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Cobertura: 1976 al presente. Idioma(s): Español e inglés. Título en otro idioma: CEPAL Review. Periodicidad: Cuatrimestral. Sucesora de: Boletín Económico de América Latina / Economic Bulletin for Latin America Contenido: Examina los problemas del desarrollo socioeconómico de la región, en especial mediante enfoques analíticos y de políticas, con artículos de expertos en economía y otras ciencias sociales, tanto de las Naciones Unidas como de fuera de ellas. La Revista CEPAL goza de completa independencia editorial y sigue los procedimientos y criterios académicos habituales, incluida la revisión de sus artículos por jueces externos independientes. ISSN: 0252-0257.
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Cooperatives versus traditional banks: the impact of interbank market exclusion
(2022-12)We analyse the desirability of allowing cooperative banks to participate in the interbank market in Chile. We find that it is advisable to allow this if the quality of their governance is not too deficient relative to that of traditional commercial banks. When cooperative banks do participate in the interbank market, both the probability of financial ... -
A portrait of success: Uruguayan firms in international trade
(2022-12)This article provides a portrait of firm heterogeneity in connection with international activities. We analyse the impact of the extensive margins of exports and imports and of trade with different types of partners on firms’ performance, using detailed national customs and manufacturing firm survey data from Uruguay for the period 1997–2005. This ... -
The location of the upper socioeconomic stratum of Santiago’s population in the period 1977–2017: deconcentration or expansion of its traditional habitat?
(2022-12)The appearance of suburbs inhabited by the upper socioeconomic stratum in Santiago suggests a dispersion of this group and a loss of importance for the barrio alto, the area in the east of the capital that is its traditional habitat. However, the barrio alto has continued to grow upward and outward in both demographic and real-estate terms. Migration ... -
The Chile-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement: a synthetic control assessment
(2022-12)In 2003, Chile and the Republic of Korea signed the first trans-Pacific free trade agreement (FTA). The two countries’ objectives differed. Chile sought to increase, diversify, and add value to its exports, while the Republic of Korea had the political economy-driven goal of initiating preferential liberalization negotiations, and Chile was seen as ... -
A relationship between job quality and economic growth over the long run and the role of labour institutions: the case of Uruguay, 1991–2018
(2022-12)The trend reflected in the job quality index constructed for this study indicates that economic growth alone is not enough to improve the quality of employment. Econometric techniques are used to estimate the long-run relationship between this index and GDP. The results of those calculations clearly point to a negative relationship between these two ... -
Brazilian agriculture before the Targets Plan: the functionality of agrarian reform during the constrained industrialization period
(2022-12)This article reviews the economic structure of Brazilian agriculture during the years of constrained industrialization, by providing a descriptive analysis of the sector’s main economic data. It reconsiders the debate of the 1950s and 1960s on the roles played by agriculture in national economic development; and it shows that the growth of agricultural ... -
The effects of domestic demand shocks on inflation in a small open economy: Chile in the period 2000–2021
(2022-12)This study decomposes the factors that determined inflation in Chile during the period 2000–2021. It finds that the main determinants of domestic inflation were variables of external origin and the exchange rate. Domestic demand played a rather limited role as an inflationary factor. In normal periods, increases in domestic demand generally explained ... -
Which revealed comparative advantage index to choose? Theoretical and empirical considerations
(2022-12)This article proposes guidelines for choosing an index of revealed comparative advantages (RCA) to analyse a given configuration of countries, products and periods. Following a systematic review of the main theoretical strengths and weaknesses inherent in RCA indices, a standardized method is designed to gauge the quality of their empirical measurement. ... -
Argentina’s economic relations with China and their impact on a long-term production strategy
(2022-12)This article analyses how trade and investment relations between Argentina and China have evolved in the post-convertibility period. In the case of trade, Argentina’s sales to China are more concentrated in the primary sector than its exports to other countries. Chinese competition has adverse effects on Argentina’s domestic production only in specific ... -
The effect of broadband on economic growth in Latin America: an approach based on a simultaneous equations model
(2022-12)This work analyses the effects of broadband on economic growth in Latin America, distinguishing between mobile and fixed broadband. Although there are studies on the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in the Latin American region such research is scarce. This work uses data from 20 countries for the period ...
