Institucionalismo informal: tras las huellas de un discurso institucionalista informal

Costes asociados a las horas de cuidado informal de los mayores

Objectives: To determine the costs associated with the variables that best predict hours of informal care among people living at home with some level of dependency for activities of daily living (ADL). Methods: We performed a crosssectional observational study of 241 men and women aged more than 64 years old living in rural communities (men 37.8%, women 62.2%). The mean (standard deviation) age...

Un caso poco frecuente de úlcera de Meleney tras matricectomía química parcial RESUMEN

Meleney’s ulcer is a rare, but potentially deadly infection that often occurs in post-surgical sites. A type of necrotizing fasciitis, Meleney’s ulcer is also referred to as “progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene” due to the synergistic effects of multiple bacterial infections believed to contribute to its severity1. This progressive gangrene was first described by New York surgeons Dr. Br...

Informal Settlements Upgrading: The Gecekondus in Ankara

Informal communication

The typical sender-receiver game studied in the literature assumes that the receiver is uninformed. In reality, the receiver usually relates the sender’s message to her own information obtains a signal about their truthfulness. I analyze a sender-receiver model where both agents have private information and the sender cares to be perceived as honest. If the sender’s reputation concerns are stro...

Informal Taxation.

Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries to establish stylized facts on the magnitude, form, and distributional implications of this "informal taxation." Informal taxation is widespread, particularly in rural areas, with substantial in-kind labor payments. The wealthy pay more, but pay less in perce...