Copper and the Chilean Economy, 1960-98

The Political Economy of the Chilean

Human injuries inflicted by bears in Alberta: 1960–98

Between 1960 and 1998, bears caused 42 serious or fatal human injuries in the Province of Alberta—29 (69%) by grizzly (brown) bears (Ursus arctos) and 13 (31%) by American black bears (U. americanus). Considering Alberta’s estimated bear population—about 1,000 grizzly bears and 38,000–39,000 black bears—these numbers suggest that the grizzly bears are the more dangerous of the 2 species. Seriou...

From Economic Miracle to Sluggish Performance: Employment, Unemployment and Growth in the Chilean Economy

1 We acknowledge the comments made to a previous version of this paper by Christoph Ernst. Efficient research assistance by Claudio Aravena and Fernando Larrain is appreciated. The views expressed in this paper are of the authors and do not necessarilly present those of the institutions they belong.

Attenuation Measurements of Split Normal Modes for the 1960 Chilean and 1964 Alaskan Earthquakes by Seth Stein and Robert

Measurements of attenuation for the Earth's longest period modes can be significantly biased by the effects of frequency splitting. Using our previously developed methods of time domain synthesis of split normal modes, we measure Q without such a bias. We also conduct numerical experiments to confirm the errors in Q measurements which result from neglecting the effects of splitting. In contrast...

POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND WELFARE IN A RAPID-GROWTH ECONOMY: The Chilean Experience

Chile is maturing politically and becoming a more modern and globalized society. The country’s current priority is to ensure more equitable distribution of economic growth and overall opportunities, which depends on the government’s ability to improve public policy and expand its reach. By international standards, Chile has a high level of income inequality (being among the 50 percent of Latin ...