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Introduction: Some Background Data `. GIX Panel Discussion: “Doing Business in Mexico and Brazil” Stanford University, 20 November 2013. Richard B. Dasher, Ph.D. Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center Executive Director, Center for Integrated Systems
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Introduction: Some Background Data` GIX Panel Discussion: “Doing Business in Mexico and Brazil” Stanford University, 20 November 2013 Richard B. Dasher, Ph.D. Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center Executive Director, Center for Integrated Systems Consulting Professor, Stanford University
Baseline: GDP of the five biggest national economies in the world • Ranking excludes EU (which would be bigger than U.S.A.) Estimated amounts in 2012 dollars, according to PPP 2012 CIA World Factbook, data retrieved 4/01/2013 Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University
Latin American economies in the top 100 (size) • Not included: Guatemala (81), Bolivia (93), Uruguay (94), El Salvador (99) Estimated amounts in 2012 dollars, according to PPP 2012 CIA World Factbook, data retrieved 11/20/2013 Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University
Value-added of commercial knowledge-intensive service industries*, 2000 - 2010 $ milliions Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University
Value-added of ICT industries, 2000 - 2010 From National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 $ milliions Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University
But, ease of doing business . . . World Bank Group, Doing Business Project, 2013 (accessed 11/20/2013) Lower is better, range from 1st – 189th Richard B. Dasher, Stanford University