Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Financieras (CIEF)
El Centro de Investigaciones Económicas y Financieras surge de la necesidad de contribuir al desarrollo del país a partir de la academia y busca fomentar la calidad y la cantidad de investigación en economía y finanzas de la Universidad. Es de interés del centro que la producción científica tenga la rigurosidad académica necesaria y se constituya en un insumo para la toma de decisiones por parte de hacedores de política (policy makers), sector privado, la sociedad civil y las agencias de desarrollo entre otros.
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Obstacles to innovation and external sourcing of knowledge: Evidence for German and Spanish firms
(Universidad EAFIT; Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, 2018-05-16)The goal of this research is to empirically study the relationship between obstacles perceived by companies to carrying out their innovation activities and their decisions about external sourcing of knowledge through the ... -
Dynamic Macroeconomics: A Didactic Numeric Model
(Universidad EAFIT; Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, 2018-04-25)Teaching Dynamic Macroeconomics at undergraduate courses relies exclusively on intuitive prose and graphics depicting behaviours and steady states of the main markets of the economy. But when the case of forward-looking ... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of thermotherapy versus pentavalent antimonials for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis
(Universidad EAFIT; Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, 2017-02-01)The treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is toxic, has contraindications, and a high cost. The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of thermotherapy versus pentavalent antimonials for the treatment ... -
Agglomeration Economies in the Presence of an Informal Sector The Colombian Case
(Universidad EAFIT; Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, 2018-01-26)This paper analyzes the relationship between agglomeration economies and productivity in the context of a developing country while taking into account the marked presence of an informal sector. Using data from Colombia, ... -
Family, Schools, or Culture: What Explains Differences in U.S. Student Achievement Across Ethnic Groups on PISA 2012?
(Universidad EAFIT; Escuela de Economía y Finanzas, 2017-12-17)U.S. students in different ethnic groups have very different average scores on the PISA 2012 mathematics and reading tests, with Blacks and Hispanics showing negative gaps relative to White students and Asians showing a ...
