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A massive experiment on choice blindness in political decisions : confidence, confabulation, and unconscious detection of self-deception
(207-02-14)We implemented a Choice Blindness Paradigm containing political statements in Argentina to reveal the existence of categorical ranges of introspective reports, identified by confidence and agreement levels, separating ... -
Yankee merchants in South America: narratives, identity, and social order, 1810-1870
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)American merchants in nineteenth-century South America acted as universal mediators in the world of commodities. Their specific function provided the navigational, commercial, and financial links that connected South ... -
Great Britain and the recognition of the River Plate
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)The recognition of Argentine independence was granted by the British government in early 1825. The Liverpool Ministry, which was in power in Britain at that time, was thus responsible for becoming the first European nation ... -
International relations theory: a peripheral perspective. Part 1
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)In an article first published in 1977, Stanley Hoffmann callad international relations a "(North)American social science". His diagnosis regarding the national origina of the discipline as a field of social-scientific ... -
La cuestión nacional y la cuestión judía en el pensamiento católico argentino de principios de siglo
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)La Iglesia Católica interpretó el largo proceso de secularización de la sociedad occidental, que aportó además del racionalismo una mayor autonomía en las esferas de la vida, como extirpación de lo sacro de la vida del ... -
Comparación de legislaciones recientes sobre patentes farmacéuticas
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)La primera parte de este trabajo discute las consecuencias sobre el excedente del consumidor al introducir un sistema de patentes. Las mismas se analizan desde el punto de vista de una economía pequeña abierta al comercio ... -
Factores socioeconómicos asociados a la pobreza
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaInstituto Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)Este trabajo tiene por objeto determinar los principales factores económicos y sociales asociados con la pobreza. La identificación de las variables asociadas a la pobreza se hizo mediante tres enfoques alternativos y no ... -
Discrete breaks in the US savings: evidence and permanent income implications
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)The main purpose of this paper is to investigate whether permanent, discrete breaks in U.S. savings have occurred. Breaks are hypothesized to occur in both a constant (intercept) and a time-trend term. To test for these ... -
Pobreza y distribución del ingreso en el Gran Buenos Aires : 1989-1994
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)Este trabajo mide la intensidad de la pobreza en el Gran Buenos Aires entre 1989 y 1994 con un índice de pobreza consistente con el enfoque axiomático utilizado en la literatura económica sobre pobreza y distribución ... -
Redistributive policies, social integration and productivity: an exploration
(Universidad Torcuato Di TellaCEPALInstituto Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)The economic conditions of the poor segments of a population can be improved through government transfers or through increases in the market income of the individuals in the relevant groups. Both effects may interact. ... -
Monetary and banking experiments in Argentina : 1861-1930
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)During the 1861-1930 period, Argentina was under a virtual gold-exchange standard regime in the 1867-1876; 1883-1884 and, 1900-1913 years. In the remaining periods, a managed paper standard was in place, always with the ... -
Los origenes ideológicos de la Unión Cívica Radical
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)La Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) se fundó en 1891 en oposición al partido oficial, el Partido Autonomista Nacional (PAN). El presente ensayo analiza los principios ideológicos sostenidos por la UCR, los cuales generaron ... -
Intergovernmental transfers and public sector expenditures : a game theoretic approach
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1994)The purpose of this paper is to present a simple theoretical framework that captures this coordination problem and its implications in terms of public finances. The framework adopts a game-theoretic point of view to ... -
El veto presidencial bajo los gobiernos de Alfonsín y Menem, 1983-1993
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995)En este trabajo se exponen algunas de las conclusiones preliminares de una investigación más amplia acerca de la práctica del veto durante las presidencias de Alfonsín y Menem. La lectura comparativa de los datos referidos ... -
Sociedad civil, Estado y Derecho en Argentina
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995)Tras evaluar críticamente los diversos usos teóricos que en el campo de estudios latinoamericanos se le ha dado al concepto de sociedad civil, el trabajo se concentra en el análisis de los aspectos institucionales del ... -
The determinants of regional exchange in Mercosur: geography and trade liberalization
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995)Since the mid-eighties many Latin American countries have been involved in a process of trade liberalization. The direct consequence of this liberalization was a strong increase in international trade flows between these ... -
Las finanzas públicas en la formación del Estado. Moneda e instituciones en el Estado de Bs. As. 1852-1862
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-06)La década de 1850 muestra, por un lado un proceso de estabilización de la moneda corriente, o de recuperación relativa de su precio respecto del oro y, por el otro, un proceso de instalación o creación de instituciones ... -
The Strenght of Markets in Latin America’s political discourse, 1750-1850. Some preliminary observations
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-06)The paper explores the shifting 'strength' attributed to markets in some key texts of Latin American political discourse. To both Bourbon reformers and mid-nineteenth century liberals, the market was a weak agent unable ... -
The Export-led growth hypothesis revisited: Theory and Evidence
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-06)Exports have been often singled out as a key determinants of fast and sustainable rise in per capita income. In this paper we revisit this export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH). From an empirical point of view we study ... -
Comunitarismo y Derechos Colectivos
(Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-07)The author distinguishes metaphysical from practical communitarianism, and within the latter he sorts out three different varieties, viz value-, ethical, and techno-legal outlooks. Metaphysical communitarianism is alleged ...