Methodological bases for the programming and efficient management of public investment

Social mobility and the demand for income redistribution in Latin America

Alesina and Angeletos (2005) and Alesina and Glaeser (2004) argue that income redistribution preferences vary systematically between the different regions and influence the size of government and the composition of public spending. This article analyses the demand for redistribution in Latin America, paying particular attention to the effects of mobility expectations on this demand. The findings suggest that demand for redistribution is driven primarily by self-interest and by considerations of fairness based on the inequality of opportunities. They also reveal the importance of past mobility,…

Quinta Reunión del Foro de los Países de ALC sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Tercer día - 9 marzo)

Alicia Bárcena invita a seguir la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los Países de ALC sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

Integrating Geography and Statistics to Assist Public Policies for SDG Implementation

Why is the Debate on Commodities so Crucial for Latin America?

Central America Isthmus: economic evolution during 2003 and perspectives for 2004

Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters

Anuario estadístico de América Latina, 1979 = Statistical yearbook for Latin America, 1979

Anuario estadístico de América Latina, 1976 = Statistical yearbook for Latin America, 1976

Anuario estadístico de América Latina, 1975 = Statistical yearbook for Latin America, 1975

Bond markets for Latin American debt in the 1990s

Introducción During the 1990s the market for Latin America's debt grew in volume, types of instruments traded and number of investors and trade houses involved. Investors were drawn by high growthpotential and high yields in most Latin American countries, as well as by a general trend towards the implementation of economic and political reforms. As a result, the relative size of Latin America's market worldwide grew.This growth, however, was affected by a series of market events that underscored Latin America's vulnerability to financial shocks. Growth in trading volumes and ass…

E-business innovation and customs renovation for secure supply chain management

Information technologies (ITs) and supply chain management (SCM) are increasingly considered as indispensable tools of competitiveness especially for companies facing excessive global competition, although these companies have not necessarily succeeded in taking full advantage of such cutting-edge technologies and management systems. Their use, especially of international SCMs, is limited to a small number of purchaser-suppliers groups that are formed primarily by transnational corporations (TNCs). The factors impeding a proliferation of SCMs at a global scale include the difficulties that com…

Investing in an Inclusive Digital Future for the Caribbean

The Caribbean is undergoing a digital transformation: More people than ever have access to digital technologies and the internet, and both businesses and government entities are increasingly providing online services. While significant disparities remain both within and among Caribbean countries in terms of access to digital technologies and infrastructure, the influence of digital technologies on the subregion has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in response to the public health measures implemented to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Private-public alliances for export development: the Korean case

The present report explains the development path of Korea, from a country which started its development with a lack of natural resources, industrial facilities, sufficient foreign reserves and business experiences and with human resources as its only productive factor at the disposal, to its successful technological catch-up, export performance and economic development. The study clarifies this development by concentrating on the formulation and implementation mechanism of development strategies and policies with the emphasis on trade; the technological capability building process and institu…

Institutions and public policies for rural development in Guatemala

This article reviews the formal institutional framework forimplementing rural development policies in Guatemala, which originatedin the State modernization process promoted through the Peace Accords.The main thesis is that rural development policies will be more efficientif they are based on the institutional framework that the Peace Accordsprovided, which distinguishes between three levels of government: central,deconcentrated and decentralized. While the two sub-national levelsexecute 43% of total public investment, central government needs to targetthe budget on poor zones, cut subsidies to…

Países celebrarán cuarta reunión del Foro de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe celebrarán del 15 al 18 de marzo de 2021 la cuarta reunión del Foro sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil revisarán los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. El evento, que por primera vez se realizará de manera virtual, será inaugurado el martes 16 de marzo a las 08:00 a.m. hora de Costa Rica (GMT-6) por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témp…

La CEPAL, la OCDE y la Escuela de Economía de París organizan Foro sobre América Latina y Europa

(19 de mayo, 2014) El Secretario General de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), Ángel Gurría, abrirá el Segundo Foro Económico Europa-América Latina el día 20 de mayo en París. Estará acompañado en la inauguración por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, y por el Director de la Escuela de Economía de París, Pierre-Yves Geoffard. La reunión, que durará dos días, está coorganizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y por la Escuela de Economía de París (PSE por sus siglas en inglés) y pretende impulsar el diálogo acer…

Inauguración de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible Lunes 7 de marzo, 2022 Excelentísimo señor Carlos Alvarado, presidente de la República de Costa Rica, Querida Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Estimado Rodolfo Solano, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Señoras y señores cancilleres y vicecancilleres, Estimadas autoridades de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL, Representantes del cuerpo diplomático, Cole…