Introduction to digital trade regulations in Asia and Latin America

Course language English and Spanish Registration contact Alejandro Fredes a.fredesparedes@gmail.com This interdisciplinary course is designed for policymakers and researchers who want to develop a critical understanding of global digital trade regulations. The rise of digital trade, which covers trade in digital goods and online services, foreign direct investment in sectors relevant to the digital economy, and data movement, is a new reality that our economies are adjusting to. New digital technologies, such as 3D printing, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, Inte…

Opportunities and challenges for MSMEs in Caribbean cross-border e-commerce

THE GOAL OF THE COURSE Training policymakers in good practices to improve thecapacities of MSMEs to participate in cross-border e-commerce. SPECIFIC GOALS To learn about recent developments and trends indomestic and cross-border e-commerce particularly sincethe beginning of the pandemic and to examine thebarriers and challenges that MSMEs face in this type ofinternational trade. To understand the process of digital transformation anddigital capacity-building of MSMEs for the effectiveimplementation of cross-border e-commerce processes,systems and tools, along with the support thatgovernments …

Course: Current challenges of the port system for the countries of the Greater Caribbean

The course is given by the Infrastructure Services Unit of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, Regional Commission of the United Nations). It addresses the main current trends and future prospects of ports with a strategic, regional and global vision of the evolution of the port and maritime industry. The concepts in port management have evolved along with the globalization and evolution of markets, regional and world industry, technological changes, new requirements for sustainability, collaboration and efficiency throughout the chain, making new strategies nec…

Workshop "Use of the MERCOSUR and South American Input-Output Tables for the Analysis of Value Chains"

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…

Workshop "Use of the Subregional Andean and South American Input-Output Tables for the analysis of Value Chains"

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…

Workshop: Use of the Subregional Andean Community and South American Input Output Tables

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…

Workshop: Use of the Subregional Mercosur and South American Input Output Tables

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…

Workshop: Use of the Subregional Andean Community and South American Input Output Tables

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 …

Workshop: Use of the Subregional Mercosur and South American Input Output Tables

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 …

Workshop on Trade Policy and Trade Indicators

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. …

Workshop on Economic Analysis Using Input-Output Matrices

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…

Structural Analysis and Input-Output Techniques

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…

Enhancing the Contribution of Preferential Trade Agreements to Inclusive and Equitable Trade in the Caribbean