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Sebastián Seriani, Vicente Aprigliano, Álvaro Peña, Shirley González, Bernardo Arredondo, Iván Bastías, Emilio Bustos, José Requesens, Ariel López and Taku Fujiyama  Abstract Metro stations are essential for daily commuting, but overcrowding due to increased demand can severely impact infrastructure quality and passenger experience. The Level of Service (LOS), a key indicator... read more →

Bastián Henríquez-Jara, C. Ángelo Guevara & Ángel Jiménez-Molina  Abstract In this article, we formulate a hybrid model that allows to identify the triggers of instant utilities using psychophysiological indicators (PPIs). Instant utilities are understood as momentary emotions perceived in every instant of an experience. We build the model using transport and environmental variables... read more →

Daniel F. Villarraga y Ricardo A. Daziano Abstract Standard Discrete Choice Models (DCMs) assume that unobserved effects that influence decision-making are independently and identically distributed among individuals. When unobserved effects are spatially correlated, the independence assumption does not hold, leading to biased standard errors and potentially biased parameter estimates. This paper proposes... read more →

Lara Rodrigues, Alejandra Meneses, Maximiliano Montenegro & Cristián Cortés  Abstract Astronomy has great potential to attract children toward science and improve their scientific literacy. However, it has a relatively small presence within the school curricula worldwide. In Chile, home of the world’s largest telescopes, astronomy is even more relevant in science education, but the... read more →

Sergio Jara-Diaz, Sebastián Astroza, Diego Candia, Monserrat Morales Abstract A two-step model framework is proposed and applied to analyze empirically the impact of a travel time reduction on labor supply in two-worker two-gender households, using a nationwide data set for time use collected in 2015 in Chile. First, a system of structural equations (SSE) is estimated to... read more →

Rubén Miranda, Juan Antonio Carrasco, Sebastián Astroza  Abstract A poor diet has crucial impacts on individuals and society as a whole. In addition to individual preferences, there is evidence that people’s diet is related to their social, economic, and geographical environment, including their mobility context. However, few studies have an empirical, integrated perspective of these... read more →

Carolina Rojas Quezada, Giovanni Vecchio y Natan Waintrub Resumen La investigación indaga en la relación entre género y electromovilidad en Santiago de Chile por medio de una encuesta, centrándose en cómo las mujeres adoptan prácticas de movilidad de carbono neutralidad. El objetivo principal es entender las actitudes de las mujeres... read more →