A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America

The study developed by Stock and Watson (1991) has served as a catalyst for the construction of monthly indicators of economic activity. However, its application has been focused on national statistics. In this article we develop a new empirical strategy of three steps to build regional economic ind...

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Main Authors: Pavel Vidal, Lya Paola Sierra, Johana Sanabria, Jaime Andrés Collazos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Latin American Studies Association 2017-10-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/38
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spelling doaj-9860f5a18c2b4046b102199c4bafadb62020-11-24T22:53:29ZengLatin American Studies AssociationLatin American Research Review0023-87911542-42782017-10-0152458960510.25222/larr.3859A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin AmericaPavel Vidal0Lya Paola Sierra1Johana Sanabria2Jaime Andrés Collazos3Pontificia Universidad Javeriana CaliPontificia Universidad Javeriana CaliBanco de la RepúblicaBanco de la RepúblicaThe study developed by Stock and Watson (1991) has served as a catalyst for the construction of monthly indicators of economic activity. However, its application has been focused on national statistics. In this article we develop a new empirical strategy of three steps to build regional economic indicators on a monthly basis that can be replicated in provinces or municipalities in Latin America. We apply this empirical strategy to develop the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (in Spanish, IMAE) for one of the main regions of Colombia: Valle del Cauca. El estudio desarrollado por Stock y Watson (1991) ha servido de catalizador para la construcción de indicadores mensuales de la actividad económica. Sin embargo, su aplicación se ha centrado en las estadísticas nacionales. En este artículo desarrollamos una estrategia empírica de tres pasos para la construcción de indicadores de actividad económica mensuales regionales que pueden ser replicados en provincias o municipios de América Latina. Dicha estrategia empírica la empleamos en la construcción del Indicador Mensual de Actividad Económica (IMAE) en una de las principales regiones de Colombia: Valle del Cauca.https://larrlasa.org/articles/38
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Johana Sanabria
Jaime Andrés Collazos
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Jaime Andrés Collazos
A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America
Latin American Research Review
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Johana Sanabria
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title A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America
title_short A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America
title_full A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America
title_fullStr A Monthly Regional Indicator of Economic Activity: An Application for Latin America
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publishDate 2017-10-01
description The study developed by Stock and Watson (1991) has served as a catalyst for the construction of monthly indicators of economic activity. However, its application has been focused on national statistics. In this article we develop a new empirical strategy of three steps to build regional economic indicators on a monthly basis that can be replicated in provinces or municipalities in Latin America. We apply this empirical strategy to develop the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity (in Spanish, IMAE) for one of the main regions of Colombia: Valle del Cauca. El estudio desarrollado por Stock y Watson (1991) ha servido de catalizador para la construcción de indicadores mensuales de la actividad económica. Sin embargo, su aplicación se ha centrado en las estadísticas nacionales. En este artículo desarrollamos una estrategia empírica de tres pasos para la construcción de indicadores de actividad económica mensuales regionales que pueden ser replicados en provincias o municipios de América Latina. Dicha estrategia empírica la empleamos en la construcción del Indicador Mensual de Actividad Económica (IMAE) en una de las principales regiones de Colombia: Valle del Cauca.
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