Sistema Regional de Información
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Cada vez es más frecuente el uso de indicadores subjetivos para el estudio de la calidad de vida, por el interés que genera conocer no solo lo que tienen sino también lo que sienten los ciudadanos en diferentes ámbitos de su vida. El objetivo de este trabajo es construir indicadores sintéticos subjetivos que cuantifiquen la calidad de vida en los distintos países de la UE-28, con los datos de la Encuesta de Calidad de Vida (EQLS) en los años 2007, 2011 y 2016. Se construirá un indicador sintético general utilizando dos metodologías, basados en formulaciones claramente diferentes: análisis de Mazziota-Pareto (IMP) y análisis de componentes principales estandarizado (IACP) en los tres períodos. El estudio en varios años permite analizar la evolución de la calidad de vida en la UE-28 en el tiempo. Mediante ambos procedimientos se obtienen resultados similares en la clasificación de los países.

La proyección de cuentas económicas a nivel sub-territorial se establece primordialmente a través de cocientes de localización (LQ). Así, los grados de especialización sectoriales a dicho nivel actuarán como piezas clave en las proyecciones espaciales. En este artículo se reivindica un uso rectificado del Cross-Industry Location Quotient (CILQ). Indirectamente, se trata de comprobar hasta qué punto los CILQ están bien explotados, dado que son la referencia fundamental en otras técnicas. A efectos de análisis, se toman como referencia las tablas input-output (IO) del Área Euro 19 para los años 2010 y 2015. Se recurre a un estadístico para medir el grado de similitud entre los marcos contables de diez países de dicha área y sus proyecciones mediante el CILQ, la fórmula de Flegg, su versión aumentada y la variante del CILQ.

This research estimates the effect of the expansive monetary policy on the Federal Reserve in the economic growth and inflation in the countries which have dollarized economies. In order to evaluate the effects of the monetary policy, the data of the Mundial Bank are used (2019) for the United States, Ecuador, El Salvador and Panama; and the data of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States of North America (2019), during 2001-2017 and the econometric strategy of panel data with fixed effects and individual effects. The results show that the application of the expansive monetary policy fulfills the aim of dynamization the economic growth after the Major Recession, whilst, it has no significant effect on the inflation of the economies that are being studied, also indicated that the formation of fixed capital is the determinant factor of growth of those countries.

Por medio del empleo de la metodología de coeficientes importantes por límites tolerables y su aplicación en el análisis de redes se analiza la función de articulación de los bienes de capital, con el conjunto de la estructura productiva y también su grado de integración con las actividades que marcan la dinámica de desarrollo de cada economía. Considerando tres países desarrollados, Japón, Alemania y Estados Unidos, entre (1985-2005), periodo en el que tuvieron lugar múltiples transformaciones, y la fragmentación y especialización productiva ha impactado a las economías en su conjunto y al sector de bienes de capital en particular.

With data from the European Quality of Life Survey 2011 and 2016, the foundations of an indicator of socio-emotional well-being are exposed and it is calculated by applying a Structural Equation Modeling. The differences between 25 European countries point to various national socio-economic factors. Based on a selection of 7 countries from the initial set, these determining factors of the Indicator are analyzed through regressions. As explanatory variables we find the standard of living, questions related to the family, trust in people and socio-political factors such as the role of institutions and welfare policies. The results indicate that this indicator of well-being allows making comparisons closer to reality than other measures commonly used. It is also observed that national differences show disparate internal realities among the various social groups according to gender, income and age, to be taken into account in public policies. 

The relationship between FDI, trade integration, economic activity and individual well-being of representative economies of Latin America: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico are analyzed. An empirical model with panel data is used under the hypothesis that FDI can generate productive increases and the consequent benefit of integration at the level of individual welfare. Although evidence is provided to consolidate and strengthen the integration processes carried out, given the economic heterogeneity, the results obtained also show the importance of economic policy measures in an economy that receives FDI.

Today's pandemic and the Great Recession are the most turbulent moments of the 21st century. The aim of the paper is to explore the pattern of response through mixes of harmful trade policy interventions during these two systemic crises.The descriptive assessment focuses on two broad categories of measures, i.e. import-related and export-related harmful interventions. Some stylized facts emerged from this analysis and conclude that the two major crises led to different responses from governments, driven by specific reasons and needs. These patterns of response challenge the future of international trading system and the behavior of companies in the global business environment. Therefore, this research provides valuable information not only for the business community, but also for policymakers.

Crises, such as the current pandemic, and the measures meant to tackle with them tend to increase the presence of the informal sector in the official economy, affecting mostly the emerging and developing economies. This situation is characteristic for the eleven CEE countries. These also display certain weaknesses at the economic and institutional level, which increase their vulnerability in times of crisis, with a real danger for the informal economy to grow.This paper aims to investigate the role of the institutional framework in explaining shadow economy in the mentioned countries. The methodological approach consists in a panel analysis using data from the 1996-2017 period and a principal component analysis meant to identify the specificities of each country. Our results demonstrate the influence of both formal and informal institutions on the shadow economy while country-level particularities show that institutional factors act differently in different socio-economic and political environments; consequently, the measures aimed to limit shadow economy should be adapted to each country’s specific context.

The aim of this article is to relate the tradition of studies on socio-occupational classes with the perspective of structural informality. Taking Argentina as a case study, it examines the way in which occupational class inequality and job quality condition the level of welfare of the employed population. The study follows a quantitative methodology based on Argentina's Permanent Household Survey. Regression models show a persistent effect over time of social class and job quality on the probability of experiencing poverty and an interaction between both variables, suggesting that job insecurity is a transversal phenomenon across occupational classes.