LA-KLEMS:
Productivity analysis
and the role of ICT in
Latin America
André Hofman
www.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:
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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
1. Institutional aspects (b)
 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
2. Capital: investment in computers has
increased over time …
As
%
of
GDP
Sources: LAKLEMS
… as well as in telecom equipment
As
%
of
GDP
Sources: LAKLEMS
3. Labor: hours worked have fallen …
Korea
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
2008
United
States
1990
Spain
1,500
Sources: LAKLEMS
1,700
1,900
2,100
2,300
2,500
… and educational levels have increased
Sources: LAKLEMS
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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