Tesis para optar al grado de Magíster en Análisis Económico / Autor no envía autorizaciones, para poder ser publicada en el Portal de Tesis Electrónicas de la U. de Chile. / Argentina es uno de los países latinoamericanos que ha venido creciendo a mayores tasas en la última década. Sin embargo, la ilusión del crecimiento sostenido se transforma en una década del desencanto. El propósito de este trabajo es identificar y explorar el patrón de comportamiento de las posibles restricciones al crecimiento que impiden que Argentina crezca sostenidamente. ¿Qué impulsa su crecimiento post 2002? ¿Qué factores frenan su desempeño? El documento centra su análisis principalmente en el periodo 2002-2011. Primero se desarrolla un ejercicio de diagnóstico de crecimiento basado en el enfoque de Hausmann, Rodrik and Velasco (2005), allí se estudian las principales ramas con el propósito de identificar las posibles “Binding Constraint" al crecimiento. Para la elaboración de prioridades de política obtenidos en el ejercicio de diagnóstico se complementa con la aplicación de un análisis econométrico a nivel de micro datos, con el objetivo de explorar el efecto de las diferentes posibles restricciones al crecimiento sobre las decisiones de inversión de las firmas. Para desarrollar el análisis microeconométrico se aplica un modelo probit para la decisión de inversión y un modelo tobit para el nivel de inversión, conformando un panel de datos. Los resultados tras la aplicación de los modelos econométricos, confirman que el nivel de deuda de las provincias es restrictivas a las motivaciones de los inversores, sí en particular la firma es pequeña o mediana; así como, el efecto de los costos de transporte y la presión tributaria no estarían siendo una restricción vinculante a las decisiones de inversión.

Thesis (M.M. (Finance & Investment))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, 2013. / This study examined the portfolio theory of dollarization of Ize and Yeyati (2003) to see if it holds in Argentina and Tanzania, this study was conducted to see if the variables of the exchange rate volatility and inflation rate fluctuation contribute to dollarization. Moreover, it shows that there is a relationship between the level of dollarization on nominal interest rate, inflation rate and exchange rate as the portfolio theory predict. The Chow test (Chow (1960) was used to test for the equality of coefficients in Argentina and Tanzania as separate samples. The results indicated that the correlation analysis and regression analysis in both countries there is disagreement over the assumptions and showed that exchange rate, inflation rate and interest rates do not have a significant effect on the level of dollarization. This means that the theory of portfolio do not hold for the case of Tanzania and Argentina and it is suggested that because the nature of the relationship is not linear, a new research design can be developed or it simply means that the portfolio theory is incorrect. We recommend that further research be pursued using the same variables as in this study but using different forms, such as using real as opposed to using nominal values, using non-linear forms instead of using a linear estimation method. Or the search for the significant explanatory variable of dollarization and the variables could only be included in a process that calls for the formulation of new theory to replace the current theory. The new variables to be included are government quality, monetary policy agility, individual heterogeneity, domestic debt, default risk, institutional quality and financial integration.

In my thesis, I try to find out to what extent does the cooperation and rivalry between Argentina and Brazil influence the development of Mercosur. In the first part of my thesis I am looking for the reasons that lead to the creation of Mercosur and I conclude that the cooperation between Argentina and Brazil was the key factor that lead to the creation and the development of Mercosur. In the next part of the thesis I support the claim that rivalry between the two countries had an important impact on the development of the integration of the Mercosur countries on a number of concrete examples of disputes between Argentina and Brazil. Lastly, I put the importance of the two countries in the economic context of other countries in Mercosur by analyzing the data from the World Bank and ALADI and show their weight in Mercosur.

Doctorado en filosofía con mención en estética y teoría del arte / "Este trabajo surge a partir de una primera observación del cine argentino de los últimos diez años en el que se destaca un renovado interés por la Historia nacional. En primera instancia, llama la atención el contraste con la última década del siglo XX donde el vínculo entre el cine y la Historia (la nombraremos de ahora en más siempre con mayúscula para distinguirla de la historia como narración) parecía estar ausente, siendo este período cinematográfico caracterizado como “deshistorizado” o “presentista”. "

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During the period of military government in Argentina (1976 – 1983) a machinery of censorship was imposed. The state had a systematic plan of cultural repression and manipulation of public opinion. Even though there was not an official censorship office, the regime had an organised and sophisticated operating control over publication and public performance. However, the dissident writers and lyricists examined in this study developed strategies of resistance that depended largely on allegory and irony to convey subtle and oblique oppositional messages. By means of a detailed rhetorical analysis of a varied literary and popular corpus this study examines the functioning of allegory and irony under the constraints of censorship. The corpus includes the musical production of one of the most outstanding representatives of the rock nacional movement and four novels. The fictional narratives selected are divided into two symmetrical groups: in each group, one novel is written by a female writer and the other by a male author; one has reached a large readership and popularity while the other had a delayed reception but has won critical acclaim. / Far from repressing forms of expression, the regime’s censorship policies fueled creativity in authors and composers. Irony and allegory were adapted to new necessities. While the former was used as a means to avoid political commitment, a use identified in this study as evasive irony, the latter schooled the reader in alternative ways of thought at the same time as it allowed multiple interpretations. This thesis shows that irony and allegory, as literary figures, can evolve and assume new functions, adapting themselves to the different political circumstances in which they are used.

<p>This study in sociology is the result of a MFS-project, sponsored by SIDA. The ideal in Argentina, at least for the upper classes, has for a long time been the man as bread-winner, the one who supports the family and the woman as the home-maker, the one who stays at home, taking care of house and children. Working-class women have always been working even though it has not been shown in the statistics. This feminist study in sociology is about what influence Argentinean women in their way towards emancipation but also about patriarchy as their biggest obstacle. The study is based on theories based on that in the world there is a world-order controlled by men. Another important theory is that it is easier for working women to reach emancipation in comparison with house-wives, because working women develop themselves in an economic as well as on a personal level. Additionally I went to the field in the Buenos-Aires area in Argentina during October until November 2000 where I did eleven interviews with Argentinean working mothers. I want to emphasize that as the interviews are eight years old, I have chosen not to integrate them very much through the essay, but instead showing them in a special chapter. I have, therefore, not given the interviews a central role in the essay. Instead, I emphasize the theories in the essay. The method I am using is qualitative method, with deep-interviews, the hermeneutic method and of course comparing theories from other authors. The conclusions I have come up with mean that the post-modern feminism is an important tool to understand the diversity of women and womens´ different conditions around the world. By realising these differences it would become easier to challenge the widespread patriarchy in Argentina. Argentinean women could reach emancipation by labour work and education that contribute to development on an economic and on a personal level. Even doing a voluntary work would contribute to this self-esteem and consciousness that are crucial for women on their way towards emancipation.</p>

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-209). Also available on the Internet.

This study in sociology is the result of a MFS-project, sponsored by SIDA. The ideal in Argentina, at least for the upper classes, has for a long time been the man as bread-winner, the one who supports the family and the woman as the home-maker, the one who stays at home, taking care of house and children. Working-class women have always been working even though it has not been shown in the statistics. This feminist study in sociology is about what influence Argentinean women in their way towards emancipation but also about patriarchy as their biggest obstacle. The study is based on theories based on that in the world there is a world-order controlled by men. Another important theory is that it is easier for working women to reach emancipation in comparison with house-wives, because working women develop themselves in an economic as well as on a personal level. Additionally I went to the field in the Buenos-Aires area in Argentina during October until November 2000 where I did eleven interviews with Argentinean working mothers. I want to emphasize that as the interviews are eight years old, I have chosen not to integrate them very much through the essay, but instead showing them in a special chapter. I have, therefore, not given the interviews a central role in the essay. Instead, I emphasize the theories in the essay. The method I am using is qualitative method, with deep-interviews, the hermeneutic method and of course comparing theories from other authors. The conclusions I have come up with mean that the post-modern feminism is an important tool to understand the diversity of women and womens´ different conditions around the world. By realising these differences it would become easier to challenge the widespread patriarchy in Argentina. Argentinean women could reach emancipation by labour work and education that contribute to development on an economic and on a personal level. Even doing a voluntary work would contribute to this self-esteem and consciousness that are crucial for women on their way towards emancipation.

Geoarchaeological investigations were conducted in the Middle Río Negro Valley in the northern portion of Patagonia, Argentina from 2004-2005. This project worked in conjunction with archaeological investigations in this region conducted by Lic. Luciano Prates (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina). No previous studies on the detailed reconstruction of the landscape history had been conducted in this valley. In order to place the archaeological record in this landscape context, this project had four main research objectives: 1) to reconstruct the landscape history; 2) to incorporate the known archaeological record into this landscape history; 3) to interpret natural formation processes and evaluate the preservation potential for archaeological sites; and 4) to interpret how landscape history could have influenced settlement patterns. Altogether, six months of fieldwork consisted of field reconnaissance of the landscape and recording of the regional stratigraphy through detailed analysis of sediments and soils, geomorphological features, and archaeological sites. This fieldwork was combined with analysis of aerial photographs, topographical and geological maps, and sedimentological samples, in addition to the incorporation of radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating of stratigraphic units. As a result, through landscape reconstruction, it was possible to evaluate the preservation of the archaeological record, its landscape context, and to construct a predictive model for the location of archaeological sites from the Late Pleistocene through Late Holocene. Study of Late Holocene channel avulsion and the formation of pools within abandoned avulsion channels which occurred in one part of the study area suggest that landscape change potentially influenced Late Holocene settlement patterns in the Middle Río Negro Valley.