America en el Centro: driving development in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Jan 2025
Subject
Economic Integration;
Health;
Knowledge;
Integration and Trade;
Climate Change;
Gross Domestic Product;
Labor;
Disease;
Human Capital
JEL code
F15 - Economic Integration;
F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics;
Q57 - Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services • Biodiversity Conservation • Bioeconomics • Industrial Ecology;
J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
Country
Belize;
Costa Rica;
El Salvador;
Guatemala;
Honduras;
Nicaragua;
Panama;
Dominican Republic
Category
Monographs
América en el Centro is a regional development program for the region comprising Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, a program that addresses common challenges among these countries. This report helps to raise awareness of the program and of the progress of its accompanying knowledge agenda. The specific issues discussed in relation to the region are: the benefits of regional trade integration, the impact of climate change on health, and how to support the development of young people in order to harness their potential and contribute to development.
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