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It is expected that participants will be informed on the use of population projections for economic and fiscal planning and thereby ensure long-term sustainable development.…
The objective of the workshop is twofold: first, to train participants in the creation of Redatam databases, with emphasis in the migration of external sources such as DBF, CSPro, SPSS, ASCII into Redatam format. Secondly, to develop a web application using the Redatam Webserver platform and language. This application will allow online processing of the statistical microdata through the Internet.…
The workshop "Use of the MERCOSUR and South American Input-Output Tables for the Analysis of Value Chains" will be held In the city of Montevideo between May 13 and 15th, 2019. This workshop, which will be taught by economists from the International Trade and Integration Division of ECLAC, is sponsored by the MERCOSUR Secretariat. Officials from various public institutions of MERCOSUR member countries, mainly Ministries of Industry and Foreign Trade, Production, and Foreign Affairs, among others, as well as officials and technicians of the MERCOSUR Secretariat will participate in the…
The deadline for applications has been extended to 30 January 2019.…
Emphasis will be made to the processing and analysis of information from population and housing censuses and household surveys with priority in the generation of indicators in the following areas: education vulnerability, estimation on habitat deficit, specification of target groups (third age, adolescents, indigenous population) and their socio-demographic characteristics, migration and UBN estimation. Address additional questions regarding the content of the workshop to alejandra.silva@cepal.org.…
The Workshop "Use of the Andean Subregional MIP and the MIP of South America for the analysis of Value Chains" will take place in the city of Bogotá from March 26th to 28th. This workshop, which will be taught by economists from the International Trade and Integration Division of ECLAC, is sponsored by the Andean Community and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia (MINCIT). Officials from different areas of MINCIT, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), and the National Planning Department (DNP) will participate in the training, as well as delegates f…
The workshop is structured in three blocks. Throughout the three days, the fundamentals of input-output analysis will be explained, and the calculation of indicators related to value chains, integration and value added will be demonstrated to enable participants to conduct economic analyses based on input output tables. The program used will be Excel. The workshop will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia, P.S. with the participation of diverse public entities of Bolivia, P.S. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy, M…
The course is structured in four blocks. Throughout the three days, the fundamentals of input-output analysis will be explained, and the calculation of indicators related to value chains, integration and value added will be demonstrated to enable participants to conduct economic analyses based on input output tables. The computational programs used will be Excel and Stata. The course will be held at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), with the participation of IPEA staff, and several public entities in Brazil (Central Bank of Brazil, Ministry of Developm…
The objective of the workshop is to train participants in the creation of Redatam databases, therefore, emphasis will be given in the migration to Redatam format from external sources such as DBF, CSPro, SPSS, ASCII. Subsequently, using the Redatam Webserver platform and language a web application will be developed that allows online processing of microdata, thus, achieving the dissemination of information through the Internet. Please confirm your interest in attending this course by writing to the following address anita.miranda@cepal.org with your name, your institution, your country and you…
The workshop is structured in three blocks. Throughout the three days, the fundamentals of input-output analysis will be explained, and the calculation of indicators related to value chains, integration and value added will be demonstrated to enable participants to conduct economic analyses based on input output tables. The program used will be Excel. The workshop will be held in the headquarters of the Andean Community with the pariticipation of staff of the Andean Community Secretariat, representatives of the private sector, and various public entities of Peru, including …
The workshop is structured in four blocks. Throughout the three days, the fundamentals of input-output analysis will be explained, and the calculation of indicators related to value chains, integration and value added will be demonstrated to enable participants to conduct economic analyses based on input output tables. The computational programs used will be Excel and Stata. The workshop will be held at the Central Bank of Paraguay with the participation of officials of the MERCOSUR Secretariat and various public entities of Paraguay, including the Central Bank of Paraguay, Ministry …
Emphasis will be made to the processing and analysis of information from population and housing censuses and household surveys with priority in the generation of indicators in the following areas: education vulnerability, estimation on habitat deficit, specification of target groups (third age, adolescents, indigenous population) and their socio-demographic characteristics, migration and UBN estimation. Redatam7 will be used. Date: From May 7th to 11th, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Place: The course will take place at ECLAC headquarters, CELADE-Population Division, Santiago, Chile. The co…
The deadline for applications has been extended to 22 January 2018. …
As part of the Development Account Project on “Increasing the Contribution of Preferential Trade Agreements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade”, the Workshop on Trade Policy and Trade Indicators will review key theories of international trade, international trade data classifications, data sources, indicators and quantitative methods, among others. This capacity building workshop aims to train officials from the Government of Jamaica in tools that will be useful for creating evidence-based policies in international trade and related areas. …
This training workshop is intensive, and will be taught in Spanish for a duration of 4 hours and will be held in the morning as a parallel event to the XIV Argentine Conference on Population Studies and I International Congress on Population in the Southern Cone. During the workshop, the methodology used in the CELADE and the United Nations Population Division will be introduced to prepare population estimates and projections. As well as, the experience of the countries in the preparation of population estimates and projections at the sub national level, and the future challenges of the proces…
A workshop on Economic Analysis Using Input-Output Matrices was held from August 23 to 25, 2017 in Quito, Ecuador. The workshop reviewed fundamental methods in the analysis of input-output matrices and integrated practical examples to support the work of public officials in the countries of the Andean Community (CAN). Participants in the workshop included public officials from central banks and statistical institutes of the countries of the Andean Community, as well as officials from various institutions in Ecuador (Central Bank of Ecuador, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Tourism, Natio…
This is an intensive hands-on training and will be conducted in Spanish. The course will have duration of 72 hours during nine days. It is aimed at professionals, technicians and users in general with experience and knowledge in data management and processing and ideally with some knowledge of Redatam. This workshop is part of the technical advisory activities that CELADE-Population Division continuously provides to national institutions related to the use and dissemination of sociodemographic and sectoral information, especially population census and surveys. During the workshop the process o…
Input-output techniques are applied to the study of the interdependencies between the different industries that make up the economy, thus allowing for the detection of their structural features. The course is based on the accounting fundamentals of input-output analysis. From them, we can identify and articulate some essential relationships between macroeconomic aggregates, estimate multipliers of production, employment and income, and detect productive backward and forward linkages, as well as the key sectors on which the productive structure is sustained. Likewise, input-outpu…
Emphasis will be given to the processing and analysis of information from population and housing censuses and household surveys to generate indicators in the following thematic areas: education employment status, housing quality, overcrowding, access to basic services, specific population groups analysis (elderly adolescent indigenous), migration and fertility. The new Redatam 7 version will be used.…
The Regional Courses provide high-quality training by leading scholars and practitioners from different regions and legal systems on a broad range of core subjects of international law, as well as specific subjects of particular interest to the countries in a given region. In addition, the interactive nature of the training allows the participants to share experiences and exchange ideas, which promotes greater understanding and cooperation on legal matters in the region. The Regional Courses are intended to enable qualifi…
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