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This report is part of a series of national case studies aimed at disseminating knowledge on the current
status of social protection systems...
Based on a model of the broadband ecosystem developed by the authors in their 2010 book, Fast-tracking the digital revolution: Broadband for Latin...
The 2013 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy is subtitled “A sluggish postcrisis, mega trade negotiations and value...
In recognition of the telecommunications industry’s increasing importance for the growth and competitiveness of Latin American countries, this...
This article examines commercial bank lending strategies for micro-enterprises and
small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Mexico, and...
The eclac-Climate Impacts Assessment Model (CIAM) is a modelling platform that
has been created to assess the economic consequences of...
This article presents the main results of the Programme for International Student
Assessment (PISA) for Costa Rica in 2009 and then goes on...
This article explores the connection between labour market segregation and
motherhood wage penalties in Argentina across the formal and...
Working from home is an option that differs from other forms of employment. This
type of employment is driven not only by globalization and...
Regional and productive inequality may stem from the agricultural modernization
process, in which some agents are able to incorporate and...
No pricing system is likely to be able to do away with congestion in port cargo
transfer operations at peak times, since port use is...
This article analyses the performance of transnational corporations in Chilean
manufacturing industry. The findings show that while the...
Previous studies about the relationship between the cyclical components of Mexico's
output and unemployment suggest that it closely...
This article presents and discusses empirical evidence on external technology
absorption facilitated by activities performed inside firms....