The Macroeconomics for development blue print for Latin America and the Caribbean is articulated around two issues: an active strategy of productive development and a counter cyclical policy stance. Macroeconomic counter cyclicality refers to the management of the level of aggregate demand to dampen the fluctuations and volatility of real and nominal variables around their long-term trends. This paper argues that cycle and trend are interdependent and that, as a result, counter cyclical policies (i.e., aggregate demand policies) are not neutral to the long-run behaviour of economies.…
Based on a model of the broadband ecosystem developed by the authors in their 2010 book, Fast-tracking the digital revolution: Broadband for Latin America and the Caribbean, they now analyse the evolution of this technology in Latin America, assess the economic impacts of its diffusion, propose public policies for its expansion and debate the future of the ecosystem.
The policy analyses and proposals presented in the book focus on national programmes to foster universal broadband access and the debate on Internet neutrality. The study of the current trends highlights the progress of cloud comp…
This article analyses the performance of transnational corporations in Chilean
manufacturing industry. The findings show that while the productivity of subsidiaries
of foreign-owned firms is higher than that of local firms, the same is not true of
productivity growth. They also show that there are no significant differences in
market survival rates between transnational corporations and local firms. However,
firms under mainly foreign ownership that are small and have low productivity are
more likely to exit the market, displaying more footloose behaviour than their local
counterparts. This is…
This article presents and discusses empirical evidence on external technology
absorption facilitated by activities performed inside firms. Indicators of internal
and external learning are developed and applied in statistical causality models, to
distinguish possible ways in which technology can be absorbed. Industrial activity
sectors at the three-digit level of the National Classification of Economic Activities
(NACE) are the basic reference units of the research, which uses the information
generated by Brazil's Survey of Technological Innovation (PINTEC). The results show
that in-house …
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(22 November 2013) Today in Brasilia, Latin American and Caribbean Ministers and Heads of Planning highlighted the renaissance of development planning and its importance as a tool for driving forward a new culture of integration and the development agenda.
At the end of the 14th meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of ECLAC'S Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), participants stressed the relevance of coordination, evaluation and forward-planning for drivi…
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(22 de noviembre, 2013) Ministros y Jefes de Planificación de América Latina y el Caribe destacaron hoy en Brasilia el renacimiento de la planificación y su importancia como un instrumento para el impulso de una nueva cultura de la integración regional y de la agenda del desarrollo.
Al término de la XIV reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la CEPAL, los participantes subrayaron la relevancia de la co…
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(22 de novembro de 2013) Ministros e Chefes de Planejamento da América Latina e do Caribe destacaram hoje, em Brasília, o renascimento do planejamento do desenvolvimento e sua importância como um instrumento para o impulso de uma nova cultura da integração regional e da agenda do desenvolvimento pós-2015.
No encerramento da XIV Reunião do Conselho Regional de Planejamento do Instituto Latino-americano e do Caribe de Planejamento Econômico e Social (ILPES), da CEPAL, os particip…
Palabras de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en ocasión de la clausura del IV Seminario Regional de Agricultura y Cambio Climático
Santiago, 14 de noviembre de 2013
Muy buenas tardes a todas y todos,
Muy complacido de saludarlos de nuevo, al final de un seminario que entiendo ha sido muy rico en discusión, en ideas, en intercambios.
Ayer en la inauguración les mencionaba que era previsible que los temas sectoriales productivos y los temas de adaptación tuvieran una presencia cada vez más importante en la…
(12 November 2013) Today in Bonn, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, signed a protocol with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) aimed at boosting structural change based on equality and sustainability.
On behalf of Germany, the agreement was signed by Ingolf Dietrich, Deputy Director for Latin America and Global and Sectoral Affairs of BMZ, and has three main axes: innovation for sustainable structural change; social and climate protection; and sustainable energy policies and fis…
(12 de noviembre, 2013) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, suscribió hoy en la ciudad de Bonn un protocolo con el Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo de Alemania (BMZ, por sus siglas en alemán) orientado a impulsar un cambio estructural basado en la igualdad y la sostenibilidad.
El convenio fue firmado, en representación de Alemania, por Ingolf Dietrich, Director Adjunto para América Latina y Asuntos Globales y Sectoriales del BMZ, y se estructura en tres ejes: la innovación para un cambio estructural s…
Las actividades económicas y las poblaciones de la zona rural de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana están altamente expuestas a amenazas climáticas que se agravan dada la alta vulnerabilidad de sus estructuras económicas y sociales. Ante los elevados riesgos resultantes, es urgente reducir las vulnerabilidades y blindar las estructuras económicas mediante una estrategia de gestión integral de riesgos que incluya opciones de de seguros agropecuarios. El éxito del desarrollo del mercado de seguros agropecuarios está en función, en buena medida, del esfuerzo concertado para fortalecer la ges…
La producción de maíz, frijol y arroz es vital para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de la población centroamericana. La mayor parte de su producción, especialmente la de maíz y frijol, está en manos de pequeños productores, la mayoría de los cuales viven en condiciones de pobreza con acceso limitado a servicios sociales y económicos. No obstante, salvaguardan un importante acervo de agrobiodiversidad y conservan prácticas de producción relativamente sostenible y adecuada a las condiciones locales. Estas características los hacen actores clave en la respuesta al cambio climático, pero al…
The majority of the countries in Latin America are currently undergoing processes of economic
growth and poverty reduction. As part of that development, it is critical that they address the
challenge of articulating and consolidating their digital economy, as ECLAC puts forth in this
book. This will require exploring how to identify and exploit the new opportunities that arise
from technological convergence in order to foster economic development and equality.
First, new strategies are needed for maximizing the impact of the digital economy on growth,
innovation, structural change and social i…
(18 October 2013) Representatives of Member States and associate members of ECLAC who took part in the 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean this week undertook to help the information and knowledge society promote women's economic autonomy and their full and equal participation in all spheres of society and all decision-making processes.
This commitment is part of the Santo Domingo Consensus, which was approved today at the closing of the intergovernmental meeting organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) an…
(18 de octubre, 2013) Los representantes de los Estados miembros y asociados de la CEPAL que participaron esta semana en la XII Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometieron a trabajar para que la sociedad de la información y del conocimiento fomente la autonomía económica de las mujeres y su plena participación, en condiciones de igualdad, en todas las esferas de la sociedad y en todos los procesos de toma de decisiones.
Este compromiso es parte del Consenso de Santo Domingo aprobado hoy en la clausura de la cita intergubernamental organizada …
(18 de outubro de 2013) Os representantes dos Estados membros e associados da CEPAL que participaram esta semana da XII Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe comprometeram-se a trabalhar para que a sociedade da informação e do conhecimento fomente a autonomia econômica das mulheres e sua plena participação, em condições de igualdade, em todas as esferas da sociedade e em todos os processos de tomada de decisões.
Esse compromisso faz parte do Consenso de Santo Domingo aprovado hoje no encerramento do encontro intergovernamental organizado pela Comissão Econômi…