The seminar is part of the projects “Input-Output Tables for Industrial and Trade Policies in Central and South America” and “Value chain development for a deeper integration of East Asia and Latin America”. During the Seminar, the methodology followed by ECLAC to assemble the South American Input-Output Table and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Input-Output Table for 2005 and 2011 will be presented. ECLAC will share some results derived from the tables on intra-MERCOSUR value chains, as well as trade relations with Asia Pacific partners.
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