📅 2023-01-13 — Session: Analyzed Chile’s Economic Complexity and Export Diversification
🕒 18:00–20:00
🏷️ Labels: Economic Complexity, Chile, Export Diversification, Trade Agreements, Regional Development
📂 Project: Business
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal: The session aimed to explore and analyze the economic complexity and export diversification of Chile, focusing on the impact of trade agreements and the potential for regional development.
Key Activities:
- Reviewed the concept of evolutionary economic geography, emphasizing path dependency in regional development.
- Discussed the innovative approach of Hausmann and Hidalgo on economic complexity, highlighting the relationship between economic activities and regional success.
- Analyzed the impact of foreign trade on Chile’s economy, considering the challenges and opportunities presented by trade agreements.
- Proposed a technical study to develop an economic complexity indicator for Chilean exports, aiming to identify diversification opportunities.
- Communicated the addition of a theoretical review section in a shared Google Docs document, inviting team feedback.
Achievements:
- Gained insights into the importance of economic complexity in regional development and export diversification.
- Identified the need for a methodological approach to measure economic complexity in Chile.
- Facilitated team collaboration through document updates and feedback requests.
Pending Tasks:
- Develop a detailed methodology for the economic complexity indicator.
- Continue collaboration with team members to refine the theoretical review and gather feedback.