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    • Do criminal justice reforms reduce crime and perceived risk of crime? A quasi-experimental approach in Peru 

      Hernández Breña, Wilson Virgilio (Elsevier, 2019)
      Acceso restringido
      The objective of this study was to assess the effect of the new Code of Criminal Procedure (NCCP) on crime and perceived risk of crime in Peru. The progressive implementation of the NCCP allowed us to (1) use differences ...
    • Design, validation, and application of a questionnaire on media education for teachers in training 

      Mateus, Julio César; Hernández Breña, Wilson Virgilio (Universidad de Alicante, 2019)
      Acceso abierto
      This article details the process of design, validation and application (N = 501) of an ad-hoc questionnaire that measures Peruvian teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and reasoning in training on media education. With regards ...
    • A Critical Review of Homo Economicus from Five Approaches 

      Urbina Padilla, Dante Abelardo; Ruiz Villaverde, Alberto (Blackwell Publishing, 2019)
      Acceso restringido
      Neoclassical economics is based on and structured around the notion of homo economicus. The theory of consumer choice, the theory of the firm, industrial organization, and welfare theorems all require the assumption that ...
    • Violence With Femicide Risk: Its Effects on Women and Their Children 

      Hernández Breña, Wilson Virgilio (Sage Journals, 2021)
      Acceso restringido
      The objective of this study is to assess the effects that a specific type of severe violence—violence with femicide risk (VFR)—has on women’s physical and mental health, as well as the physical health of their children. I ...
    • Corruption and paradoxes in alliances 

      Nieva Chávez, Ricardo (Springer Verlag, 2019)
      In order to study corruption when a person can adjudicate over property rights, we extend the Tullock contest model by letting identical workers and a non-productive enforcer, who is more effective at fighting, contest ...
    • Análisis de equidad horizontal de las transferencias fiscales en el Perú 

      Samanamud Valderrama, Carlos Enrique (Universidad Católica de Colombia, 2017)
      Acceso abierto
      This article analyzes the horizontal equity of fiscal transfers in Peru. To this effect, the theoretical framework of fiscal transfers is presented first, followed by a description of the current classification of fiscal ...
    • Energy subsidies, public investment and endogenous growth 

      Mundaca Elías, Gabriela (Elsevier, 2017)
      Acceso restringido
      We consider impacts of fossil fuel subsidy reforms on economic growth, focusing mostly on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. The main empirical result is that a country that initially subsidizes its fossil ...
    • Feminicidio (agregado) en el Perú y su relación con variables macrosociales 

      Hernández Breña, Wilson Virgilio (Flacso, 2015)
      Acceso abierto
      The discrepancy in official statistics regarding feminicide in Peru –a variable that has included only feminicide and not attempted feminicide, in spite of the thin line that divides them in terms of the aggressor’s in ...
    • Renta extractiva y la minería del cobre en el Perú 

      Landa Arroyo, Yuri Jesús (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2017)
      Acceso abierto
      In the framework of a weak approach to sustainability, this paper evaluates whether the revenues earned on copper mining have translated into better educational, health, and roadway infrastructure in Peru’s extractive ...
    • Harvesting for food versus feed: a review of Peruvian fisheries in a global context 

      Fréon, Pierre; Sueiro, Juan Carlos; Iriarte, Federico; Miro Evar, Oscar F.; Landa Arroyo, Yuri Jesús; Mittaine, Jean Francois; Bouchon, Marilu (Springer, 2014)
      Peru is the top exporter of fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) worldwide and is responsible for half and a third of global production, respectively. Landings of ‘‘anchoveta’’ (Engraulis ringens) are used nearly exclusively for ...
    • Determinantes de la intención emprendedora: nueva evidencia 

      Soria Barreto, Karla; Zuñiga Jara, Sergio; Ruiz Campo, Sofía (Interciencia Association, 2016)
      Acceso abierto
      En este estudio se analizan los determinantes de la intención emprendedora en estudiantes de una escuela de negocios universitaria chilena. En línea con los estudios clásicos de intención emprendedora, se consideran ...