil bonanza has been a determining factor in explaining the country's economic growth, and an expenditure effect that led to an appreciation of the real exchange rate that discourages the activity of the tradable sector of the country. …”
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Productivity of public expenditure and optimal government size: The case of the chilean regions by Manriquez Méndez, Leonardo Esteban

“…Therefore, for regions that do not reach the optimum, there is room for an increase in public spending in a benign way for economic growth.…”
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Determinants of academic performance in developed and developing regions of Colombia: an approach based on a cross-sectional combination model by Cerquera Losada, Oscar Hernán, Cano Barrera, Julio Roberto, Gómez Segura, Camilo Fabiam

“…The main objective of this research is to determine the factors influencing academic performance of secondary education, comparing regions under development and economic growth regions more favorable socioeconomic contexts. …”
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Core labour standards, Bilateral and Multilateral Trade by Siroen, Jean-Marc

“…However, the causality between improved labour standards and economic growth remains a controversial issue. Export-led growth strategies might encourage developing countries to curb the process of standards improvement. …”
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Migrants and Policies of Containment: Libya’s Case in the Wake of Qaddafi’s Fall by Morone, Antonio Maria

“…Since the late 1990s, Libya has experienced a phase of rapid economic growth and gradually become a preferred destination for significant international migration flows from other Arab countries, various sub-Saharan African countries, and even Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, and China. …”
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Make or buy to innovate in the software sector by Morero, Hernán Alejandro, Ortiz, Pablo, Wyss, Federico

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