Input-Output Tables as a Tool for Trade and Industrial Policy in Latin America and Relations with Asia-Pacific

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ECLAC, through its International Trade and Integration Division and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, is organizing the International Seminar "Input-Output Tables as a Tool for Trade and Industrial Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean and Relations with Asia Pacific,” and the roundtable “Dynamics of the Intra and Inter Regional Value Chains and Integration in Latin America and Asia.” These activities are taking place under the projects "Input-Output Tables for Industrial Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean” and “Development of Value Chains for Deeper Integration between Latin America and Asia Pacific.” The meetings will take place in the city of Santo Domingo between September 11 and 13.

During the Seminar, ECLAC will present the Input-Output Table for Latin America and the Caribbean for a group of 18 countries. Likewise, the results of various studies that have been developed from the table will be presented in order to identify value chains in Latin America, as well as trade links between the region and Asia-Pacific.

See the attached agenda.

Programme of work:

September 11, 2019

Attendee Registration

05:45 - 06:00
September 11, 2019

Opening

06:00 - 06:30

Presentations:

José Durán Lima, Chief of the Regional Integration Unit, International Trade and Integration Division, ECLAC, Santiago


September 11, 2019

Block 1: Presentation of the Results of the Input-Output Tables (IOT) Project for Trade and Industrial Policy in Latin America

06:30 - 07:30

Presentations:

José Durán Lima, ECLAC Santiago

Presentation of main results of the IOT Project: 2011 Regional Matrix and preliminary developments for Global FEALAC IOT, 2011 and 2014


Sebastián Castresana, CEPAL Santiago / Daniel Cracau, consultor CEPAL Santiago

Presentation of Dashboard of Indicators for trade and production created on the basis of 2011 Latin American IOT


September 11, 2019

Block 2: Input Output Tables for analyzing trade policy in Asia Pacific

07:45 - 08:30

Presentations:

John Arvin Cunanan Bernabe, Asian Development Bank

Presentation of indicators utilizing Input Output Table for Asia Pacific and its ties with public policy


September 11, 2019

Block 3: Value chains among countries in the Andean Community of Nations (CAN): Implications for intra- and inter-regional integration with Asia Pacific

08:30 - 10:00

Presentations:

The case of Colombia, Jaime Vallecilla, CRECE

Input-Output Tables as a tool for Trade and Industrial Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean and its relationship with Asia Pacific.


The case of Bolivia, Beatríz Muriel, INESAD Bolivia

Value chains between countries of CAN, implications for the integration with Asia Pacific. The case of Bolivia


The case of Ecuador, Pedro Eloseguí, Central Bank of Argentina

Input-Output Tables as a tool for Trade and Industrial Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean and its relationship with Asia Pacific: Ecuador IOTs 2014/15


The case of Peru, Agustín Velásquez, JRC, European Commission

Input-Output Table: The Case of Peru


September 11, 2019

Panel Discussions with Representatives of Andean countries. Strengthening value chains as a tool for public policies

11:00 - 11:45

Presentations:

Jovana Palacios, DANE Representative
Andrea Cáceres: Ministry of Production Foreign Trade Investments and Fisheries
Ysabel Cristina Galván Palomino, Representative of INEI of Peru


Norka María Cristina Tapia Villarreal, Representative INE Bolivia


September 11, 2019

Block 4: Value chains between South American Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries and Chile: Implications for intra- and inter-regional integration with Asia Pacific

11:45 - 13:15

Value chains between Chile, MERCOSUR countries, and Asia Pacific: An input-output focus

Presentations:

Anahi Amar, ECLAC Buenos Aires; Matias Torchinsky, ECLAC Buenos Aires, Consultant

Value Chains between Chile MERCOSUR countries and Asia Pacific. An input-output approach. The cases of Argentina and Brazil.


Álvaro Lalanne, ECLAC Consultant

Value Chains between Chile MERCOSUR countries and Asia Pacific. An input-output approach. The case of Uruguay.


Adrián Gutiérrez, Universidad de San Martín

Value Chains between Chile MERCOSUR countries and Asia Pacific. An input-output approach. The case of Paraguay.


Alexis Bolivar, JRC, Comisión Europea

Value Chains between Chile MERCOSUR countries and Asia Pacific. An input-output approach. The case of Venezuela.


Nicolas Garrido, Universidad Diego Portales

Value Chains between Chile MERCOSUR countries and Asia Pacific. An input-output approach. The case of Chile.


September 12, 2019

Block 5: Value Chains between Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: Implications for intra- and extra-regional trade with Asia Pacific

06:00 - 08:00

Value Chains between Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Asia Pacific:  An input output focus.

Presentations:

Rodolfo Mincer/Roberto Orozco, ECLAC Mexico

The dynamic potential of exports in Central America and the Dominican Republic: empirical evidence based on the analysis of input-output tables


Gissela Gutierrez, INEGI

Participation of Mexico in the GVC


Diego Agüero, Representative of the Central Bank of Costa Rica


September 12, 2019

Panel discussion with Central American and Caribbean country representatives. Strengthening value chains as a tool for public policies

08:25 - 09:00

Presentations:

Karla Enamorado, Central Bank of Honduras


Carlos Figueroa, Central Bank of Guatemala


Alí Samoya Mena, Central Bank of Nicaragua


Representatives from Panama, INEC


William Sánchez Vásquez, Central Bank of El Salvador


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Block 6: Additional Analysis of Public Policies on the basis of IOT and Social Accounting Matrices

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  • Analyzing Public Policies using General Equilibrium Models and its ties to Sustainable Development

Presentations:

Martín Cicowiez / Sebastian Castresana

The SIEGPAAL model and evaluation of public policies


Luis Aquino

Application of the IOT for Economic and Prospective Analysis: The Case of El Salvador


Norihiko Yamano

CO2 Emission embedded in final demand and trade utilizing the OECD Input Output Table


José Durán / Cristobal Budnevich

Applications of the IOT and sustainable development. The case of CO2 content in final demand and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean.


Marcelo Dolabella / Mario Saeteros

Labor content in Latin American exports. Estimates on the basis of the 2011 Regional IOT.


September 12, 2019

Block 7: Final Remarks

13:30 - 14:45

Presentations:

Diego Caicedo, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Ecuador

Input-Output Tables and Public Policies, a perspective from policymakers


José Durán Lima, Chief of the Regional Integration Unit, International Trade and Integration Division, ECLAC, Santiago


September 13, 2019

Round Table Discussion: “Dynamics of the Intra and Inter Regional Value Chains and Integration in Latin America and Asia”

05:45 - 06:00
September 13, 2019

Block 1: Presentation of Case Studies

06:00 - 07:15

Latin American Study: Identification of sectors in the value chain, main productive and trade linkages between Latin American and Asia Pacific countries. Results of the ECLAC study. 

Presentations:

José Durán Lima, ECLAC

Intra-regional and inter-regional value chains, Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia Pacific


Alvaro Lalanne, ECLAC

Value-added circulation and vertical integration in Latin America and its relationship with Asia Pacific


September 13, 2019

Asia Pacific Study

07:15 - 08:30

Asia Pacific Study: Identification of sectors in the value chain, main productive and trade linkages between Asia-Pacific and Latin American countries. Results of the ESCAP study.  

Presentations:

John Arvin Cunanan Bernabe, Asian Development Bank

Value Chain Dynamics and Intra- and Inter-Regional Integration in Latin America and Asia


Witada Anukoonwattaka, ESCAP

Asia-LAC integration through GVCs: Preliminary results based on MRIO data of Asia-Brazil and Mexico


September 13, 2019

Block 2: Discussion about intra- and inter-regional value chains in light of Regional Integration Organizations

08:45 - 10:00

Discussion based on regional studies and lessons learned in case studies presented in previous sessions

Presentations:

Huascar Ajata, Secretariat of the Andean Community Representative
Pablo Riera, MERCOSUR Representative
Eduardo Espinoza, SIECA Representative
Pedro Barros, IPEA Representative
Viviana Araneda, Representative of Chile, member of the Pacific Alliance
Hugo Francisco Rivera Fernandez, Representative of FEALAC, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Affairs and Regional Cooperation, Dominican Republic


September 13, 2019

Block 3: Final Comments and Closing

10:00 - 10:30

Presentations:

Comments by the Honorable Mr. Hugo Fco. Rivera Fernández, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation


Closing Remarks. José Durán, Chief of the Regional Integration Unit, International Trade and Integration Unit, ECLAC


Organizing institution:

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP

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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

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Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana

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  • 809 987 7001

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Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation

  • http://www.fealac.org/
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Contact:

José Durán

  • jose.duran@cepal.org
  • (56-2) 2210-2686

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