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Productivity and Economic Growth: The Case of Chile

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  • Harald Beyer

    (Centro de Estudios Públicos)

  • Rodrigo Vergara

    (Banco Central de Chile)

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After a decade and a half of economic growth above 7% per year, the Chilean economy has been growing at rates below 3% during the last five years. In this article we suggest that in order to produce a new surge in economic growth, Chile needs a productivity shock arising from economic policy initiatives aimed at improving economic efficiency and institutions. Although Chile has a good record in both, it is still possible to have an upgrade. We run a cross section regression in which the dependent variable is total factor productivity. We conclude that modest changes in the country’s policies and institutions may increase Chile’s rate of growth in 1.5 percent points.

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This chapter was published in: Norman Loayza & Raimundo Soto & Norman Loayza (Series Editor) & Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel (Series Editor) (ed.) Economic Growth: Sources, Trends, and Cycles, , chapter 10, pages 309-342, 2002.

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Cited by:
  1. Roberto Álvarez & Rodrigo Fuentes, 2004. "Patterns of Specialization and Economic Growth in Chile by Sector," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 288, Central Bank of Chile.
  2. Rodrigo Fuentes & Verónica Mies, 2005. "Mirando el Desarrollo Económico de Chile: Una Comparación Internacional," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 308, Central Bank of Chile.
  3. J. Rodrigo Fuentes, 2011. "Una Mirada Desagregada del Deterioro de la Productividad en Chile: ¿Existe un Cambio Estructural?," Documentos de Trabajo 401, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
  4. Rodrigo Vergara & Rosario Rivero, 2005. "Productividad Sectorial en Chile: 1986-2001," Documentos de Trabajo 286, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
  5. Nganou, Jean-Pascal & Kebede, Ephraim, 2012. "Sources of Growth in Post-Conflict Burundi: From Destruction to Production," MPRA Paper 43577, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  6. Jose De Gregorio, 2004. "Economic Growth in Chile: Evidence, Sources and Prospects," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 298, Central Bank of Chile.
  7. Vittorio Corbo & Leonardo Hernández & Fernando Parro, 2005. "Institutions, Economic Policies and Growth: Lessons From the Chilean Experience," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 317, Central Bank of Chile.
  8. Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, 2006. "Chile's Economic Growth," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 43(127), pages 5-48.
  9. Jorge Marshall R., 2002. "El Camino de las Reformas," Notas de Investigación Journal Economía Chilena (The Chilean Economy), Central Bank of Chile, vol. 5(1), pages 77-82, April.
  10. Rodrigo Vergara, 2005. "Productividad en Chile: Determinantes y Desempeño," Documentos de Trabajo 296, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
  11. Rodrigo Fuentes & Mauricio Larraín & Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, 2004. "Sources of Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity in Chile," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 287, Central Bank of Chile.
  12. Andrea Tokman, 2004. "Education and Economic Growth in Chile," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 289, Central Bank of Chile.

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