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    The rise of mass education in Colombia in the first half of the twentieth century 

    Fuentes Vásquez, María José (Date of defense: 2021-01-25)

    Las diferencias económicas regionales en Colombia han persistido en el tiempo. El presente trabajo busca contribuir al debate sobre las diferencias territoriales y la persistencia de la pobreza a partir de la identificación ...

    The Social Metabolism of Tropical Agriculture: Agrarian Extractivism in Colombia (1916–2016) 

    Urrego–Mesa, Alexander (Date of defense: 2021-10-19)

    Extensification and intensification of current agrarian systems through the industrial model are responses to the increasing demands for food, feed, new biofuels, and raw materials, driven by growths in population, ...

    The South East Asia Capital Markets: 1995-2015 

    Alfonso Pérez, Gerardo (Date of defense: 2022-02-28)

    The South-East Asia region is an increasingly economically important region due to its large population and development potential. The region has however experienced phases of substantial economic turmoil such as for ...

    The Strength of the Deed: Notarial Credit Markets and Contract Enforcement Institutions in Early Modern Spain 

    Peña-Mir, José Luis (Date of defense: 2020-12-21)

    The present study aims to contribute to the analysis on the capacity of contract enforcement institutions in early modern Spain to protect private property rights, thus encouraging the development of markets. In order to ...

    Three essays in human capital formation. From colonial institutions in the Americas to early Catalan industrialization 

    Gómez-i-Aznar, Èric (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)

    This doctoral thesis aims to investigate the role of human capital in some of the most economically dynamic areas under the control of the Hispanic monarchy. The period covered by this study extends from the 18th century, ...