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Structural Transformation and Sectorial Productivity in Costa Rica

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  • Alonso Alfaro-Ureña

    (Economic Division, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

  • Alberto Vindas-Quesada

    (Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

Abstract

This paper documents the process of structural transformation in Costa Rica during six decades starting in 1950. It is widely documented that countries that grow in terms of income have a shift of employment away from the agricultural sector to the manufacturing and services sector. This same pattern can be observed in Costa Rica. However, this process has some peculiarities that will be discussed. This paper presents counterfactual exercises that use the model presented in Duarte & Restuccia (2010). Depending on the counterfactual, the model has been calibrated to match the data for the Costa Rican economy or the United States. ***Resumen: Este trabajo documenta el proceso de transformación estructural de Costa Rica a partir de 1950 y por las siguientes seis décadas. Tal como ha sido ampliamente documentado, los países que incrementan el ingreso de sus habitantes usualmente experimentan una reasignación de trabajo desde el sector agrícola hacia el sector manufactura y el de servicios. Para Costa Rica se observa un patrón similar el cual, sin embargo, tiene particularidades que se discutirán a fondo. En este documento se presentan ejercicios contrafactuales que toman como punto de partida el modelo de Duarte & Restuccia (2010) calibrado con la información actualizada para Costa Rica y Estados Unidos.

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  • Alonso Alfaro-Ureña & Alberto Vindas-Quesada, 2015. "Structural Transformation and Sectorial Productivity in Costa Rica," Documentos de Trabajo 1507, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
  • Handle: RePEc:apk:doctra:1507
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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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