Abstract

RIVERA, Luis; MONGE-GONZALEZ, Ricardo; MULDER, Nanno  and  MENESES, Javier. Determinants of digital service exports in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prob. Des [online]. 2025, vol.56, n.221, pp.85-108.  Epub Oct 27, 2025. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2025.221.70232.

This study analyzes the impact of regulatory and other barriers on digital services (DS) exports from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries at the intraregional level and to third-party markets. Reducing disparities in DS trade regulations among LAC countries could increase intraregional trade in these services by up to 8%. On the other hand, the existence of trade agreements with a services chapter between LAC countries would have allowed for a 44% increase in intraregional trade in digital services. Investments in human capital and connectivity in LAC countries would contribute to the growth of intraregional trade in DS.

Keywords : exports; digital services (DS); trade barriers; gravity model; Poisson Pseudo-Maximum-Likelihood (PPML).

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