For many countries, the acceleration of integration into the global economy and multilateral trading system provides an opportunity to access a wider range of goods and services as well as export markets, increasing their economic incomes, and improving the welfare of the citizenry. In particular, preferential trade agreements tend to increase export market access opportunities for the agro-industrial products of developing countries.
While increased market access offers many opportunities for enhancing the economic growth of exporting countries, developing countries are often unable to seize…
With support from the Uruguay office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the first of two workshops aimed at training government officials in the theory and practice of Computable General Equilibrium Models (CGEM) took place at the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in Montevideo from Thursday, June 6 to Tuesday, June 11.
This tool allows for building equation systems that link merchandise markets, economic activities, production factors, institutions and foreign relations, in an integrated framework. They are based on Social Accounting Matrixes, and their …
Con el apoyo de la oficina en Uruguay de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), entre el jueves 6 y el martes 11 de junio se realizó en el Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Montevideo, el primero de dos talleres orientados a formar a funcionarios gubernamentales en la teoría y práctica de los Modelos de Equilibrio General Computable (MEGC).
Esta herramienta permite construir sistemas de ecuaciones que vinculan los mercados de mercancías, actividades económicas, factores productivos, instituciones y relaciones con el exterior, en un marco integrado.…
Com o apoio do escritório no Uruguai da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), de 6 e 11 de junho foi realizado no Centro de Formação da Cooperação Espanhola em Montevidéu o primeiro de dois workshops destinados a formar funcionários governamentais na teoria e prática dos Modelos de Equilíbrio Geral Computável (MEGC).
Essa ferramenta permite construir sistemas de equações que vinculam os mercados de mercadorias, atividades econômicas, fatores produtivos, instituições e relações com o exterior, num âmbito integrado. Baseiam-se em Matrizes de Contabilidade Social e se…
The aim of this paper is to analyse the extent to which different sectors of Brazilian industry were dependent on imported inputs between 2000 and 2014. The methodology of input-output analysis was used for this purpose, and the sectors were classified according to their direct and indirect demand for imported inputs. Sectors with relatively little demand for imported inputs are those related to the food, timber, wood and cork product industries and the repair and installation of machinery and equipment. The other industrial sectors relied on imported inputs to carry out their productive activ…
El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar la dependencia sectorial de insumos importados de la industria brasileña entre 2000 y 2014. Para ello se utilizó el análisis de insumo-producto, se calculó la demanda directa e indirecta de insumos importados de los sectores y se los clasificó de acuerdo con esta. Se constató que los sectores que presentan una baja demanda de insumos importados son aquellos ligados a las industrias de alimentos, madera, productos de madera y corcho y reparación e instalación de máquinas y equipos. Los demás sectores industriales resultaron dependientes de la importa…
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