Sectors and businesses facing COVID-19: emergency and reactivation

Sectores y empresas frente al COVID-19: emergencia y reactivación

Launch of Special Report COVID-19 No. 4. Sectors and businesses facing COVID-19: emergency and reactivation

Lanzamiento Informe COVID-19 No.4: Sectores y empresas frente al COVID-19: emergencia y reactivación

New Special Report by ECLAC Analyzes COVID-19’s Impacts on Latin American and Caribbean Businesses and Production Sectors and Proposes Policies for the Emergency and the Reactivation

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present tomorrow, Thursday, July 2, Special Report COVID-19 No. 4 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, entitled Businesses and sectors facing COVID-19: emergency and reactivation. The new document measures and analyzes the effects of the crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean’s business world and production sectors. It combines a short-term view, centered on the emergency, with a longer-term perspective that is of special importance for the reactivation. It proposes measures f…

Nuevo informe especial de la CEPAL analiza los impactos del COVID-19 en las empresas y sectores productivos de América Latina y el Caribe y propone políticas para la emergencia y la reactivación

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará mañana jueves 2 de julio el Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 4 sobre el seguimiento de los efectos económicos y sociales del coronavirus en la región Sectores y empresas frente al COVID-19: emergencia y reactivación. El nuevo documento mide y analiza los efectos de la crisis en el universo empresarial y los sectores productivos en América Latina y el Caribe. Combina una visión de corto plazo, centrada en la emergencia, con una perspectiva de más largo plazo, de especial importancia para la reactivación. Propone medidas para …

Novo Relatório especial da CEPAL analisa os impactos da COVID-19 nas empresas e setores produtivos da América Latina e Caribe e propõe políticas para a emergência e para a retomada

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) divulgará amanhã, 2 de julho, o Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 4 sobre o acompanhamento dos efeitos econômicos e sociais do coronavírus na região, intitulado: As empresas e setores diante da COVID-19: emergência e retomada. O novo documento mede e analisa os efeitos da crise no universo empresarial e nos setores produtivos da América Latina e do Caribe. Combina uma visão de curto prazo, focada na emergência, com uma perspectiva de longo prazo, de especial importância para a retomada. Propõe medidas para a proteção das em…

Informe sobre el impacto económico en América Latina y el Caribe de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19)

Reunión informativa de los países miembros de la Conferencia de Ciencia, Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones

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…

Corruption, production structure and economic development in developing countries

Corruption has reached alarming levels in recent years and now costs the equivalent of about 5% of global output annually. Given this backdrop, this study sets out to investigate how corruption and the production structure affects the socioeconomic development of developing countries, applying a dynamic panel data procedure to the period 2002-2014. The main findings include the fact that the relation between corruption and development is non-linear. The study of the different dimensions of development also needs to encompass both economic and social perspectives. In general, there are signs th…

Corrupción, estructura productiva y desarrollo económico en los países en desarrollo

En los últimos años la corrupción ha alcanzado niveles alarmantes: cada año el costo de la corrupción equivale aproximadamente al 5% del producto mundial. En este contexto, el objetivo de este trabajo consiste en investigar la manera en que la corrupción y la estructura productiva inciden en el desarrollo socioeconómico de los países en desarrollo. Para alcanzar este objetivo, se utilizó el procedimiento de datos de panel dinámico para el período 2002-2014. Entre los principales resultados, se observa que la corrupción tiene un comportamiento no lineal en relación con el desarrollo. Asimismo, …

Determinants of labour productivity in Mexico: an approach from the endogenous growth theory using artificial neural networks

The widespread adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) has increased research on the link between such technology and economic growth. The use of ICT has a significant impact on growth, but studies tend to ignore the determinants of this use and the differing conditions across the companies, industries and countries that adopt them. In this study, we analyse the determinants of the differentiated impact of ICT on labour productivity growth in Mexican companies, using microdata from the ICT survey of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and based on fac…

Determinantes de la productividad laboral en México: una aproximación desde la teoría del crecimiento endógeno con redes neuronales artificiales

La adopción masiva de TIC ha incrementado la investigación sobre el vínculo entre estas y el crecimiento económico. Existe un impacto significativo del uso de TIC sobre el crecimiento, pero los estudios tienden a ignorar los determinantes del uso de tales tecnologías y las condiciones diferenciadas de las empresas, industrias y países que las adoptan. Aquí se analizan los determinantes del impacto diferenciado de las TIC sobre el crecimiento de la productividad laboral en las empresas mexicanas, utilizando microdatos de la Encuesta sobre Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (ENTI…

Public Policies Are Key to the Financial Inclusion of Rural Areas in the Region

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the financial support of the European Union, has contributed to the analysis and development of strategies and policies to diversify the economic activities carried out by rural households in situations of poverty. A key component of these efforts has been the analysis of rural value chains. According to the document Strengthening Financial Inclusion and Capacities in Rural Areas: Guidelines for a Plan of Action (in Spanish only), edite…

Políticas públicas son clave para la inclusión financiera del ámbito rural en la región

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en colaboración con el Fondo Internacional para el Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) y el apoyo financiero de la Unión Europea, ha contribuido al análisis y desarrollo de estrategias y políticas para diversificar las actividades económicas de los hogares rurales en situación de pobreza. Un componente clave en estos esfuerzos han sido los análisis de las cadenas de valor rurales. De acuerdo con el documento Fortalecimiento de la inclusión y capacidades financiera en el ámbito rural, pautas para un plan de acción, editado por la Sede Subreg…

Políticas públicas são essenciais para a inclusão financeira do âmbito rural na região

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), em colaboração com o Fundo Internacional de Desenvolvimento Agrícola (FIDA) e o apoio financeiro da União Europeia, tem contribuído para a análise e desenvolvimento de estratégias e políticas para diversificar as atividades econômicas dos domicílios rurais em situação de pobreza. Um componente essencial desses esforços tem sido as análises das cadeias de valor rurais. De acordo com o documento Fortalecimento da inclusão e capacidade financeira no âmbito rural, pautas para um plano de ação, editado pela Sede Sub-Regional da CEPAL no…

Industrial upgrading and diversification to address competitiveness challenges in the Caribbean: The case of tourism

This study analyses the efforts that The Bahamas, Belize and Saint Kitts and Nevis are making to upgrade and diversify their tourism sectors to increase its contribution to inclusive growth. Generally, the study finds that the countries have been making efforts to upgrade and diversify the sector, but this has been affected by resource and institutional constraints. The study proposes key recommendations for strengthening upgrading and diversification.…

Competitiveness and its determinants: a systemic analysis for developing countries

This paper seeks to make a comparative and econometric analysis of competitiveness in developing countries, identifying its determinants and sources of variation. It uses the data envelopment analysis methodology to generate measures of competitiveness. The determinants of competitiveness are obtained through a Tobit model based on the systemic competitiveness approach. As average competitiveness is low, the main results show that resource allocation could be improved in many of the countries in the sample. In addition to business factors such as innovation and the sophistication of the busine…