Research

2020-2023
THE IMPACT OF LATIN AMERICAN PUBLIC BUREAUCRACY ON REGIONAL PROSPERITY

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, with the support of the Latin American Center of Atlas Network and the participation of its network of allies.

Objectives:
To assess the costs of bureaucracy for small businesses and its impacts on productivity, informality, and corruption.

2015-2021
NEW DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES: CAPABILITIES AND FREEDOM

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, L. Mauricio Phelan, Johner Perdomo.

Objectives:
To review new philosophical and theoretical approaches to development that promote individual empowerment and foster free and responsible societies. To evaluate the development of metrics that consider the valuation of opportunities rather than solely focusing on outcomes.

2015-2023
THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK IN DEVELOPMENT

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, with the support of Property Rights Alliance.

Objectives:
To evaluate the implications of economic institutional framework, specifically property rights, on the development of societies. Calculation and analysis of the International Property Rights Index. Evaluation of correlations.

2015-2017
APPLICATIONS OF NETWORK THEORY TO THE VENEZUELAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Juan Jiménez, Fermín Arturo Dalmagro.

Objectives:
Delving into the applications of Network Theory to assess emerging systemic behaviors in the Venezuelan banking system and derive policy recommendations in the face of potential crises.

2013-2014
APPLICATIONS OF NETWORK THEORY IN THE ECONOMIC FIELD

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Dror Y. Kennett, Adam Avakian, H. Eugene Stanley & Shlomo Havlin.

Objectives:
Review financial phenomena where modeling based on network theory helps reveal the structure of systems, their strengths and weaknesses, and contagion patterns. Consider systemic recommendations for policymakers. Apply to the Venezuelan case.

2012-2014
DYNAMICS OF AGENTS' MICROMOTIVES IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THEIR CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STOCK MARKET CRISES

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Klaus Jaffé, Luis Mata and Carlos Bello J.

Objectives:
The project aims to examine financial crises from the perspective of micro-motives of agents and the resulting behavior or dynamics. Various theoretical approaches explaining individual behaviors will be considered. The behaviors of agent dynamics will be evaluated using new tools, and an attempt will be made to approach modeling. The ultimate goal is to gain a better understanding of moments of disruption in economic dynamics that lead to crises. From this understanding, guidance can be derived for policymakers during critical moments to minimize negative effects.

2009-2012
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INDICATORS OF VENEZUELA

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, José Guerra Brito and Luis Mauricio Phélan.

Objectives:
Develop socioeconomic indicators to monitor the Venezuelan reality.

2008
THE IMPACT OF THE WORKER'S FOOD LAW IN VENEZUELA

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Luis Mauricio Phélan, and Francisco Javier Fernández. Project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:

Análisis y evaluación del impacto de la Ley de alimentación al trabajador en Venezuela y su instrumentación por medio de tickets/cupones/tarjeta electrónica. Análisis y evaluación de la apreciación de los distintos miembros involucrados en su utilización (consumidores y empresas).

2005
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Daniel E. Varnagy R. (USB) Proyecto adscrito a la Unidad de Investigación en Asuntos Internacionales del IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
To analyze the interrelation between the notions of development and sustainability through two fundamental concepts or areas: social capital and financial capital.

2004-2007
FINANCIAL CRISES OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE VENEZUELAN ECONOMY

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente. Individual project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
Review of the theoretical and methodological aspects supporting the study of financial crises. Evaluation of the impact of crises in the Latin American region, with an emphasis on the case of Venezuela.

2004-2006
STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BIMONETARY SCHEME FOR EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Luis Mata M., and Ángel García Banchs. Project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV. Scope of the Study: This project will focus on the study of the implementation of monetary matching rules and currency hedging instruments that facilitate the domestic adoption of a bimonetary scheme in developing economies.

Objectives:
To study the implementation of a monetary matching rule by the central bank. To study the development of currency hedging markets in emerging economies, such as currency futures and forwards contracts. To examine the impact of a bimonetary environment on the banking system, credit expansion, balance sheets, loan terms, and overall economic activity. To investigate the implications for the central bank, including the balance of payments, gross international reserves, monetary policy, and credit policies in both local and reserve currencies.

2004-2006
FINANCIAL DYNAMICS OF THE VENEZUELAN INFORMAL ECONOMY

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Klaus Jaffé Carbonel (CEE-USB). Project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
To estimate the importance of different sources of capital used in the informal economy of Venezuela. To extract policy lessons that enable effective and efficient financing for economically disadvantaged sectors.

2004-2006
FINANCIAL SOPHISTICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Luis Mata M., and Ángel García Banchs. Project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
To identify the nature of new financial instruments, their origin, evolution, and functionality. To evaluate the markets where these instruments are traded and identify the motivations of the agents involved. To analyze the impact that these instruments have on economic activity. To study the implications of imposing a monetary matching rule in terms of welfare.

2002-2005
NONLINEARITY AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS

Researchers:
Sary Levy-Carciente, Jesús Gerardo NavarrO. Proyecto adscrito a la Unidad de Investigación en Asuntos Internacionales del IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
Review of the theoretical and methodological aspects supporting the study of nonlinear dynamics. Evaluation of their applicability in the economic field. Application of nonlinear methodologies in the analysis of economic and financial time series.

1997-2000
GLOBALIZATION IN ITS ECONOMIC DIMENSION

Researchers:
Sary Levy Carciente, Ruben Alayón. Project affiliated with the Research Unit on International Affairs of IIES-FaCES-UCV.

Objectives:
To analyze the characteristics of globalization processes and the consequences arising from the significant transformations occurring in the economic sphere.

1997-2000
MEMBER OF THE RESEARCH GROUP OF THE PROGRAM "GLOBALIZATION, CULTURAL PROCESSES, AND SOCIOPOLITCAL TRANSFORMATIONS"

Program coordinated by Dr. Daniel Mato. Project affiliated with the Doctorate in Social Sciences (FaCES, UCV) and the Postdoctoral Research Center (CIPOST, CEAP-FaCES-UCV).

PhD. Sary Levy-Carciente

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