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March 10, 2020
It analyzes the role of competitiveness, external demand and domestic demand in the uninterrupted increase in exports of non-energy goods observed since 2010. Of particular interest are the gains in competitiveness via labour costs due to the possible impact of the reforms implemented during the crisis.
January 7, 2020
We estimate that in 2020 mining production will perform better, giving an important support to GDP growth. We also anticipate that mining investment will exhibit a more moderate increase due to the completion of some projects (mainly copper) already underway.
November 2, 2018
About the recently introduced funding law in Congress, many healthy debates have arisen about the role it could play in the recovery of the economy. The articles have some things that could help, but it is vital to emphasise that the right path to take is to improve productivity beyond the tax issue.
November 21, 2017
Mexico would continue to be more competitive than the United States in the production of manufactured goods even if the latter were to cut its corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. The difference in labor costs alone is a sufficient factor for Mexico to remain more competitive than the US
April 5, 2017
La convergencia de España y la Comunitat Valenciana con las principales economías avanzadas requiere aumentar el empleo y la productividad, y reducir la desigualdad. Un sector productivo dual en el que muchas empresas no son capaces de acumular de capital humano y tecnológico, innovar y competir en mercados internacionales.
March 26, 2015
One of the main challenges of the Spanish economy is to reduce the unemployment rate without incurring in past imbalances. This requires a wide menu of economic policies to increase extensive and intensive exports margins, promoting firm growth. We review these challenges in terms of competitiveness and the internationalization of the Spanish economy.
March 31, 2014
This study concludes that competitiveness in the manufacturing sectors of most countries in Latam went down from 2007 to 2012, after relatively favourable progress in the period 2002-2007
March 19, 2014
In general terms, for the last five years the Chilean industry has strayed from the upward path of competitiveness gains that it had been treading since 2002. This decline has resulted mainly from the appreciation of the Chilean peso – in an environment of multilateral dollar depreciation – and rising labour and energy costs. However, we see this as having been partially offset by lower borrowing costs – in particular foreign – and by an expansion of the currency-hedging market.
June 21, 2011
Un puzzle sobre el comportamiento de las exportaciones españolas domina el debate económico. Es difícil reconciliar la aparente pérdida de competitividad de las exportaciones españolas con la estabilidad relativa de la participación en las exportaciones mundiales
