La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad

Launch of the report: The recovery paradox in Latin America a the Caribbean (English version)

Lanzamiento informe: La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Thursday, July 8, a special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The new document, entitled The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity, analyzes the performance of the region’s main economic and social indicators and presents policy proposals for achieving…

Informe de la CEPAL presentará nuevas proyecciones económicas para los países de la región a más de un año de la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 8 de julio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la pandemia de COVID-19 a más de un año de su aparición, y entrega nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento para los países. El nuevo documento, titulado La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad, analiza el comportamiento de los principales indicadores económicos y sociales de la región y presenta …

Relatório da CEPAL apresentará novas projeções econômicas para os países da região após mais de um ano do surgimento da pandemia da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 8 de julho, um relatório especial em que examina o impacto econômico e social da pandemia da COVID-19 mais de um ano após seu surgimento e apresenta novas projeções de crescimento para os países. O novo documento, intitulado O Paradoxo da Recuperação na América Latina e no Caribe. Crescimento com persistentes problemas estruturais: desigualdade, pobreza, pouco investimento e baixa produtividade, analisa o comportamento dos principais indicadores econômicos e sociais da região e apresenta proposta…

Committee on South-South Cooperation of ECLAC: Compendium of resolutions and agreements, 2004–2021

Comité de Cooperación Sur-Sur de la CEPAL: Compendio de resoluciones y acuerdos, 2004-2021

Environmental Big Push in the Caribbean

Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …

The Measures to Drive the Economic Reactivation are an Opportunity to Reorient the Development Pattern Towards a More Sustainable and Inclusive One: Alicia Bárcena

The packages of measures implemented by governments to drive the post-pandemic economic reactivation are an opportunity to reorient the development pattern towards one that is more sustainable and inclusive, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the inauguration of Climate Week 2021. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the opening session of the virtual regional gathering, which is bringing together government representatives as well as private sector and civil society lea…

Las medidas para impulsar la reactivación económica son una oportunidad para reorientar el estilo de desarrollo hacia uno más sostenible e incluyente: Alicia Bárcena

Los paquetes de medidas implementadas por los gobiernos para impulsar la reactivación económica pospandemia son una oportunidad para reorientar el estilo de desarrollo hacia uno más sostenible e incluyente, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la inauguración de la Semana del Clima 2021. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas fue una de las oradoras principales de la sesión de apertura del encuentro regional que reúne de forma virtual a representantes de gobiernos, líderes del sector privado y de la sociedad ci…

United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments

The United States economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020 —the worst performance since the Second World War— but is currently expected to grow by an estimated 6.5% in 2021, the fastest pace in three decades. While there is optimism for the growth outlook this year and beyond, uncertainty and risks prevail. The United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments presents and analyses the developments in the United States economy in 2020 and early 2021, and examines how they could affect financial conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report includes a gender focus…

United States economic outlook: 2020 in review and early 2021 developments

The United States economy contracted at a 3.5% annual rate in 2020; faster growth is expected in 2021.…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 5

CEPAL Review no. 133

Revista CEPAL Nº 133

Labour productivity and Central American economic integration: the case of El Salvador

This paper seeks to identify the variables that determine labour productivity in El Salvador. The results show that the extreme openness of the Salvadoran economy, combined with the decline in its investment rate since the mid-1990s, have dampened labour productivity growth —as also has happened in other Central American countries. The study also finds that a country’s productivity is positively influenced by the vitality of quality employment and investment in neighbouring countries. This article concludes by advocating the restoration of protection to the subregion’s production sectors, the …

Productividad laboral y la integración económica centroamericana: el caso de El Salvador

El propósito de este trabajo es identificar las variables que determinan la productividad laboral en El Salvador. Los resultados indican que la extrema apertura de su economía, así como la caída de su tasa de inversión desde mediados de los años noventa, han constituido frenos al dinamismo de la productividad laboral, lo que también se observa en los otros países centroamericanos. Se ha encontrado además que la productividad de un país recibe influencias positivas del dinamismo del empleo de calidad y de la inversión en los países vecinos. Este trabajo concluye indicando la conveniencia de res…

Brasil: efectos del COVID-19 y recuperación

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 132, diciembre de 2020. Autor: Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira.…