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dc.titleGrowth Diagnostic: Peru
dc.contributor.authorHausmann, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorKlinger, Bailey
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Andean Group
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2011-09-28T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2008-09-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a growth diagnostic exercise for Peru. It notes that although Peru has recently enjoyed high rates of economic growth, this growth is actually a recovery from a significant and sustained growth collapse that began in the 1970s, caused by a decline in export earnings due to the fall in international prices and an inadequate investment regime in export activities. However, the transformation of the export sector has been surprisingly small: the same activities that declined- mining and energy- are the ones that are leading the current recovery in exports. The authors argue that the lack of structural transformation is associated with Peru's position in a poorly connected part of the product space. The key policy message is that the public sector must act to encourage the development of new export activities that better utilize the human resources of the country.
dc.format.extent63
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011325
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Growth-Diagnostic-Peru.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFinancial Crisis and Structural Adjustement
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeO25 - Industrial Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsgrowth diagnostic, economic development and growth, financial crisis, Peru
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-P1166;PE-P1074
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