1 Abr 2007, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 10:05
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This brief note presents some thoughts about the possible effects of the failure to renew the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); and its possible expiration this coming December 31. United States President, George W. Bush, asked his country's Congress to extend the validity of the trade preferences granted to the Andean countries under the ATPDEA. That news was welcomed and applauded by the Andean countries, which hailed this measure and promptly thanked the U.S. leader for his gesture.
Even so, it is evident that there are Congressmen in the United States who do …
Labour markets represent the backbone of economic functioning, providing the means of survival to populations, with labour income ensuring the livelihood of workers and families alike. Labour is also an essential input into production - in many cases it is the main input, especially in service sectors which are dominant sectors in the Caribbean. As such, labour markets define economic well-being: in competitive economies labour is paid its marginal product. This implies that only productive labour prospers as higher productivity implies higher earnings, which in turn allows for higher consumpt…
18 Jun 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 09:58
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Presentation
The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region have shown a keen
and lasting interest in mechanisms of economic development and public policies for its
promotion. This is a process in which ECLAC has been involved ever since it was founded
over half a century ago. Today, the debate on these issues continues against the backdrop
of a globalization process in which the remarkable dynamism of some dimensions
-especially its economic, financial and cultural aspects- contrasts with the
slow formation of an institutional network capable of coping with the increased
interdepend…
12 Sep 2019, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 10:01
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La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, presentó este jueves al Gobierno de Guatemala el Plan de Desarrollo Integral para El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-México, elaborado por el organismo a petición de estos países con el fin de abordar la complejidad de los procesos migratorios que afectan actualmente a la región.
En su visita oficial al país, Alicia Bárcena hizo entrega oficial del Plan de Desarrollo Integral al Presidente Jimmy Morales Cabrera en el Palacio Presidencial, quien estuvo acompañado por el M…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, presentó este viernes al Gobierno de El Salvador el Plan de Desarrollo Integral para El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-México, como documento de trabajo que busca ser enriquecido en conjunto con miras a lograr un diseño definitivo, determinado por los países involucrados, con el apoyo de la CEPAL y el Sistema de las Naciones Unidas.
Tras una visita a Guatemala con el mismo propósito, Bárcena se reunió en la capital salvadoreña con la Comisionada Presidencial para Operaciones y Gabinetes de Go…
1 Nov 2008, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 10:06
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The purpose of this study is to survey the evaluation literature on active labor market programs (ALMPs) in the Nordic labor market in order to provide a general overview of the success and failure of different types of ALMPs as well as a more detailed account of the Nordic experience with targeted programs towards vulnerable groups such as unemployed youth and immigrants. The consensus in the evaluation literature is that the types of ALMPs that are efficient in reducing unemployment duration and increasing employment chances for the unemployed in general are also the most efficient for vulne…