Salud y crecimiento económico: un modelo de generaciones traslapadas, expectativa de vida endógena y capital humano

Este trabajo desarrolla un modelo de generaciones traslapadas con expectativa de vida endógena y capital humano. Recoge parte de la evidencia empírica acerca de la transición demográfica explicada por Notestein en 1945, donde variaciones en la longevidad de los individuos afectan positivamente el crecimiento económico de un país. El modelo establece que la falta de incentivos para invertir en salud estanca a una economía en una trampa de pobreza y muestra que incrementos en la productividad en el sector de producción de capital humano, al igual que cambios tecnológicos sesgados al uso intensivo del mismo, incrementan el producto de estado estacionario y pueden sacar a una economía de una trampa de pobreza.

El imaginario de la crisis: caricatura económica en Colombia en época de la gran depresión

ABSTRACT In this paper we use economic cartoons that were published in the leading Colombian newspaper -El Tiempo-between 1928 and 1937,as a valid primary source for analysis of the tensionsand economic situations lived in Colombia during a tough worldwide economic period. Through economic cartoon it is possible to observe the perception of public opinion on economic policies and the fear and uncertainty that these were having on ordinary people. This document is part of a larger analysis that used economic cartoons as a source for examining Colombian economic history.

O pensamento económico do António Vieira : um mar de pensamentos na busca de soluções para Portugal

Os múltiplos Vieiras que se manifestam nas cartas e sermões demonstram como um homem do Seis centos poderia se inserir nas questões temporais e espirituais. Mas, como Vieira afirmava, ele não era um homem comum, havia poucos Vieiras. A atuação multifacetada do religioso era em parte a expressão da Companhia de Jesus e de um dos seus representantes que defendia os interesses da monarquia portuguesa. A compreensão do pensamento econômico de Vieira se circunscreve dentro de faixas lineares, estabelecidas conforme a conjuntura.

Os Jesuítas e o comércio entre Macau e o Japão

Neste artigo, procurei examinar a intervenção da Companhia de Jesus no Comércio existente entre Macau e o Japão, ocorrido nos séculos XVI e XVII. Paralelamente pretendi demonstrar e levantar a hipótese que o envolvimento e a crescente corrupção associada a este trato comercial, em parte protagonizada pelos jesuítas associados aos comerciantes de Macau, poderia estar relacionado com a expulsão do Cristianismo do Japão no início do séc. XVII. Para o efeito acima descrito, referenciei alguns documentos da autoria de jesuítas e franciscanos, os quais tinham vivido no Japão, assim como importantes informações relacionadas com o trato e o papel de intermediários comerciais desempenhado pelos jesuítas.

Germán Colmenares: un historiador visto en fragmentos (Debates)

Este artículo analiza el aporte historiográfico de Germán Colmenares. Se abordan, especialmente, los alcances del proyecto historiográfico denominado Historia Regional, los contextos en los que Colmenares desarrolló sus reflexiones teóricas, concretamente su preocupación por el desarrollo de la historiografía colombiana a partir de modelos flexibles de interpretación para el estudio de escenarios “marginales”, y sus indagaciones en relación a la historia económica y social colonial, en el estudio de las regiones fronterizas como veta de análisis de las relaciones sociales y culturales.

Crecimiento económico e inclusión social: la experiencia peruana reciente y el nuevo gobierno constitucional (Coyuntura)

El Perú está en un buen camino de crecimiento y de inclusión social; en la experiencia peruana se está demostrando que ambos objetivos pueden marchar complementaria y convergentemente. En las próximas décadas los esfuerzos deberán orientarse a las reformas de segunda y de tercera generación y al incremento de la eficiencia y competitividad.

Hombres de mar. Caciques de la Costa ecuatoriana en los inicios de la época colonial (Estudios)

This article explains how the colonial economic system was set up on the what is now the Ecuadorian coast. It also shows how social and precolonial economic forms funcioned and its articulation with the colonial economy. In this geographic zone where merchandise was exchanged and where people mingled and information was shared linking the distant mother country with the viceroyalty, the production and circulation of a wide array of goods provided the cornerstone for crestfallen indigenas societies. The sources provide evidence on the methods used by local rulers, who were essential actors in colonial implantation.

The Mersey Basin: an historical assessment of water quality from an anecdotal perspective

The freshwaters of the Mersey Basin have been seriously polluted for over 200 years. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the water quality was relatively clean before the start of the Industrial Revolution. The development of the cotton and chemical industries increased the pollution load to rivers, and consequently a decline in biota supported by the water was observed. Industrial prosperity led to a rapid population increase and an increase in domestic effluent. Poor treatment of this waste meant that it was a significant pollutant. As industry intensified during the 19th century, the mix of pollutants grew more complex. Eventually, in the 1980s, the government acknowledged the problem and more effort was made to improve the water quality. Knowledge of social and economic history, as well as anecdotal evidence, has been used in this paper to extrapolate the changes in water quality that occurred. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

The British ‘failure’ that never was? The Anglo-American ‘productivity gap’ in large-scale interwar retailing—evidence from the department store sector

Interwar British retailing has been characterized as having lower productivity, less developed managerial hierarchies and methods, and weaker scale economies than its US counterpart. This article examines comparative productivity for one major segment of large-scale retailing in both countries—the department store sector. Drawing on exceptionally detailed contemporary survey data, we show that British department stores in fact achieved superior performance in terms of operating costs, margins, profits, and stock-turn. While smaller British stores had lower labour productivity than US stores of equivalent size, TFP was generally higher for British stores, which also enjoyed stronger scale economies. We also examine the reasons behind Britain's surprisingly strong relative performance, using surviving original returns from the British surveys. Contrary to arguments that British retailers faced major barriers to the development of large-scale enterprises, that could reap economies of scale and scope and invest in machinery and marketing to support the growth of their primary sales functions, we find that British department stores enthusiastically embraced the retail ‘managerial revolution’—and reaped substantial benefits from this investment.