This paper shows evidence on firm demographics and firm survival in Chile. A dataset of sectoral indicators of firm dynamics has been created using unnamed administrative records collected by the Tax Office. The patterns of firm entry, exit and survival are described and analyzed by sales and...

There are currently two data sources used to measure foreign direct investment in Chile: one is Chapter XIV of the Central Bank of Chile and the other is the Decree Law 600, managed by the Foreign Investment Committee. This paper describes their main aspects, the reconciliation and trends of...

This paper presents the methodology of fixed asset investment measurement (i.e., gross fixed capital formation, GFCF) by economic activities for the Chilean economy during the period 2004- 2005, at current and constant prices. Fixed asset investment by economic activities is estimated...

This paper describes the Employment Advertisement Index that, based on information on firms seeking to recruit, provides an insight on unsatisfied demand for labour. The new index uses a different methodology and takes into account some difficulties found in the previously released Vacancy...

This paper presents the methodology of capital stock measurement for the Chilean economy by types of assets and different economic activities, according to the Reference Compilation 2003 of National Accounts System. Capital stocks by types of assets are estimated under the Perpetual Inventory...

Este artículo investiga métodos para medir cuantitativamente la calidad de las estadísticas mediante el análisis de las revisiones que éstas sufren a lo largo del tiempo, y aplica algunos indicadores propuestos por Eurostat y el Banco Central Europeo a diferentes cuentas trimestrales de la...

Globalization, which involves progressive integration of countries’ economies, has resulted in an increasing number of people moving from one country to another, without losing their ties to their original home economies. Increasingly, immigrants are sending money to their home countries...

This document presents the methodology and results of project “National Accounts by Institutional Sectors” (NA-IS) at quarterly frequency, launched in 2008 and developed within the framework of the Systems of National Accounts and as part of an action plan for closing statistics gaps...

Globalization, which involves progressive integration of countries’ economies, has resulted in an increasing number of people moving from one country to another, without losing their ties to their original home economies. Increasingly, immigrants are sending money to their home countries...

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the Chilean foreign exchange market in an international context from 2001 to 2010, in respect of three blocks of economies: advanced, emerging and Latin American. Aspects of deepness, liquidity and the international financial integration level are...