En este estudio presentamos una síntesis del desarrollo económico mundial en el período 1980-2005, incluyendo un análisis comparativo de la producción sectorial, el crecimiento demográfico e indicadores de educación, atención a la salud y calidad de vida, de 21 grandes áreas del mundo....

Analizamos la evolución del PIB por habitante en varias áreas del mundo durante el período 2000-2010, teniendo en cuenta la relación positiva entre industria y desarrollo y el efecto negativo del excesivo endeudamiento exterior. Constatamos que el conjunto de la OCDE y América Latina son...

En los últimos años, el litio se ha convertido, dentro de los debates sobre producción en Argentina, en uno de los temas más mencionados tanto en espacios académicos y políticos, como en diversos medios de comunicación. Los distintos discursos coinciden en posicionarlo como un material...

This paper seeks to understand the factors that could make knowledge-intensive services a facilitating sector for sustained growth in Argentina, as well as those that limit its expansion and internationalization. The sector's recent evolution—characterized by a period of boom followed by...

This paper argues that Argentina's low and volatile growth since the post-World War II period is due to a distributive conflict that has hindered sustained growth. The economy has followed an interrupted growth trajectory, caused by imbalances in the current account of the balance of payments...

The aim of this article is to evaluate the contribution of the banking sector to the economic growth of 16 Latin American countries, from 1979 to 2006. The econometric procedure is based on a panel data technique with fixed effects, classifying the countries in two samples according to their...

According to Kaldor (1970), regional growth patterns arise from a cumulative causation process as broadly combining two substantial mechanisms i.e. a productivity regime, known as the “Kaldor-Verdoorn” law, and a demand regime due to the expansion of exportations. This paper attempts to...

Does foreign aid reduce extreme poverty in Peru? Under a quatitative analysis the paper shows big doubts for this hypothesis. Donor fragmentation and inadequate planification are two drivers in the explanation. Impact evaluations are necessary and Peru has enough techical capacity to carry on...

This essay suggest a theoretical framework for studying the accumulation process in an historical perspective. This framework comprises the expansion routes effectively or potentially open to big firm growth, available channels for funding investment expenditures and the barriers to corporate...