Universidad Santo Tomás

Gender gaps in education and labor, human-capital efficiency and inclusive regional growth in Chile

Purpose This study investigates whether reducing gender gaps in education and labor markets contributes to regional economic growth in Chile. It provides empirical evidence on the economic costs of gender inequality across the country's diverse sixteen regions, highlighting how t...

Functional partitioning among core and peripheral bacteria shapes the giant kelp holobiont

The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera hosts diverse microbial communities integral to its ecological function, yet the distribution of microbial functions across different holobionts remains poorly resolved. Here, we used genome-resolved metagenomics to examine how microbial occupa...

Strategic responses to digital disruption: lessons from online business education in Chile

Purpose This paper provides a strategic and capability-based longitudinal analysis of the evolution of online undergraduate business education in Chile between 2012 and 2024. Rather than treating digital expansion as a purely technological shift, this study aims to examine how bu...