la-klems: productivity analysis and the role of ict in latin america andré hofman
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LA-KLEMS:Productivity analysis and the role of ICT in Latin America
André Hofmanwww.cepal.org/la-klems
Latin America (LA) - KLEMS
1. Institutional aspects
2. Capital inputs
3. Labor inputs
4. Analytical results
1. Institutional aspects (a) LA-KLEMS is the Latin American chapter of World-KLEMS,
including 4 major economies in the region Coordination: team of 6 at the Economic Commission for
Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Financial support from the Alliance for the information society
(@LIS2) of the European Commission Institutional members:
– ARG: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INDEC)– BRA: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), Universidad
Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MST)
– CHI: Central Bank and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE)– MEX: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Geografía (INEGI)– Country offices of ECLAC in ARG, BRA and MEX
Three year work-program 2010-2012
LA-KLEMS is structured in work-packages (= EU-KLEMS)
2010 - mid 2011: Data construction phase
Mid-2011 - 2012: Analytical phase
Two meetings per year (March and November)
Development of Statistical and Analytical Data Bases
Special emphasis on the role of ICT
Main challenge: investment series by industry
1. Institutional aspects (b)
2. Capital: investment in computers has increased over time …
Sources: LAKLEMS
As %of GDP
Sources: LAKLEMS
… as well as in telecom equipment
As %of GDP
Sources: LAKLEMS
3. Labor: hours worked have fallen …
Sources: LAKLEMS
… and educational levels have increased
4. Economic growth has been volatile in the region
4. Contributions to economic growth, 1995-2001
Note: preliminary results, without labor quality adjustment in LA-KLEMS.
Contributions to economic growth, 2002-2008
Note: preliminary results, without labor quality adjustment in LA-KLEMS.
Contributions to economic growth, 1995-2008
Note: preliminary results, without labor quality adjustment in LA-KLEMS.
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