OECD Economic Survey of Costa Rica

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Intro Acknowledgements Editorial Chapter 1. Setting the scene: An overview of Costa Rica's productivity performance Introduction Productivity is key to Costa Rica's convergence to higher-income countries The acceleration in productivity growth represents a structural trend Industry performance: The acceleration in productivity growth is broad-based Structural change: The role of labour movements across industries What this volume offers: Going beyond aggregate and industry trends References Chapter 2. FDI spillovers in Costa Rica: boosting local productivity through backward linkagesIntroduction Trade liberalisation, FDI and labour productivity Data and methodology Data Methodology Spillovers through foreign presence Model specification for manufacturing Model specification for services Spillovers through backward linkages Results Descriptive statistics Estimation results Spillovers through foreign presence Manufacturing specification Services specification Spillovers through backward linkages Manufacturing sector Manufacturing industries Services sector Service industriesRobustness check Limitations Conclusions References Annex A. Annex A1 Annex A2 Annex A3 Annex A4 Annex A5 Annex A6 Annex A7 Annex A8 Annex A9 Annex A10 Chapter 3. The Road to Development: Identifying upscaling opportunities for Costa Rica Introduction Data, definitions and methodology Data Definitions Economic Complexity Measures Upscale Opportunities Adjusted methodology Characterising the structure of international trade Revealed Relatedness Indexes (RRIs) Outpath and density indexes Results for Costa Rica Costa Rica's export structure reveals is a mix of high- and low-complexity exportsCosta Rica specialises in a number of related products Upscaling opportunities for Costa Rica What are the products and to which sectors do they belong? Benchmarking Costa Rica's upscaling opportunities with other Latin American economies Conclusion References Annex A. Annex B. Annex C. Annex D. Annex E. Chapter 4. Misallocation and Productivity in Costa Rica Introduction Model Data Results To what extent are resources misallocated in Costa Rica? The role of capital and output distortions on aggregate productivityDistortions and firm size Distribution of firms in absence of distortions Firm size, exporting status and productivity The role of distortions in firm entry, exit and productivity growth Conclusion References Annex A. Descriptive statistics of the firms in the sample Annex F. Industries included in the broad classifications