Chile’s Economic Growth Joel Cohen Vidaur Durazo
History of Economic Growth & Volatility – 4.8% GDP per capita Growth Exceeds world average of 1.4% – 3.1% Standard Deviation (Low Relative – 1.7% GDP per capita Growth With periods of negative growth – 6.3% Standard Deviation
History of Economic Growth & Volatility
External Economic Shocks 1.WW1 2.Declining world demand of Chilean nitrate 3.Great Depression - Greatest GDP loss in the world ( )
History of Economic Growth (Political Explanations) Post Great Depression – Import Substitution Strategy based on government led industrialization strategy. – Strategy peaked in – After 1974 Military Coup, Market based policies, deregulation – Structural reforms in s lead to macroeconomic stability.
Chilean Economic Growth: International Comparison
World Growth Determinants
Regional & Sector Growth ( )
Regional Income Convergence
Sector Level TFP Dynamics Sources of Growth at Economic Sector Level:
World Growth
Estimates for Sources of Chilean Growth
Deep Growth Determinants Domestic Policies Quality of Institutions International Factors Geography Luck
Cyclical Growth
Questions & Concerns