Times and Sizes of Jumps in the Mexican Interest Rate por José Antonio Núñez Mora, Arturo Lorenzo Valdés

“…This paper examines the role of jumps in a continuous-time short-term interest rate model for Mexico. A filtering algorithm provides estimates of jumps times and sizes in the time series of Mexican cetes for the 1998-2006 period. …”
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Globalization, domestic politics and social spending in Latin America: a time-series cross-section analysis, 1973-1997 por Robert R. Kaufman, Alex Segura-Ubiergo

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Aprovação de empréstimos a governos subnacionais no Brasil: há espaço para comportamento político oportunista? por Paulo Roberto Arvate, Ciro Biderman, Marcos Mendes

“…Although all the requests for loans submitted to the Senate during the period under study were approved, we demonstrate that the time required for approval depends on the political relationship between the applicant (State Governor) and the Senate members occupying key positions in the review process. …”
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The Country and the City in the Cuban Revolution por Michelle Chase

“…It argues that the mass movement of Cubans, especially youths, between urban and rural areas was a major factor in contributing to the radical consciousness of the 1960s. At the same time, these early initiatives also contributed to the growing disaffection with the Cuban revolution. …”
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Hechicería, cultura folclórica y justicia capitular. El proceso de Tuama (Santiago del Estero), 1761 por Judith Faberman

“…Focused mostly on the salamanca, a ritual that in some of its features evokes the European sabbat, the author proposes that the salamancas are an exponent of the hybrid culture that emerged in the area during the colonial time.…”
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Silences in media coverage of the World Cup in Pernambuco, Brazil por Carolina Dantas Figueiredo, Eduardo Baptista Amorim

“…The 2014 World Cup occurred in Brazil at a time of great political turbulence and change in communications markets. …”
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A Concentração Eleitoral nas Eleições Paulistas: Medidas e Aplicações por George Avelino, Ciro Biderman, Glauco Peres da Silva

“…Finally, the evolution in this indicator over time suggests that there are no clear trends in application of the strategy.…”
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Linaje y vicisitudes de la cultura empresarial en Jalisco por Patricia Arias

“…The article suggests that business in Jalisco has tended to organize itself on the basis of four fundamental principles, which, although they were efficient for a long time in the founding and prosperous development of business enterprises, are today insufficient - when not frankly counter-productive - in dealing with current business methods.…”
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Poulantzas e o direito por Luiz Eduardo Motta

“…The aim of this article is to reclaim the analysis by Nicos Poulantzas on the problem of the law and thereby discuss the changes in his political theory over time. To discuss the changes in the concept of law in Poulantzas' political theory, the article is divided into three parts: 1) a focus on his existential-Marxist phase, in which the principal reference is his work Nature des Choses et du Droit; 2) Althusser's strong influence on his theory, as exemplified primarily by Political Power and Social Classes; and 3) the influence of both Poulantzas' work and the critique thereof on Foucault's theory of power, marking the last phase of his career and concluding with State, Power, Socialism.…”
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Halving poverty in Mexico por Juan Carlos Chávez-Martín del Campo, Manuel Gómez

“…We estimate the required time and the minimum necessary growth rate to halve poverty incidence and poverty intensity in Mexico¿s rural and urban areas for a series of counterfactual distribution and growth scenarios. …”
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Emergence of long run behaviours in a game theoretic setting with host and guest populations: residents and tourists por Elvio Accinelli, Juan Gabriel Brida, Edgar J. Sánchez Carrera, Lionello F. Punzo

“…In this paper we model tourism in the framework of multi-population dynamics and analyze the time pattern of its development through the evolving interaction between two populations feeding on a common space-resource. …”
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Epidemia de rumores: expresión de miedos, riesgos y desconfianza por Anna María Fernández-Poncela

“…It is intended to show how rumors are the product of a concrete society and at the same time a social construction of said society. In this case, the result from specific existential and local ancestral fears and global contemporary risks: distrust in governmental authorities, fear of an American invasion and fear toward the international pharmaceutical industry are the most noticeable examples in this case study.…”
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Dormindo com o Inimigo: Uma Crítica ao Conceito de Confiança por João Feres, José Eisenberg

“…Consequently, the answers obtained in public opinion polls referring to the concept of trust end up translating a very distinct dimension from that originally intended by those conducting the study. At the same time, the assumption that culture is an independent variable that determines social and political relations runs unchecked by the methodology and is confirmed in the final interpretation of results. …”
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Ropajes -Sewing & Fashion Design Courses por Carlos J. Lebrón Cajigas

“…The growth of the sewing schoolwas also due tothe advertising, pricing, and other marketing activities implemented and that kept evolving over time from constant experimentation. Many strategic issues are presented, including relocation, larger facilities, accreditation, and the hiring of non-family employees.…”
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Moving north: different factors influencing male and female mexican migration to United States por Vladimir Canudas Romo

“…The most important contribution of this project is the emphasis on the change over time of the influence of these different factors on the risk to migrate to the United States.…”
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The Role of Small Tourism Businesses in Sustainable Tourism: The Case of the "Paradores" of Puerto Rico por Vanessa Marty Altiery

“…Data analysis revealed the following results: First, the paradores play an important role in sustainable tourism in Puerto Rico, because these businesses contribute to the economic and social development of the surrounding communities, and at the same time show respect for the environmental resources and promoting the culture and idiosyncrasy of the place where they are located. …”
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The mass media and tendentious modernity in the transition process from the national society to the European Community por Constantin Schifirnet

“…In these societies, such as Romania, mass media promote this mosaic modernity, and, at the same time they, acts the primary messenger of modernity and Europeanization.…”
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Borderplex Population Modeling por Thomas M. Fullerton, Martha Patricia Barraza de

“…Although the research to date is very useful, one problem that currently hampers analyses of border-region population economics between Mexico and the United States is the general absence of time series data on the breakdowns between international and domestic migration fl ows at the metropolitan level. …”
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Television as total practices and liberalization of distinctions. The Ukrainian case por Natalia Kostenko

“…Firstly, communication assumes more and more universal character due to expansion of the access to the media and because of the standard content. At the same time cultural, social and political distinctions of communications free themselves as the result of the media market's influence. …”
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Gamification for online training of court professionalsin a Labour Court in São Paulo, Brazil (TRT-2): what can be implemented in Moodle 2.5 por Ludmilla Cavarzere de Oliveira, Valquíria Trovão Cavalli, Álvaro Machado Dias, Mauri Aparecido de Oliveira

“…After implementing these features in an existing online course without gamification, the main results are that it is feasible to implement simple game mechanics in Moodle 2.5, although it takes a long time to create some of them, such as badges, and it is mandatory to have knowledge of development if the course demands Moodle documentation to create a more complex gamification block.…”
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