Launch of ECLAC-PAHO report. Health and the Economy to Address the COVID-19

Lanzamiento infome CEPAL-OPS: Salud y economía para enfrentar el COVID-19

ECLAC and PAHO Present Joint Report on Health and the Economy in the Context of COVID-19

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will present on Thursday, July 30, a joint report entitled Health and the Economy: A Convergence Needed to Address COVID-19 and Retake the Path of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in which they will address the need to take health-related measures to flatten the curve of COVID-19 and thereby resume the reactivation of the economy in countries in the Americas region. The presentation will be held via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 11:30 a.m. …

CEPAL y OPS presentan informe conjunto sobre salud y economía en el contexto del COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) presentarán el jueves 30 de julio un informe conjunto titulado Salud y economía: una convergencia necesaria para enfrentar el COVID-19 y retomar la senda hacia el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, en el que abordarán la necesidad de tomar medidas de salud para aplanar la curva de COVID-19 y así reanudar la reactivación de la economía en los países de la región de las Américas. La presentación se realizará mediante una conferencia de prensa virtual simultánea a las …

CEPAL e OPAS apresentam relatório conjunto sobre saúde e economia no contexto da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) apresentarão na quinta-feira, 30 de julho um relatório conjunto intitulado: Saúde e economia: uma convergência necessária para enfrentar a COVID-19 e retomar o caminho para o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe, em que abordarão a necessidade de tomar medidas de saúde para achatar a curva da COVID-19 e, assim, retomar a economia nos países da região das Américas. A apresentação será realizada por meio de uma coletiva de imprensa virtual, às 12h30 (Horário de Brasíl…

ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Estimates for the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, its Special Report COVID-19 No. 5 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, in which it will update its economic growth forecasts for each of the region’s countries. The new document, entitled Addressing the growing impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation with equality: new projections, will also include revised estimates on the employment, poverty and inequality levels that the region will reach in 2020 due to the crisis unleashed by the C…

CEPAL actualizará sus estimaciones de crecimiento económico para los países de América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará mañana miércoles 15 de julio su Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 5 sobre el seguimiento de los efectos económicos y sociales del coronavirus en la región, en el cual actualizará sus proyecciones de crecimiento económico para cada uno de los países de la región. El nuevo documento, titulado Enfrentar los efectos cada vez mayores del COVID-19 para una reactivación con igualdad: nuevas proyecciones, incluirá también previsiones revisadas sobre los niveles de empleo, pobreza y desigualdad que alcanzará la región en 2020 a raíz de…

CEPAL atualizará suas estimativas de crescimento econômico para os países da América Latina e Caribe

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará amanhã, quarta-feira, 15 de julho o seu Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 5 sobre o seguimento dos efeitos econômicos e sociais do coronavírus na região, em que atualizará suas projeções de crescimento econômico para cada um dos países da região. O novo documento, intitulado: Enfrentar os efeitos cada vez maiores da COVID-19 para uma retomada com igualdade: novas projeções, incluirá também previsões revisadas sobre os níveis de emprego, pobreza e desigualdade que a região alcançará em 2020, como resultado da crise desencade…

CEPAL Review no. 130

Technological change and employment in Latin America: opportunities and challenges / Jürgen Weller .-- A comparative analysis of medicine prices in Latin America / Roberto Álvarez and Aldo González .-- Innovation systems and changes in the core-periphery divide: notes on a methodology to determine countries’ trajectories using science and technology statistics / Catari Vilela Chaves, Leonardo Costa Ribeiro, Ulisses Pereira dos Santos and Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque .-- Corruption, production structure and economic development in developing countries / Helis Cristina Zanuto Andrade Santos an…

Revista CEPAL no. 130

Las transformaciones tecnológicas y el empleo en América Latina: oportunidades y desafíos / Jürgen Weller .-- Análisis comparativo de los precios de los medicamentos en América Latina / Roberto Álvarez y Aldo González .-- Sistemas de innovación y cambios en la división centro-periferia: notas sobre una metodología para determinar las trayectorias de los países a partir de las estadísticas de ciencia y tecnología / Catari Vilela Chaves, Leonardo Costa Ribeiro, Ulisses Pereira dos Santos y Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque .-- Corrupción, estructura productiva y desarrollo económico en los países e…

CEPAL Review no. 129

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…

Revista CEPAL no. 129

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.12

A multidimensional approach to the well-being of the population of the states of Mexico

This article adapts a multidimensional index of the well-being of the population in the Mexican States, based on the recommendations of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (CMEPSP). This study’s contributions can be summarized in three key points: (i) factor analysis of principal components is used, to allow for different weights of dimensions; (ii) consideration is given to inequality of material well-being within the population of each state, and; (iii) representative state data are considered for all dimensions. The results show that the dimensions …

El bienestar de la población de los estados de México bajo un enfoque de multidimensionalidad

En el presente artículo se adapta un índice multidimensional de bienestar de la población de los estados mexicanos sobre la base de las recomendaciones de la Comisión sobre la Medición del Desempeño Económico y el Progreso Social. Los aportes de este estudio se resumen en tres puntos importantes: i) se emplea el análisis de factores de componentes principales para permitir que las dimensiones tengan diferente ponderación, ii) se considera la desigualdad del bienestar material de la población dentro de cada estado, y iii) se contemplan datos representativos a nivel estatal de todas las dimensio…

CEPAL Review no. 128

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…

Revista CEPAL no. 128

CEPAL Review no. 126

Revista CEPAL no. 126

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, 2017

The document summarizes the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean as regards economic, social and population affairs, as well as foreign direct investment, trade and gender equality.…