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Impact of R&D on TFP

17/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.007 percentage points was the positive and statistically significant effect of growth in domestic innovative activity on TFP growth in Latin America (Zaman, 2024).

0.007 puntos porcentuales fue el efecto positivo y estadísticamente significativo del crecimiento en la actividad innovadora doméstica sobre el crecimiento de la PTF en América Latina (Zaman, 2024).

Miethy, Zaman. (2024). Total factor productivity, transitional dynamics and endogenous growth accounting for Latin America: Evidence from two centuries' data. Economics of transition and institutional change, doi: 10.1111/ecot.12411

Effect of technological distance

17/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.173 percentage points was the statistically significant effect of distance to the technological frontier on economic growth in Latin America in more than half of the cases analyzed (Zaman, 2024).

0.173 puntos porcentuales fue el efecto estadísticamente significativo de la distancia a la frontera tecnológica sobre el crecimiento económico en América Latina en más de la mitad de los casos analizados (Zaman, 2024).

Miethy, Zaman. (2024). Total factor productivity, transitional dynamics and endogenous growth accounting for Latin America: Evidence from two centuries' data. Economics of transition and institutional change, doi: 10.1111/ecot.12411

Sanitary measures in Guatemala

12/02/2024 Go to Evidence

11.6% and 68.4% is the effect of SPS measures in Guatemala on commodities, and their simplification could reduce extreme urban poverty (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Differences in non-tariff measures

12/02/2024 Go to Evidence

48% of Salvadoran imports are subject to at least one non-tariff measure, compared to only 16% of Honduran imports (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Reducing poverty, simplifying records

12/02/2024 Go to Evidence

From 5.07 % to 4.91 % would reduce the urban extreme poverty rate in Guatemala with a decrease in the cost and time required to obtain health records (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Global agriculture emissions

07/02/2024 Go to Evidence

18% of global emissions from agriculture are expected to be in LAC by 2033, exceeding its share in total production (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

Increased caloric intake

07/02/2024 Go to Evidence

5% is the projected increase in calorie intake in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a 22% reduction in the number of undernourished people (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

Food insecurity in Honduras

02/02/2024 Go to Evidence

1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).

1 de cada 5 estudiantes, de entre 15 y 16 años, aseguró haber dejado de comer al menos una vez a la semana (BID, 2024)

BID (2024). Panorama de oportunidades. El Salvador.