Browsing by Author "Vargas, Gonzalo"

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    Aprendiendo geografía usando realidad virtual
    (Maval Editorial e Imprenta, 2017) Salinas Espinosa, Álvaro Luis; Silva Hope, Mara Aleida; Sasmay Ananías, Alberto Andrés; Vargas, Gonzalo; Razazi Fuenzalida, María Gabriela; Bravo, Victoria; Centro de Políticas Públicas UC; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Educación; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Centro de Políticas Públicas UC
    La incorporación de tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) en el sistema educativo, ha abierto oportunidades y generado desafíos a la enseñanza en casi todos los niveles escolares (Gómez y Badia, 2016). Numerosa investigación se ha desarrollado sobre las consecuencias del uso de TIC en la enseñanza, en especial por las oportunidades que ofrecen para enriquecerla. Considerando este contexto, este artículo presenta una investigación sobre una veta innovadora en el uso de las TIC: la realidad virtual en las aulas escolares.
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    Modeling the economic impact for Chile of an import ban on genetically modified maize
    (2024) Foster, William; Ortega, Jorge; Vargas, Gonzalo
    We estimate producer and consumer surplus changes due to a possible GM maize import ban in Chile, which produces only non-GM grains for internal use. Without foreign non-GM sources, the ban's effect on domestic maize prices would be so significant as to induce Chile to switch from net exporter to net importer of animal products. Fixed factor owners in farm production would benefit significantly, although non-GM maize imports would moderate gains. Total social welfare measures would decline considerably, requiring large offsetting noneconomic benefits for a ban's political viability. Without non-GM imports, internal maize prices would likely eliminate domestic animal product industries; with possible imports, industries and final consumers would suffer, but much less. Currently, the country is a net importer of grain and a net exporter of pork and poultry, and so most welfare losses on the demand side of the market for maize would be in terms of the economic rents generated by the pork and poultry sectors. International competition would protect final consumers to the extent that animal product imports based on GM feed were permitted.