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Journal of Development Economics | 1996

Are there dual labor markets in Chile?: empirical evidence

Michael Basch; Ricardo D. Paredes-Molina

Abstract In this paper we use a switching regression method to test the hypothesis that segmentation in the Chilean labor market exists. The results support the labor segmentation hypothesis and consequently they contradict those of Corbo and Stelcner (1983). The explanation for this is that we do not make any a priori definition of the population, as Corbo and Stelcner do. In fact, our results show that any a priori definition of the sample will lead to rejecting the segmentation hypothesis.


Annals of Operations Research | 2000

Harvesting in a pelagic fishery: The case of Northern Chile

Julio Peña-Torres; Michael Basch

This paper analyses the pelagic fishery of Northern Chile, estimating harvesting functions that contribute to understand why rather poor incentives to exit may predominate in pelagic fisheries, despite scarcer fish stocks. Our results show that per‐vessel catchs stock sensitivity (the catch‐to‐biomass elasticity value) varies negatively with stock levels. Stock levels preceding a marked fall into biological overfishing would have been associated to biomass elasticities lower than the unitary value. This suggests that during catch bonanza periods, catch‐per‐unit‐of‐effort would fail to detect a rapidly declining stock trend, increasing the risk of fishing collapse. Moreover, external economies in search efforts would have reduced the incentives to exit, particularly for the smaller vessels in our sample. Finally, we find evidence of either constant or increasing marginal returns in the use of per‐vessel fishing effort, which suggests that inefficiency in production has resulted from direct restrictions upon fishing effort. Overall, our findings provide consistent evidence that enhances the necessity of more efficient regulations upon harvesting in pelagic fisheries.


Cuadernos de Economía | 2003

EFICIENCIA TECNICA Y ESCALAS DE OPERACION EN PESCA PELAGICA: UN ANALISIS DE FRONTERAS ESTOCASTICAS

Julio Peña Torres; Michael Basch; Sebastián Vergara

This paper examines estimations of technical catch efficiency for a sample of 204 industrial vessels operating at the pelagic grounds of Southern-Central Chile during the 1985-95 period. We consider a Translog stochastic frontier model a-la Battese-Coelli


El Trimestre Económico | 2004

El dilema de la escala productiva frente a ciclos de abundancia. La pesca industrial en Chile

Julio Peña-Torres; Sebastián Vergara; Michael Basch


Latin American Journal of Economics: formerly Cuadernos de Economía | 1999

Economies of scale and stock-dependence in pelagic harvesting: the case of Northern Chile

Hugo Dufey; Michael Basch; Julio Peña


Latin American Journal of Economics: formerly Cuadernos de Economía | 1994

Volatilidad y Eficiencia en el Mercado Accionario: Evidencia Reciente para el Caso Chileno

Carlos Budnevich; Michael Basch


Estudios De Economia | 1996

Función de captura en la pesquería pelágica del norte chileno: una estimación de panel

Julio Peña; Michael Basch; Hugo Dufey


Archive | 2000

PESCA EN ALTA MAR DE RECURSOS TRANSZONALES: ALTERNATIVAS DE POLÍTICA PARA CHILE*

Julio Peña-Torres; Rodolfo Serra; Michael Basch


Archive | 2003

Eficiencia Tcnica y Escalas de Operacin en Pesca Pelgica: Un Anlisis de Fronteras Estocsticas

Julio Peña; Michael Basch; Sebastián Vergara


Marine Resource Economics | 1999

Who Can Fish What and Where: Chile's Tradeoffs in High Seas Fishing of Straddling Stocks

Julio Peña-Torres; Rodolfo Serra; Michael Basch

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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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