Revista CEPAL Nº 144

CEPAL Review Nº 143

Revista CEPAL Nº 143

Revista CEPAL Nº 143

Addressing Key Challenges to Sustainable Growth and Development in the Caribbean

Revista CEPAL no. 139

CEPAL Review no. 139

Productive development policy for Chile: an alternative to stagnation

Since 1998, Chile has been experiencing a significant slowdown in its economic growth. The Chilean economy’s recent poor performance is attributable to a halt in productive and export diversification around the beginning of the twenty-first century. State interventions have been horizontal, eschewing those to support specific industries. Intermediate interventions have focused on promoting activities (such as new exports and technologies) that form only a small part of the Chilean economy, leaving a wide margin for market forces to select companies and sectors. In terms of vertical policies, s…

Política de desarrollo productivo para Chile: una alternativa al estancamiento

Desde 1998 Chile ha venido acusando una desaceleración importante de su crecimiento económico. El pobre desempeño reciente de la economía chilena es atribuible a la interrupción de la diversificación productiva y exportadora alrededor del inicio del nuevo siglo. Las intervenciones del Estado han sido de tipo horizontal y han evitado aquellas destinadas a apoyar industrias específicas. Se han realizado intervenciones intermedias centradas en privilegiar actividades (como nuevas exportaciones y tecnologías) que escasean en la economía chilena, lo que deja un amplio margen a las fuerzas del merca…

Revista CEPAL no. 138

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CEPAL Review no. 138

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CEPAL Review no. 137

Revista CEPAL no. 137

Post-COVID-19 Economic Aspects of Digital Transformation

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 5

The main drivers of arabica coffee prices in Latin America

This paper analyzes the determinants of arabica green coffee prices in Latin American countries using a time series analysis and panel data methods. For this purpose, we construct a panel of different coffee prices: Coffee Organization (ICO) composite prices for Brazilian Naturals, Colombian Milds, and Other Milds; prices paid by the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) to coffee growers; and farm gate prices by country. The results show that the Brazilian Real to USD real exchange rate, inflation, and rain in January affect prices positively. In contrast, green coffee inventorie…

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