Competitiveness and its determinants: a systemic analysis for developing countries / Victor Medeiros, Lucas Gonçalves Godoi and Evandro Camargos Teixeira .-- The gross domestic product (GDP) shares of the agriculture sector and the hydrocarbon and mining sector in the countries of South America between 1960 and 2014 / Pedro Henrique de Abreu Paiva and Carlos José Caetano Bacha .-- Green jobs in Argentina: opportunities to move forward with the environmental and social agenda / Christoph Ernst, Ana Sofía Rojo Brizuela and Daniele Epifanio .-- Income elasticities and inequality of poverty in urb…
The Argentine economy has been becoming greener because of a new political orientation, international commitments (the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) and private sector initiatives. This transition is having economic and social impacts. The aim of the present article is to determine the potential of the economy to create green jobs that protect workers and the environment. In 2015, 7% of formal jobs were green and presented better average employment conditions than the rest. They were predominantly in goods production and the provision of urban services, such …
La economía argentina se vuelve más verde por una nueva orientación política, resultado del cambio climático, de los compromisos internacionales (Protocolo de Paris, Agenda 2030) y de las iniciativas privadas. Esta transición tiene impactos económicos y sociales. Este estudio quiere identificar el potencial de la economía para crear empleo verde, que protege al ambiente y al trabajador.
En 2015, el 7% de los empleos formales son verdes y, en promedio, presentan mejores condiciones laborales. Predominan en actividades de producción de bienes y servicios urbanos, como saneamiento y transporte. L…
Monetary regimes and labour institutions: an alternative interpretation of the downward trend in exchange-rate pass-through in peripheral countries / Martín Cherkasky and Martín Abeles . -- Models of the developmental state / Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira .-- The development of venture capital in Latin America and the Caribbean: a comparative perspective / Ernesto H. Stein and Rodrigo A. Wagner .-- The heterogeneity of effects of preschool education on cognitive outcomes in Latin America / Juan Antonio Dip and Luis Fernando Gamboa .-- Economic growth and financial development in Brazil: a flexib…
The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Brazil Office, invites researchers, private-sector professionals, businesspeople, representatives of civil society, policymakers and civil servants to submit case studies on impact investments for sustainable development in Brazil, which will form part of the “Big Push for Sustainability in Brazil” project.
In simple terms, the “Big Push for Sustainability” represents an approach for analyzing the articulation and coordination of policies (public, corporate and community-based, national, regional a…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas, a través de su Oficina en Brasil, invita a investigadores, profesionales del sector privado, empresarios, representantes de la sociedad civil, formuladores de políticas públicas y servidores públicos, a enviar estudios de casos sobre inversiones de impacto para el desarrollo sostenible en Brasil, que formarán parte del proyecto “Big Push para la Sostenibilidad en Brasil”.
En términos simples, el "Big Push para la Sostenibilidad" representa un enfoque para analizar la articulación y coordinación de políticas (…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas, por meio de seu Escritório no Brasil, convida pesquisadores, profissionais do setor privado, empresários, representantes da sociedade civil, formuladores de políticas públicas e servidores públicos a enviar estudos de casos sobre investimentos de impacto para o desenvolvimento sustentável no Brasil, que farão parte do projeto “Big Push para a Sustentabilidade no Brasil”.
Em termos simples, o “Big Push para a Sustentabilidade” representa uma abordagem para analisar a articulação e coordenação de políticas (públicas…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented today to the organization’s member countries the document The Inefficiency of Inequality , which reaffirms ECLAC’s proposal for the region’s development, at the Commission’s thirty-seventh session being held through Friday, May 11, in Havana, Cuba.
The document was commented upon by Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and the Director of the Development Center of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mario …
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, presentó hoy a los países miembros del organismo el documento La ineficiencia de la desigualdad que reafirma la propuesta de la CEPAL para el desarrollo de la región, durante el 37º séptimo período de sesiones que se celebra hasta el viernes 11 en La Habana, Cuba.
El documento fue comentado por el Ministro de Comercio Exterior e Inversión Extranjera de Cuba, Rodrigo Malmierca y el Director del Centro de Desarrollo de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), Ma…
This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development.
The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gains in poverty reduction, health, education, nutrition, and maternal well-being were not tailored to the growth and development needs of the region. This can now be changed by a post-2015 development agenda which goes beyond improving the welfare of citizens by meeting basic needs and enhancing access t…
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