Economy

At the seminar on the financing of higher education, organized by the Human Development Lab of the Universidad de los Andes, experts discussed aspects of the FES, the government's new proposal.

Cristián Cuevas, an academic from the School of Economics and Business Administration, seeks to understand in his project how emerging countries can move from a procyclical fiscal policy to a countercyclical one, seeking to reduce economic volatility through a coordinated approach of fiscal, monetary and macroprudential policies.

This research seeks to contribute to the design of public policies that generate greater resilience of smaller companies, promote job creation and reduce the digital divide, among others.

The study not only sheds light on possible distortions in the appraisal system, but also opens the debate on transparency in tax processes.

Research by the academic Marcela Mello, from the School of Economics and Business Studies, shows that this public policy improves the quality of life of families, promotes gender equality and has positive effects both economically and socially.

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is researching the role of markets in income inequality.

Research by Javier Mella, a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, recently won a Fondecyt Iniciación.

The topics of study of this center are related to early childhood, school education, technical-professional education, job training and higher education, among others.