Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2009

Includes bibliography.

The earnings share of total income in Latin America, 1990-2010

This article analyses the share of total income represented by employment earnings in the countries of Latin America over the last two decades. It first considers the wage share of gross domestic product (gdp) and then adds in the earnings of self-employed workers. The findings indicate that both total wages and total earnings declined as a share of gdp in most of the region’s countries over the period, although there were some exceptions. The reduction in earnings inequality seen over the past decade was not usually accompanied by an increase in the gdp share of earnings. This means that the improvement in personal income distribution was not matched by an improvement in functional distribution.

Index of political instability in Brazil, 1889-2009

This article aims to develop an index of political instability (ins) in Brazil between 1889 and 2009, reflecting a wide-ranging set of multiple phenomena that represent conflicts between the different social groups. By presenting different definitions of what is understood by political instability in the economics literature and by using multiple historical events —coups d’état, civil conflicts, constitutional or unconstitutional overthrow and changes in the composition of 50% of the ministerial cabinet— different indicators are obtained which are then synthesized into a single index using the principal component technique, to obtain an ins for Brazil between 1889 and 2009.

O Investimento Estrangeiro Direto na América Latina e Caribe 2015. Documento informativo

Em edições anteriores deste relatório, o ano que figurava no título correspondia àquele para o qual se apresentavam os dados. A partir de agora, e para alinhar-se com os outros relatórios periódicos da CEPAL, o relatório levará no título o ano em que se publica. Isto significa que não existe a edição 2014 desta publicação.

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2015

En ediciones anteriores de este informe, el año que figuraba en el título correspondía a aquel para el que se presentaban los datos. A partir de ahora, y para alinearse con el resto de los informes periódicos de la CEPAL, el informe llevará en el título el año en el que se publica. Esto significa que no existe la edición 2014 de esta publicación.

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015

In previous editions of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, the year given on the cover and in the title was the year for which data were presented. Starting with this edition, however, the title carries the year in which the report is published, consistently with the practice for the other flagship reports published by ECLAC. As a result, there is no 2014 edition of Foreign Direct Investment.

Report of the regional workshop on microdata documentation and dissemination (IHSN Toolkit)

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, in collaboration with the World Bank, conducted a week-long Regional Workshop on Microdata Documentation and Dissemination. The workshop, which was funded by the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the Twenty-First Century (PARIS21) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was held at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain, Trinidad, from 26 to 30 April 2010. The main objective of the workshop was to provide training to member States on the Microdata Management Toolkit. This toolkit was developed by International Household Surveys Networks (IHSN) to assist in the documentation, dissemination and preservation of household survey, census and microdata in accordance with international standards and best practices. The training was organized in response to numerous requests by directors of statistics in the region for the development of capacity in that area. It was specifically timed to meet the training needs of those offices ahead of the 2010 round of Population and Housing Censuses.

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments

This document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Washington Office, presents and analyzes the most recent developments (first half of 2015) concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean.

Towards a demand model for maritime passenger transportation in the Caribbean: a regional study of passenger ferry services

In this paper, the main factors that influence the demand for maritime passenger transportation in the Caribbean were studied. While maritime studies in the Caribbean have focused on infrastructural and operational systems for intensifying trade and movement of goods, there is little information on the movement of persons within the region and its potential to encourage further integration and sustainable development. Data to inform studies and policies in this area are particularly difficult to source. For this study, an unbalanced data set for the 2000-2014 period in 15 destinations with a focus on departing ferry passengers was compiled. Further a demand equation for maritime passenger transportation in the Caribbean using panel data methods was estimated. The results showed that this demand is related to the real fare of the service, international economic activity and the number of passengers arriving in the country by air.

La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2016

El presente informe La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe es la edición correspondiente a 2016 de la serie anual que publica la Unidad de Inversiones y Estrategias Empresariales de la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016

The 2016 version of Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most recent edition of an annual series published by the Unit on Investment and Corporate Strategies of the Division of Production, Productivity and Management of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

Productividad y brechas estructurales en México

En el transcurso de los últimos 25 años se perciben luces y sombras en el desarrollo de la economía mexicana. Por un lado, el desempeño del sector exportador puede calificarse de sobresaliente y se ha logrado un cambio estructural hacia sectores de mayor complejidad tecnológica. En cambio, las tasas de crecimiento económico son insuficientes y persisten grandes rezagos sociales. Existe un marcado consenso en el que el modesto desempeño de la actividad económica está asociado cercanamente con una expansión insuficiente de la productividad. En este documento se analizan las brechas estructurales que explican el lento y desigual crecimiento de la productividad registrado en México en el período 1990-2014. El análisis de las brechas de productividad se efectúa por medio de ejercicios estadísticos y econométricos con información recolectada y publicada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) de México. En particular, se utilizaron la base de datos KLEMS, los censos económicos, y las encuestas de ocupación y empleo.

Dinámica de las empresas exportadoras en América Latina: el aporte de las PYMES

En este documento se analizan las características y la dinámica de las empresas exportadoras de América Latina, con un enfoque especial en las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes). El objetivo del estudio es colaborar en una cuantificación adecuada de las empresas exportadoras según su tamaño, en distintos países de la región, para poder implementar mejores políticas de promoción de las pymes exportadoras.

SPSS: un lenguaje orientado al analisis de datos

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