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Actes du séminaire international Insécurité en Haïti et construction de nouveaux paradigmes

28 Aug 2025 | Publication

El Colegio de México et la Commission économique pour l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes (CEPALC) ont organisé le Séminaire international Insécurité en Haïti et construction de nouveaux paradigmes à Mexico les 22 et 23 octobre 2024, dans le but d’approfondir les défis critiques auxquels est confrontée la nation caribéenne. Ce document résume les contributions des vingt-six spécialistes qui ont participé au séminaire, couvrant des sujets tels que l’analyse des racines historiques, socioéconomiques, géopolitiques et culturelles qui favorisent l’insécurité en Haïti. Le séminaire a suscité des réf…

Who provides childcare?: analysing the distribution of care work in Mexico

27 May 2025 | Publication

Using the care diamond framework proposed by Shahra Razavi, we analyse paid and unpaid care (especially childcare) in Mexico on the basis of four provider categories: family or household, the State, the market and the non-profit sector. Our work combines two main types of data: descriptive statistics and published studies based on empirical research and in-depth policy analysis. We offer a comprehensive description of childcare distribution in Mexico, outlining the four provider categories and institutional and private arrangements that support social reproduction. We highlight the weak public…

International Policy Lessons: Integrated Report

7 Sep 2023 | Publication

As part of the activities of the Joint Program “Support for the development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for SDGs in Cuba” (CIFFRA), a comprehensive review of international policy lessons was carried out in four development financing key areas: (i) export promotion; (ii) attraction and channeling of foreign direct investment (FDI); (iii) promotion of science, technology and innovation (STI); and (iv) governance and public investment. Five reports were drawn up and two compilations with 11 case studies on policies to promote exports and attract FDI by international consultants.…

CIFFRA: methodological summary

1 Sep 2023 | Publication

The Joint Program “Support for the development of an Integrated National Framework for Financing the SDGs in Cuba” or CIFFRA is part of the more than 70 international experiences promoted by the United Nations system to finance the 2030 Agenda. The implementation of CIFFRA required a process of learning, assimilation, and innovation, given the peculiarities of the Cuban economy and the realization of the project in the midst of the crisis caused by COVID-19. This report describes in detail the process followed to carry out the project, summarizing the key milestones, lessons, challenges, and c…

Economic development patterns in the six nations of Central America (1950–2018): Executive summary

6 Oct 2022 | Publication

This publication presents an overview of the history of growth and structural transformations in the six Central American countries between the mid-20th century and the end of the 2010s. The authors identify lights and shadows in the historical experience of countries to illuminate reflection on future development strategies and policies. The analysis is based in the historical-structural approach of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), whose purpose is to examine the movement in the national productive and social structures over time, considering the endowment of r…

Absolute convergence in manufacturing labour productivity in Mexico, 1993–2018: A spatial econometrics analysis at the state and municipal level

11 Dec 2020 | Publication

This paper examines absolute manufacturing labour productivity convergence across Mexican states and municipalities between 1993 and 2018, using census data and employing spatial econometric techniques. It applies a novel approach (spatial econometrics and disaggregation at the municipal level) to show that there is absolute convergence in manufacturing productivity at both the state and municipal levels. The results show that there are significant productivity spillovers among states and municipalities; that is, high-level productivity states or municipalities have positive impacts on the pro…

Fostering investment of the family remittances in value chains : Case studies in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala

31 Aug 2020 | Publication

Family remittances represent an important source of resources and external financing for many Latin American and Caribbean countries, helping greatly to reduce poverty, increase private consumption, and boost national economic growth, among other things. Although a large share of remittances are intended to cover basic needs, such as food, health care and housing, some of them could be used to finance income-generating activities. This document summarizes the main findings of the technical collaboration project carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)…

Distributional impacts of low for long interest rates

18 Jul 2019 | Publication

This paper asks whether tepid inflation in Canada since the financial crisis can in part be explained by the effects of monetary policy on inequality. Using different structural vector autoregression models we show that expansionary monetary policy post-crisis has offset otherwise falling inequality through the shifting of resources away from lower-income individuals, which in general have higher marginal propensities to consume. As a result, aggregate demand has not risen as much as it otherwise would have, leading to a more muted inflationary response. Our results suggest that failure to acc…

Decentralized provision of education: Methodological suggestions for analysis, with application to Mexico

9 Jan 2019 | Publication

A large part of disparities in Latin America derive from inequalities of opportunities in access and continuation to education. Public support to education is crucial to reduce personal and territorial inequalities,because talent is not linked to the socio-economic status and/or to the residence of families, while access to education is. Decentralization is credited to be a crucial component of an improving education national strategy. At the same time, decentralization of education, when not properly structured, can simply shift the same old problems to levels of government less capable of so…

An analysis of the contribution of public expenditure to economic growth and fiscal multipliers in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic, 1990-2015

1 Aug 2017 | Publication

In this research, different complementary approaches are developed to determine the impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic. The evolution of the countries’ fiscal performance is analyzed; the strong link between public spending and economic growth is verified; the long-run relationship between current and capital expenditure with GDP growth is identified, and it is shown that public spending has a significant multiplier effect in the short and long-term, highlighting its persistence over time.…

Strengthening value chains: A toolkit

1 Dec 2016 | Publication

The main objective of this toolkit is to exhibit and disseminate the methodology for strengthening value chains developed by the Subregional Headquarters in Mexico of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This document lays out the concepts, processes and good practices that have been derived from implementing such a strategy. It is intended to be a useful tool for public sector decision makers, officials of international bodies and those studying the topic, who are interested in a systematised and proven methodology. This manual was prepared in response to forma…

Economic and Social Upgrading: Definitions, connections and exploring means of measurement

1 May 2016 | Publication

This paper reviews and synthesizes the literature on social upgrading, while exploring its connections with economic upgrading. Using the parsimonious method proposed by Bernhardt and Milberg and an alternative method that takes into account increases in national productivity, this paper analyzes the case of Mexico. Though the proposed approach to social upgrading can be made more sophisticated through the inclusion of more variables, in order to facilitate the replication of the analysis in developing countries where data are scarce, labor productivity, wages and employment were considered su…

Is price dispersion always an indication of price discrimination?

1 Jan 2015 | Publication

It has been established for a long time that there is significant dispersion in prices charged for seemingly homogeneous goods. This may happen in competitive markets because the world is not frictionless, and certainly in other markets where price discrimination is carried out by firms with oligopolistic power. This paper is the first survey of the economic literature on price dispersion that addresses the following three key issues: i) its characteristics as a result of optimizing search behavior; ii) its relevance as a reflection of price discrimination and its consequences for social welfa…

The use of key indicators to assess Latin America’s long-term economic performance

1 Dec 2014 | Publication

Through the astute analysis of official statistics, we can gather a more complete picture of the economic performance of a given country, and understand more fully what have been its drivers, leading to a more effective use of national resources and a more efficient design of policy options. However, the myriad of information and numerical data across the system of macroeconomic statistics can be challenging to interpret in a straightforward manner. In order to synthetically assess economic performance across countries in Latin America we propose the use of a composite indicator, which builds …

Prevention of Money Laundering and of the Financing of Terrorism to Ensure the Integrity of Financial Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

1 Nov 2014 | Publication

This paper reviews the current status of the international fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, highlighting the importance of its prevention for economic and financial stability in Latin America and the Caribbean. It synthesizes the recent history of international legislation and agreements with respect to the issues, and presents the framework of public and private sector actors engaged in combating these threats. It reviews Latin American and Caribbean countries’ compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (40 + 9) Recommendations, and analyzes the regio…

Strengthening value chains as an industrial policy instrument. Methodology and experience of ECLAC in Central America

1 Jan 2014 | Publication

In recent years, ECLAC has received official requests from governments in the region for technical assistance for designing and implementing industrial policies. In response, the Commission has developed and applied a methodology based on value chains, which has enabled it to identify targeted intervention strategies, with clear, coordinated lines of action. Value chains can be strengthened by supporting all their stakeholders, especially small producers, which in turn helps to close structural gaps. In 2013, ECLAC worked jointly with governments and the private sector in Central America to st…

Possible transmission of adverse shocks from the recent financial crisis to Central America through trade finance

1 Feb 2013 | Publication

In this paper we explore trade finance as a transmission channel of adverse shocks to Central America. We analyze data on trade and trade finance flows, and show that they largely follow the same pattern in the region. A contraction of trade finance supply to Central America will affect trade exports negatively, and consequently impact economic growth and jobs. While until now the region has weathered the financial and European debt crises relatively well, shocks may come from a further contraction of lending in developed countries. The lending contraction can arise from losses from the recent…

Relations between CARICOM and Central America and the Dominican Republic: a window of opportunity for trade and investment

1 May 2012 | Publication

This publication represents a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Organization of American States (OAS) to an analysis of the potential and the opportunities for trade, investment, and strategic partnerships between Central America, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean. The study covers the 14 countries of CARICOM: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. It also analyzes the c…

A regional basic income: towards the eradication of extreme poverty in Central America

1 Dec 2010 | Publication

Centroamérica sigue enfrentando niveles muy altos de pobreza e indigencia, siendo además la región más desigual del mundo. Por lo tanto, este ensayo propone la erradicación de la pobreza extrema en la región a través de la implementación de una transferencia monetaria universal e incondicional. Esta Renta Básica garantizaría la sobrevivencia a todo ciudadano, independientemente de su condición personal, familiar, u ocupacional. Simultáneamente, la propuesta fomentaría la redistribución de ingresos, avanzaría la educación, productividad futura y crecimiento, promovería la estabilidad macroeconó…

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