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ICT for growth and equality: renewing strategies for the information society. Summary
(ECLAC, 2010-11)
In this new phase of post-financial-crisis economic recovery, the countries of the region are meeting considerable challenges and opportunities involving the information society, an economic and social system in which ...
The tourism sector and the global economic crisis: development implications for the Caribbean
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2010-04-29)
Over the past two years the global economy has experienced substantial economic turmoil, resulting
in severe economic contraction. While there has been a recent return to growth, this situation has
impacted all economic ...
Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2012-2013
(ECLAC, 2013-08)
In the face of weak global growth in major export markets the Caribbean economies have underperformed. The situation is much more severe among service producers1 which have suffered the decline in tourist arrivals and ...
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2008
(ECLAC, 2009-07)
In 2008, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean rose to a new record high despite slowing with respect to the previous year, and the region's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) ...
Sectoral breakdown of total factor productivity in Chile, 1996-2010
(2017-08)
This article decomposes total factor productivity (TFP) by economic sector, using data from the Chilean economy’s input-output matrices for 1996, 2003 and 2010. The analysis focuses on the effects of changes in three areas: ...
The effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on international trade and logistics
(ECLAC, 2020-08-06)
This Special Report is the sixth in a series by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the evolution and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes ...
SMEs in the environmental goods and services market: identifying areas of opportunity, policies and instruments: case studies: Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico
(ECLAC, 2006-03)
Studies of Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico conducted collaboratively by ECLAC and GTZ point to environmental impacts associated with small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the manufacturing sector. This ...
Public policy for pensions, health and sickness insurance
(ECLAC, 2006-01)
This document is prepared by Edward Palmer, Consultant of the Project ¨Inclusion of the European Nordic Model in the debate concerning reform of social protection schemes in Latin American and the Caribbean¨ (SWE/05/001). ...
Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments
(ECLAC, 2014-11)
For six years, the global economy has been driven by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policies of easy money. Liquidity has flowed from developed to developing economies, financing infrastructure and corporate investment and ...
Opportunities for convergence and regional cooperation: Unity Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2010-02)
Compared with 2003-2007, which was the most favourable period the world and regional economies had seen in 40 years, the outlook for the future is less encouraging. In the early 2010s the world economy and global trade ...