In 2003, Chile and the Republic of Korea signed the first trans-Pacific free trade agreement (FTA). The two countries’ objectives differed. Chile sought to increase, diversify, and add value to its exports, while the Republic of Korea had the political economy-driven goal of initiating preferential liberalization negotiations, and Chile was seen as an ideal candidate for exploring this path. This paper focuses on the Chilean objectives behind the signing of the Chile-Republic of Korea FTA and therefore considers its effects on Chilean exports. Synthetic control methods are used to assess the i…
En 2003, Chile y la República de Corea firmaron el primer tratado de libre comercio transpacífico. Los objetivos de ambos países eran diferentes: mientras Chile procuraba aumentar, diversificar y añadir valor a sus exportaciones, la República de Corea tenía un objetivo de economía política de iniciar negociaciones preferenciales y consideraba a Chile un candidato ideal para explorar esa vía. Este artículo se centra en los objetivos que llevaron a Chile a firmar el tratado. Se estudian los efectos que este ha tenido en las exportaciones chilenas, aplicando un método de controles sintéticos para…
Many international development agendas highlight the importance of quality data for sustainable development. With the advent of the data revolution for sustainable development, stakeholders have underscored the value of timely, usable data in informing decision-making and for monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, be it in relation to national development planning or as regards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international development agendas. Crucially, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else in recent times, has demonstrated the value of tim…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has joined global efforts to promote the integration of geospatial and statistical information, and understands their value in supporting areas such as decision-making, public policies, national development strategies and the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This article aims to provide an overview of the process, including the lines of action and activities that are being pursued at the global level and the measures to put the global proposals into practice…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) se ha unido a los esfuerzos globales para promover la integración entre la información geoespacial y estadística, entendiendo el valor que ésta tiene para dar soporte a la toma de decisiones, las políticas públicas, las estrategias nacionales de desarrollo y el monitoreo de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, entre los más relevantes.
Este artículo tiene como propósito entregar una mirada general del proceso, haciendo referencia a los lineamientos y actividades que se encuent…
At a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called for bolstering access to environmental information, public participation and justice to build a more resilient and sustainable world that empowers people and protects the planet.
The event, Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery, was organized by the governments of Costa Rica,…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a reforzar el acceso a la información, la participación pública y la justicia ambiental para construir un mundo más resiliente y sostenible que empodere a las personas y proteja el planeta, durante una reunión paralela al Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2021.
El evento Empoderando a las personas para proteger al planeta en tiempos de COVID-19: la contribución del ODS16 y de los derechos de acceso en asuntos ambientales a una recuperación sostenible y re…