Papers by Segundo Castro González
This research evaluates and categorizes individual characteristics and abilities that higher educ... more This research evaluates and categorizes individual characteristics and abilities that higher education researchers should possess in a knowledge economy. We examine a sample of 319 participants dedicated to the investigating processes from public and private higher education institutions in Puerto Rico. A multivariable analysis is used in which technical successive fractural analysis, cluster, and manova analysis were applied to explore and confirm the principle relevant factors in the abilities and skills studied. From the sample, the researchers identified two groups of students that showed significant differences in their responses and how they categorized their abilities. Student subgroup 1 viewed first-priority to be to "adjust to change, add value to society and the economy, in addition to having the ability to seek for funding to support their investigations. " Student subgroup 2 considered first-priority to "adjust to change, add value to the economy and society and become entrepreneurs. " Furthermore, this investigation found that professors considered the most relevant category to be "multidisciplinary and practical and that results should be disseminated. " They have also balance benefit to the economy and society with quality of life. JEL: A2
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The aim of this research is to assess the competitiveness of countries through the development of... more The aim of this research is to assess the competitiveness of countries through the development of a new model, which is much simpler than those currently in use. The premise of this research is based on the fact that the current models contain numerous indicators/measures and cannot be applied to other contexts, such as the Latin American (LA) one. Based on the “diamond competitiveness” approach, we developed a model for the LA economies (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Our model has clear implications for both academics and policymakers and could help design state policies to improve economic growth, especially for the less developed LA economies.
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Based on the “diamond competitiveness” approach, we evaluated the competitiveness of Latin American (LA) economies.
Our research has clear implications for academics and policymakers, especially concerning less developed LA economies.
The results show that in Latin America there are three distinct competitive levels: high, medium and low.
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IGI Global book series Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics (AFAE) (ISSN: 2327-5677; eISSN: 2327-5685), Aug 31, 2014
This chapter examines the export performance of clothing assembly industries in the countries of ... more This chapter examines the export performance of clothing assembly industries in the countries of Central America to the US market. It commences with a brief summary of the history of the growth and limited evolution of the Central American and Caribbean Basin garment export industry in the face of evolving trade liberalization. It then examines how China and other Asian countries have eclipsed the region’s clothing exports to the USA as they made inroads into the latter’s market. It is argued that China’s membership in the World Trade Organization commencing in 2001 and the phasing out of quotas under
the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005 combined to thwart any expansion that Central American clothing exporters could have achieved in the US market. While US Harmonized Tariff System data for both knitted
(HTS 61) and non-knitted (HTS 62) apparel and clothing accessory imports were examined, only the former were presented, as they represent a much more significant share of Central America’s overall
garment exports to the USA. US imports from Central America under HTS 61 are shown to have either declined or remained stagnant in value terms and in value market share throughout the period examined.
In order to zero in on specific categories that are important within the context of the Central American garment export industry, a selection, disaggregated into four digit HTS subcategories, was made of
knitted or crocheted apparel and accessories from the region to ascertain its performance over the first decade of the new century. These data are reviewed in comparison with similar data corresponding
to imports from China in order to ascertain the performance of Central American exporters. Finally, the work is also placed within the context of the Free Trade Area of Central America and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) in an attempt to discern its possible medium- to long-term impact, since specific provisions of the trade agreement aim precisely at boosting the region’s garment assembly sector.
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Highlights
Based on the “diamond competitiveness” approach, we evaluated the competitiveness of Latin American (LA) economies.
Our research has clear implications for academics and policymakers, especially concerning less developed LA economies.
The results show that in Latin America there are three distinct competitive levels: high, medium and low.
Books by Segundo Castro González
the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005 combined to thwart any expansion that Central American clothing exporters could have achieved in the US market. While US Harmonized Tariff System data for both knitted
(HTS 61) and non-knitted (HTS 62) apparel and clothing accessory imports were examined, only the former were presented, as they represent a much more significant share of Central America’s overall
garment exports to the USA. US imports from Central America under HTS 61 are shown to have either declined or remained stagnant in value terms and in value market share throughout the period examined.
In order to zero in on specific categories that are important within the context of the Central American garment export industry, a selection, disaggregated into four digit HTS subcategories, was made of
knitted or crocheted apparel and accessories from the region to ascertain its performance over the first decade of the new century. These data are reviewed in comparison with similar data corresponding
to imports from China in order to ascertain the performance of Central American exporters. Finally, the work is also placed within the context of the Free Trade Area of Central America and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) in an attempt to discern its possible medium- to long-term impact, since specific provisions of the trade agreement aim precisely at boosting the region’s garment assembly sector.
Highlights
Based on the “diamond competitiveness” approach, we evaluated the competitiveness of Latin American (LA) economies.
Our research has clear implications for academics and policymakers, especially concerning less developed LA economies.
The results show that in Latin America there are three distinct competitive levels: high, medium and low.
the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005 combined to thwart any expansion that Central American clothing exporters could have achieved in the US market. While US Harmonized Tariff System data for both knitted
(HTS 61) and non-knitted (HTS 62) apparel and clothing accessory imports were examined, only the former were presented, as they represent a much more significant share of Central America’s overall
garment exports to the USA. US imports from Central America under HTS 61 are shown to have either declined or remained stagnant in value terms and in value market share throughout the period examined.
In order to zero in on specific categories that are important within the context of the Central American garment export industry, a selection, disaggregated into four digit HTS subcategories, was made of
knitted or crocheted apparel and accessories from the region to ascertain its performance over the first decade of the new century. These data are reviewed in comparison with similar data corresponding
to imports from China in order to ascertain the performance of Central American exporters. Finally, the work is also placed within the context of the Free Trade Area of Central America and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) in an attempt to discern its possible medium- to long-term impact, since specific provisions of the trade agreement aim precisely at boosting the region’s garment assembly sector.