Evaluating policies to improve total factor productivity in four large Latin American countries

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberLC/L.3840
cepal.divisionEngEconomic Development Division
cepal.divisionSpaDivisión de Desarrollo Económico
cepal.docTypeSeries
cepal.jobNumberS2014340
cepal.physicalDescriptiongráficos, tablas
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.topicEngPRODUCTIVITY
cepal.topicSpaPRODUCTIVIDAD
cepal.workareaEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO ECONÓMICO
dc.contributor.authorAravena, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorHofman, André A.
dc.contributor.authorFernández de Guevara, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMas, Matilde
dc.coverage.spatialEngARGENTINA
dc.coverage.spatialEngBRAZIL
dc.coverage.spatialEngCHILE
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialEngMEXICO
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaARGENTINA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaBRASIL
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCHILE
dc.coverage.spatialSpaMEXICO
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-16T18:57:57Z
dc.date.available2014-07-16T18:57:57Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography.
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops a framework to analyze the potential of different variables to increase total factor productivity (TFP) growth in countries with poor productivity performance. It takes an industry level approach for a set of countries used as a benchmark. The information comes from the EU KLEMS and LA KLEMS databases. Once this influence is measured, the difference in the scores of each variable in four Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) with respect to the benchmark is used to test their potential for increasing productivity growth. Results show that, the top priorities for these four countries are to improve the labour market, to reduce the share of self-employed people and to modernize the functioning of their economic systems. Our results also indicate that the intensification of investment in ICT and R&D activities is a key instrument for promoting growth. Public policies should also aim to encourage a higher endowment of Internet infrastructures and their use.
dc.description.tableOfContentsAbstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Determinants of productivity: literature review .-- II. Evolution of total factor productivity: Latin American countries vs. United States and Europe .-- III. Policy variables to improve total factor productivity: methodology and definitions .-- IV. Determinants of productivity (TFP) in the benchmark countries .-- V. Policy variables to improve TFP growth in the large Latin American countries .-- VI. Conclusions.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/L.3840
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/36839
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription41 p.; grafs., tabls.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesSerie Macroeconomía del Desarrollo
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo147
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject.unbisEngMEASUREMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subject.unbisEngCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCONDICIONES ECONOMICAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPRODUCTIVIDAD
dc.subject.unbisSpaMEDICION
dc.subject.unbisSpaINDICADORES ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COMPARATIVO
dc.titleEvaluating policies to improve total factor productivity in four large Latin American countries
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