The objective of this study is to analyse the determinants of thequality of education in Argentina and, in particular, to look at what influencea school's ownership structure has. A multilevel regression model and2006 data from the Programme for International Student Assessment(PISA); were used for this purpose. One of the main findings is that thecorrelation between a school's administrative structure (public or private);and its students' scholastic performance fades when the socioeconomicschool environment is taken into consideration.…
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This research paper assesses the likely economic impact of climate change on the health sector in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis, however, was limited to the economic impact of only a few climate-related diseases1 for which data were available. The approach utilized in this paper makes for easy extrapolation once the data on the other climate-related illnesses become available so that a full impact assessment can be carried out.…
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This paper discusses the concept of transnational innovation systems (TNIS) and presents some experiences in Europe in the formation of TNIS. The real cases show that supporting the emergence of Transnational Innovation Systems has clear benefits for the countries and the regions involved which may be related to the enlargement of consumer, labour and factor markets, enhanced competition, extended division of labour and increased specialization (Lundquist and Trippl, 2011: 3). Regional integration across borders can therefore be of high importance for small and emerging economies, where resour…
13 Jun 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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Hoy a las 6:30 pm se llevará a cabo el lanzamiento de ONU Mujeres en el evento denominado "Honouring the Past - Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls"
Hoy a las 6:30 pm se llevará a cabo el lanzamiento de ONU Mujeres en el evento denominado Honouring the Past – Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls. La Directora Ejecutiva de ONU Mujeres, Sra. Michelle Bachelet, será la anfitriona y la maestra de ceremonias será la presentadora de ABC News, Sra. Christiane Amanpour. Habrá varios oradores distinguidos y artistas famosos como Geena Davis y Nicole Kidman.
El evento será transmitido en vi…
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This study has been prepared to assist the French Development Agency (AFD), as part of the implementation of its Framework for Action Regional Caribbean, to identify the main development issues of the Caribbean region and areas of future research. The study focuses on the state of the research in the Caribbean region and proposes areas for future collaboration between the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the AFD. The areas of enquiry cover economic, social and cultural, environmental and international relations, with an emphasis on public policy. The study al…
“Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio aún pueden alcanzarse”, afirmó el Secretario General de la ONU, durante un foro en las redes sociales, realizado hoy en la sede del organismo mundial.
“Creo que con una voluntad política y un compromiso enérgicos, y contando con un financiamiento razonable, esas metas pueden lograrse”, dijo Ban Ki-moon.
El titular de la ONU añadió que en 2013 realizará una propuesta sobre lo que debe hacerse después de 2015, fecha establecida para el cumplimiento de esas ocho metas.
El foro, transmitido en vivo por Facebook, Twitter y Weibo, fue moderado por la period…
“Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio aún pueden alcanzarse”, afirmó el Secretario General de la ONU, durante un foro en las redes sociales, realizado hoy en la sede del organismo mundial.
“Creo que con una voluntad política y un compromiso enérgicos, y contando con un financiamiento razonable, esas metas pueden lograrse”, dijo Ban Ki-moon.
El titular de la ONU añadió que en 2013 realizará una propuesta sobre lo que debe hacerse después de 2015, fecha establecida para el cumplimiento de esas ocho metas.
El foro, transmitido en vivo por Facebook, Twitter y Weibo, fue moderado por la period…
This survey provides an overview of the economic performance of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, together with the eight member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) countries for 2010 and their outlook for 2011. The first section is a summary of the main issues raised in the report including an assessment of the economic prospects for 2011. Chapter II analyses the impact of the global economy on the subregion then provides a comparative analysis of the GDP and sectoral growth performance. This is followed by the subsection on…
5 Mayo 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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Statement by Assistant Director-General Family and Community Health, Dr Flavia Bustreo
Over 350 000 women and 3.6 million newborns are dying needlessly each year. Despite this, Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, for reducing child mortality, and MDG 5, for improving maternal health, remain the least advanced of the MDGs.
Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges the significant impact of midwives on the health of women and newborns. Midwives are essential to the delivery of quality services before, during, and after childbirth for women …
1 Abr 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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This paper uses an error correction model to investigate empiricallythe effectiveness of central bank interest rate policy in influencingcommercial banks' lending rate behaviour in Barbados and the Bahamasusing quarterly data for the period January 1995-April 2007. For Barbados,the study finds that the reaction of commercial bank lending rates tochanges in the central bank's policy rate is sticky in the short run, butfully complete in the long run. On average, it takes about four to sixquarters for the full effect of changes in the central bank policy rate tobe transmitted to the eco…
1 Mar 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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In March 2010, negotiations aimed at enlarging the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) were launched. Nine countries from Asia, Oceania and the Americas currently participate in them. The United States, which in practice has assumed a leading role, has stated that this process has the ultimate goal of transforming the TPP in a platform for large-scale trans-Pacific economic integration. It has also expressed that the enlarged TPP should be a high-quality, 21st century agreement. For the current two Latin American participants (Chile and Peru), as well as for…
22 Oct 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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The economic impact of climate change on root crop, fisheries and vegetable production for Trinidad and Tobago under the A2 and B2 scenarios were modeled, relative to a baseline ―no climate change‖ case, where the mean temperature and rainfall for a base period of 1980 – 2000 was assumed for the years up to 2050. Production functions were used, using ARMA specifications to correct for serial autocorrelation. For the A2 scenarios, rainfall is expected to fall by approximately 10% relative to the baseline case in the 2020s, but is expected to rise thereafter, until by the 2040s rainfall rises sl…
18 Ago 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional
Headquarters for the Caribbean/secretariat for the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
(CDCC) takes pleasure in presenting the tenth volume of the Major Statistical Publications – Abstracts.
This publication is a one stop for information on all statistical publications currently produced and/or in
circulation by all ECLAC/CDCC member countries.…
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(21 de marzo, 2011) Estados Unidos continúa siendo el principal socio comercial individual para América Latina y el Caribe. Hoy las condiciones son propicias para el lanzamiento de una nueva era de cooperación económica y comercial entre ese país y la región, afirma la CEPAL en un documento.
La publicación The United States and Latin America and the Caribbean: highlights of economics and trade fue preparada con motivo de la visita del Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, a tres países de la región: Brasil, Chile y El Salvador. Junto con abordar la evolución reciente de las rel…
7 Abr 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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(4 de abril, 2011) El Secretario General de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), Ángel Gurría, visitó el lunes 4 de abril la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, donde sostuvo una reunión de trabajo con los directores de la institución para tratar temas de la coyuntura económica actual y el papel de América Latina y el Caribe.
Gurría fue recibido por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, con quien discutió la posibilidad de ampliar los espacios de cooperación entre ambos organismos. La agenda d…
25 Feb 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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(25 de febrero, 2011) "El fortalecimiento de la industria es condición necesaria para lograr sociedades con más y mejores empleos y con una distribución del ingreso más igualitaria", señaló anoche en Buenos Aires la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena.
Bárcena visitó Argentina para firmar convenios de cooperación técnica con el gobierno de ese país y participar en la ceremonia de lanzamiento del Plan Estratégico Industrial 2020, en el que colaborará la CEPAL.
"Sólo con políticas industriales de largo plazo, los países pueden apr…
30 Jun 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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La visita que en los próximos días hará el Vicepresidente de la República Popular China, Xi Jinping, a varias naciones latinoamericanas representa una oportunidad para poner en el centro del debate regional la urgencia de repensar el vínculo estratégico entre América Latina y el gigante asiático.
Ya es hora de dar un salto de calidad en esa relación. Debemos diversificar las exportaciones a ese país, incorporándoles más valor y conocimientos, estimular alianzas empresariales, comerciales y tecnológicas, atraer más y mejores inversiones chinas y promover inversiones latinoamericanas en Ch…
22 Mar 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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(21 de março, 2011) Os Estados Unidos continuam sendo o principal sócio comercial individual para a América Latina e o Caribe. Hoje as condições são propícias para o lançamento de uma nova era de cooperação econômica e comercial entre esse país e a Região, afirma a CEPAL em documento divulgado hoje em Santiago do Chile.
A publicação The United States and Latin America and the Caribbean: highlights of economics and trade foi preparada por motivo da visita do Presidente dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, a três países da Região: Brasil, Chile e El Salvador. Além de abordar a evolução recent…
16 Feb 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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(16 February 2011) During a two days visit to Ecuador and Peru, which concluded yesterday night, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, called on both South American countries to further strengthen their democratic institutions and extend the benefits of development to the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples.
Officials accompanying Ban Ki-moon included the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Oscar Fernández-Taranco, as well as other senior UN representatives.
In Quito, the UN Se…
1 Ago 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:48
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A CEPAL, com o apoio da Fundação W. K. Kellogg, identificou e analisou 4.800 experiências de inovação social provenientes da América Latina e do Caribe, selecionadas em cinco ciclos anuais do concurso. Após visitas de campo e avaliação do Comitê de Notáveis, foram selecionadas 25 experiências ganhadoras - consideradas as mais inovadoras e com maior impacto no desenvolvimento social da região. O objetivo deste livro é colocar estas inovações e, sobretudo, a capacidade que demonstraram para melhorar as condições de vida de todas e todos os habitantes da região, a serviço de grupos mais amplos d…