Department of Economics

Lines of research:
Macroeconomics and Finances
> Coordination of macroeconomic policies in regional agreements
> Crisis, deregulation and reform processes in financial markets
> Trade opening, employment, and distribution
> Macroeconomic adjustment and public sector financing
> Comparative analysis of structural reform processes in Latin American economies
Applied Microeconomics and Public Policies
> Economics of health, social security, the structure and organization of the health care market, contract and incentive mechanisms in Argentina and Latin America
> Analysis and follow-up of financial reforms and decentralization in the health care sector in Latin America. Equity, sustainability, and efficiency
> Price and brand strategy and the demand for pharmaceutical products
> Organization, strategy, and competence in manufacturing sectors in Argentina
> Employment and education in Argentina and Latin America

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Higher Education Department
Lines of research:
> The development of university and non-university higher education in industrialized countries and in Latin America
> Comparative studies of higher education policies in Latin America
> Administration of public universities
> Allocation mechanisms of university funding
> Assessment and accreditation processes in Argentine universities
> Regulation of quality in transnational education
> Changes in higher education systems (institutional innovation, admission policies, articulation between secondary and higher education levels)
> The privatization of higher education in Latin America
> University dropout
> Links between the university and the industry

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Politics and Culture Department

Lines of research:
> Bodies and views between two centuries (sexuality, screens, and politics)
> The cultural experience. The public, industries, and policies
> Political democracy and Argentina’s integral crisis (1983-2002)
Public Administration and Policies Department
Research Lines:
> Evaluation of Institutional Capacities for the Environmental Protection of the Río de la Plata and its Seafront. Case Studies form Argentina.
> State Transformation and Governability within the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Analysis of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay.
> Public Management in the Federal Government of the United States.
> Regulation of Railway Networks under Concession in Argentina.
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Social Polices Department

Lines of research:
> Analysis of the historical development of social policies in Argentina and the region
> The study of the historical and institutional context in which Argentine social policies are designed and implemented
> Design, management, and evaluation of social programs in Argentina and its comparison with international experiences
> Living conditions of the population: new poverty, unemployment, criminal violence, transformations in the family structure, among others

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Health Care, Economy, and Society Department
Lines of research:
> Women’s health
> Adolescence, health and rights
> Quality of care and efficiency of health care services
> Ideology of health care providers
> Health seeking behaviors
> Masculinity, sexuality, reproduction and health
> Political dimension of health and sexual and reproductive rights
> Health systems
> Heath sector reform and reproductive health
> Monitoring and Evaluation of health care programs and public policies

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Civil Society and Social Development Department
Lines of research:
> Third Sector: economic dimension, income sources, employment and volunteerism
> Organizational strengthening
> Businesses and society
> NGOs and the impact on public policies
> Sports and social responsibility / Social Club
> Study of the profiles of a social sector: the volunteers
> Social emergency and new association models

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