Centre for Economics and Social Policy

Our goal is to carry out rigorous, relevant and innovative research in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, to focus on pressing matters such as Inequality, economic development and social well-being.

Publications

13 January 2026

Castillo, M., & Jenkins, K. (2026). Political Ecology, Gender, and the Environment in Latin America: An Introduction to the Field. Latin American Perspectives.

Mayarí Castillo

https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X251411334

08 January 2026

Alieva, D., ... Ortiz Ruiz, F. et al. (2026). Liber amicorum del profesor José Luis Molina. Revista Redes, 37(2): 313-323.

Francisca Ortiz

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/redes.1183

29 December 2025

Flores Arenas, B., Fernández-Lorca, M. & Jorquera-Samter, V. Territorial Gaps in Care Services for Dependent Older Adults in Chile: A Socio-spatial Analysis of Demand and Supply. Appl. Spatial Analysis 19, 4 (2026)

Bárbara Flores

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-025-09768-x

23 September 2025

Lang M, Cazzuffi C, Viscor G and Soto-Sánchez J (2025) A gender-integrated biopsychosocial model to understand cardiovascular risk in women working under environmental hazards: the case of chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Chiara CAzzuffi

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672503

22 August 2025

Arenas, B.F., Ruiz, F.O. Care Penalty on Labor Market Outcomes in Chile: A Longitudinal Analysis by Gender. J Fam Econ Iss 46, 411–426 (2025).

Bárbara Flores , Francisca Ortiz

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-025-10046-8

22 August 2025

Flores-Arenas, B. A. ., & Inostroza-Correa, M. A. (2025). Ciclo de vida, cuidados e informalidad laboral en Chile, 2017-2022. Íconos - Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (82), 53–76.

Bárbara Flores

https://doi.org/10.17141/iconos.82.2025.6388

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Centro de Economía y Políticas Sociales, U. Mayor

José Toribio Medina 29

+56223281785|ceas@umayor.cl

Science for a complex world

CEAS conducts interdisciplinary research for the study of social inequalities, economic development and human well-being

PhD in Public Policy

Training researchers in fundamental aspects associated with the process of discussion, formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policies in contemporary societies

What does it mean to be time-poor?

We seek to understand poverty from a multidimensional scope, using perspectives from diverse disciplines

Experiments that contribute to the understanding of social phenomena

Behavioral economics and the role of emotions in decision-making

Socio-ecological inequalities

The unequal distribution of environmental suffering in Chile

Migration and productivity

The impact of cultural, racial and ethnic diversity on regional labor markets

How does business influence public policy?

Corporate power, public policy and the quality of democracy

Centre for Economics and Social Policy

Our goal is to carry out rigorous, relevant and innovative research in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, to focus on pressing matters such as Inequality, economic development and social well-being.

Castillo, M., & Jenkins, K. (2026). Political Ecology, Gender, and the Environment in Latin America: An Introduction to the Field. Latin American Perspectives.

Alieva, D., ... Ortiz Ruiz, F. et al. (2026). Liber amicorum del profesor José Luis Molina. Revista Redes, 37(2): 313-323.

Flores Arenas, B., Fernández-Lorca, M. & Jorquera-Samter, V. Territorial Gaps in Care Services for Dependent Older Adults in Chile: A Socio-spatial Analysis of Demand and Supply. Appl. Spatial Analysis 19, 4 (2026)

Lang M, Cazzuffi C, Viscor G and Soto-Sánchez J (2025) A gender-integrated biopsychosocial model to understand cardiovascular risk in women working under environmental hazards: the case of chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Arenas, B.F., Ruiz, F.O. Care Penalty on Labor Market Outcomes in Chile: A Longitudinal Analysis by Gender. J Fam Econ Iss 46, 411–426 (2025).

Flores-Arenas, B. A. ., & Inostroza-Correa, M. A. (2025). Ciclo de vida, cuidados e informalidad laboral en Chile, 2017-2022. Íconos - Revista De Ciencias Sociales, (82), 53–76.

Académica de CEAS integra equipo internacional del Bourdieu Study Group de la British Sociological Association

Francisca Ortiz Ruiz organiza y hace clases metodológicas en el II Summer School about Social Network Analysis.

Mayarí Castillo y Francisca Ortiz Ruiz presentan en el 12º Congreso Chileno de Antropología.

Rachel Theodore es invitada el programa Al Pan Pan de Mirna Schindler.

Francisca Ortiz Ruiz en coautoría pública pre-registro en OSF de investigación sobre “digital ageism” e inteligencia artificial.

Reescribiendo la movilidad social desde los pueblos indígenas: nueva Nota de Impacto ECI de Denisse Sepúlveda

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