Economic growth is not the unique factor to explain human development. Due to that many authors have prioritized studies to measure the Human Development Index. However, these indices do not analyze how Economic Complexity can increase Human Development. The aim of this paper is to determine the...

The aim of this paper is to create an indicator that compares the efficiency of countries in converting economic complexity into human development through the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method and econometric validation. The DEA will not only enable comparisons of efficiency across...

The objective of this article is to measure the efficiency of the Latin American and Asian countries in converting economic complexity into quality of life between 2010 and 2014. The method used was Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The results showed in 2014, all Asian countries were efficient...

According to previous studies, Brazil’s rapid growth in recent years was environmentally costly. Amidst many challenges, CO2 emissions intensity (i.e., CO2 per unit of GDP) levels are rising, and the country seems to face technological stagnation. One path towards sustainable development...

Many developing countries have highly unequal health systems across their regions. The pandemic of COVID-19 brought an additional challenge, as hospital structures equipped with doctors, intensive care units and respirators are not available to a sufficient extent in all regions. Using Data...

Several studies argue that economic growth cannot well explain human development. The economic complexity approach is an alternative understanding of how economic sophistication can affect well-being. Moreover, there is increasing literature using traditional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)...