Browsing by Autor "Ricardo Espinoza"

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Identification of non-technical competency gaps of engineering graduates in Chile
(Tempus Publications, 2013) Richard LeBoeuf; Matías Pizarro; Ricardo Espinoza
A study was performed to identify the non-technical competencies needed by engineering graduates in Chile. A list of abilities andknowledge attributes were derived from similar studies and the expectations expressed by professional organizations. Input wasreceived from managers of 75 different companies across a broad range of industries and sizes and 116 engineering graduatesregarding the importance and preparation for 57 abilities and knowledge attributes in 10 categories. Each competency was given apriority based on one of three criteria: 50% or more of managers reporting it to be of the highest level of importance, an averagerating greater than a cutoff, and a weighted measure of priority incorporating the importance and gap between graduate preparation and needs. The results suggest that, to managers in Chile, the most important non-technical competencies are in theareas of project control, ethics, communications, teamwork, innovation and budgeting. The competencies identified as importantwere similar to those seen in studies in other countries, but with a greater emphasis on ethics and innovation and less emphasis onquality and customer focus. A method for prioritizing the important competencies was also presented. Many initiatives wereproposed to improve specific non-technical competencies that graduates need for competing in the Chilean job market. This paperpresents the methodology, the findings, the comparisons with results from similar studies in other countries, and the strategiesdeveloped as a result of the findings.
La inconveniencia de un impuesto a los graduados para financiar una educación superior gratuita
(2015) Ricardo Espinoza; Sergio Urzúa
This paper analyses the idea of implementing a graduate tax to finance higher education in Chile. We discuss its technical difficulties, distortions and incentives. Using simulation exercises and administrative data, we empirically examine its financial appropriateness. We conclude that roughly two-thirds of the students would be worse off under such system compared to a system based on student loans. We also do- cument that funding a tuition-free higher education system through a graduate tax would impose a heavy fiscal burden during the first 13 years after its implementation. We estimate an initial deficit of approximately US$ 20.000 millions.
Toracotomía de resucitación.
(Q16635223, 1995) Ricardo Espinoza; M. Plaza De Los Reyes; H. Aguilera
Vascular trauma in Latin America: A regional survey
(Elsevier BV, 2002) Ricardo Sonneborn; Rafael S. Andrade; Fernando Bello; Carlos Hernando Morales-Uribe; Álvaro Razuk; Alfredo Soria; Gustavo Jorge Tisminetzky; Ricardo Espinoza; Tobias Monge; Samir Rasslan
¿Y después de la Cirugía, que?
(2020) Ricardo Espinoza