Revista CEPAL no. 142

CEPAL Review no. 142

The impact of public funding for research and development on business performance in Mexico

This study evaluates the impact of financial incentives for corporate innovation on the performance of Mexican companies. It also analyses the priorities underlying the incentive programmes by constructing a profile of the types of firm that are the main recipients of this kind of support. Propensity score matching —in this case, matching based on the probability of receiving such support— of data from the 2017 Research and Technological Development Survey (ESIDET) is used for this purpose. When corporate and governments funds are both taken into account, the results indicate that public fundi…

El impacto del financiamiento público a la investigación y desarrollo en el desempeño de las empresas en México

En este trabajo se evalúa el impacto de las ayudas a la innovación empresarial en el desempeño de las empresas mexicanas y se analizan sus prioridades, creando un perfil de las empresas que reciben frecuentemente esas ayudas. Se aplica el método de correspondencia basada en la puntuación de la propensión (propensity score matching) —en este caso como un emparejamiento basado en la probabilidad de ser beneficiario— a los datos provenientes de la Encuesta sobre Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico (ESIDET) de 2017. Los resultados indican que el dinero público incentiva el gasto total en invest…

Evaluation policy and strategy. March 2024

The present document describes the revised policy and strategy for the practice of evaluation within the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); it updates and supersedes the 2017 ECLAC evaluation policy and strategy. The purpose of the Commission’s evaluation policy and strategy is to strengthen the evaluation function by maximizing transparency and coherence and ensuring high quality standards in its evaluations, in order, in turn, to contribute to greater accountability, improved performance, and institutional learning within the Commission. The Commission’s policy …

Revista CEPAL no. 139

CEPAL Review no. 139

Health system privatization, the pandemic and deprivatization under discussion

This article analyses the privatization processes that have been implemented in the health systems of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. It describes and characterizes the participation of the public and private components of each of these systems, and analyses the politics of the public policies involved in these privatization processes. The results reveal the presence of multiple public-private relationships that adopted different forms over time. The article also analyses some of the responses provided and the challenges faced by the health systems during the coronavirus disease (COVID-…

La privatización de los sistemas de salud, la pandemia y la desprivatización en debate

En el artículo se analizan los procesos de privatización llevados a cabo en los sistemas de salud de la Argentina, el Brasil, Chile y Colombia. Se describe y caracteriza la participación de los componentes públicos y privados de cada uno de estos sistemas y se analiza el aspecto político de las políticas públicas incluidas en dichos procesos de privatización. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto la presencia de múltiples relaciones público-privadas que se configuraron de diversas formas en el transcurso del tiempo. Asimismo, se analizan algunas respuestas que los sistemas de salud brindaron y al…

Estruturas Ministeriais Comparadas: uma análise preliminar sobre a trajetória de Ministérios em 21 países (1990-2020)

Ministries are government structures that are located at the intersection between cycles of public policies, political party relations and the organizational design of direct public administration. Despite their relevance, the trajectory of the ministries over time is poorly understood, with an explanatory gap persisting as to the factors that lead to the creation, stability, transformation and extinction of these structures. Faced with this gap, this Discussion Paper sought to address the following central question: is there an underlying pattern to the trajectory of ministerial structures in…

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Limiting Temperature Rise - What Does It Mean for Caribbean SIDS?

Food Security in the Caribbean - A Policy Perspective

Among the several development issues facing Caribbean SIDS, food and nutrition security has emerged as a particularly important challenge given its role in affecting the health and well-being of all of its peoples. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), (2021), as much as 67.5 per cent of the subregion’s population is currently living in moderate to severe food insecurity. This is related mainly to the cost of accessing food, as well as the quality of food accessed. This compares to a global average of 27.6 per cent.…

Toolkit. Institutional frameworks for social policies for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ensuring that public management is guided by a rights-based approach and resolving the fragmentation of the social institutional framework —as reflected in the dispersal of policies and programmes, segmented by sectoral dynamics or between different levels of government— are key challenges for the implementation of social policies for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. This document presents tools and guidance on the management and institutional framework of social policies to address these challenges. Taking as a basis a comprehensive conceptual framework of social institutions and …

Lessons and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for household surveys in Latin America

As a consequence of mobility restrictions aimed at containing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, several national statistical offices (NSOs) suspended the collection of household survey data and struggled to continue publishing indicators derived from this type of statistical operation. This note presents a summary of the strategies implemented to continue the production of employment, income and poverty statistics during the health emergency. Lessons learned during the period may improve preparedness for future emergencies of this nature.…

Lecciones y desafíos de la pandemia por COVID-19 para las encuestas de hogares en América Latina

Como consecuencia de las restricciones de movilidad destinadas a contener los contagios por COVID-19, varias oficinas nacionales de estadística (ONE) suspendieron la recolección de datos de las encuestas de hogares y enfrentaron desafíos para continuar con la publicación de los indicadores provenientes de este tipo de operaciones estadísticas. Esta nota presenta un resumen sobre las estrategias implementadas para continuar con la producción de estadísticas sobre empleo, ingresos y pobreza durante el estado de emergencia sanitaria. Las lecciones aprendidas en este período pueden permitir una me…

Programa sectorial de fomento a pequeñas y medianas empresas: el caso de Impulsa Alimentos en el Uruguay

Impulsa Alimentos es un programa de apoyo a microempresas y pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) implementado por la Cámara de Industrias del Uruguay con el objetivo de aumentar la competitividad y potenciar las capacidades de exportación de las mipymes del sector de los alimentos. Se trata de un caso novedoso con un enfoque sectorial, en una región donde han predominado las políticas no selectivas de fomento a las mipymes. En este trabajo, se analizan los resultados más relevantes de Impulsa Alimentos a través de entrevistas a los principales actores institucionales implicados y de encuesta…

Reference framework for security and criminal justice statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document sets out to review statistical information on security and criminal justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. It thus contributes to the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”. Its use will contribute to the creation of reliable, technical, precise, independent, relevant, timely and comparable records that conform to international standards. According to the United Nations, this infor…

Reference framework for security and criminal justice statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

El presente documento tiene por objeto revisar la información estadística en materia de seguridad y justicia penal en América Latina y el Caribe. De esta forma, contribuye al cumplimiento del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 16, a saber, “promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas para el desarrollo sostenible, facilitar el acceso a la justicia para todos y construir a todos los niveles instituciones eficaces e inclusivas que rindan cuentas”. Su uso facilitará la creación de registros confiables, técnicos, precisos, independientes, pertinentes, oportunos y comparables, que se ajusten a …

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