En este estudio se analizan los resultados de las diferentes formas de inserción comercial seguidas por un grupo de países de la subregión en la generación de valor agregado y empleo a partir de sus exportaciones. El enfoque adoptado, sustentado en matrices de insumo-producto nacionales, permite cuantificar la importancia del comercio internacional para estos países, y en particular la importancia del comercio centroamericano. Las principales dos variables estimadas —el valor agregado generado por las exportaciones y el empleo inducido por estas— son utilizadas para calcular la razón de valor …
This study focuses on the identification of the challenges and capacity constraints faced by enterprises in the sub-region in exploiting trade opportunities provided by Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Partial Scope Agreements (PSAs). It concentrates on the goods sector and case studies for Belize, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, and seeks to develop a strategic framework aimed at addressing these challenges and constraints, thereby creating a platform for economic diversification and export expansion. It explores the recent trade performance of the countries in question under selected trad…
This study is intended to be exploratory in nature. It seeks a better understanding of i) how the OMU cluster emerged; ii) the characteristics of the offshore medical universities in the Caribbean cluster; iii) the contribution of the offshore medical universities to the economy of the host Caribbean countries; and iv) the prospects for enhancing the educational quality, and value added captured by the Caribbean in the medical value chain.…
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