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Uno de los fenómenos más importantes del desarrollo económico de las últimas décadas ha sido el crecimiento del sector servicios, el cual hoy representa el principal sector económico a nivel mundial, así como una creciente proporción del comercio internacional. Entre las causas que explican este crecimiento se encuentra la apertura comercial a la cual han estado sujetos. Sin embargo, debido a la naturaleza de las barreras al comercio de servicios y por tanto la forma en la cual se establecen sus compromisos, el análisis del impacto de las negociaciones comerciales sobre la incorporación de servicios en la industria doméstica no ha sido profunda. Este artículo busca, a través del uso de una nueva base de datos que cuantifica la liberalización alcanzada en el Acuerdo General de Comercio de Servicios (AGCS), analizar su impacto en la penetración de servicios importados dentro de la industria manufacturera. Utilizando datos de la Matriz de Insumo-Producto Mundial (WIOD) para 43 países en el período 2000-2014, logramos establecer que la incorporación de servicios importados en la industria doméstica está positivamente correlacionada con el nivel de apertura consignado en el AGCS, One of the most important phenomena of economic development in recent decades has been the services sector growth, which today represents the main economic sector worldwide, as well as a growing share of international trade. Among the causes that explain this growth is the trade opening to which they have been subject. However, due to the nature of barriers to trade in services and therefore the way in which their commitments are established, the analysis of the impact of trade negotiations on the incorporation of services in the domestic industry has not been profound. This article seeks, through the use of a new database that quantifies the liberalization achieved in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), to analyze its impact on the penetration of imported services within the manufacturing industry. Using data from the World Input-Product Database (WIOD) for 43 countries in the period 2000-2014, we managed to establish that the integration of imported services into the domestic industry is positively correlated with the level of openness recorded in the GATS

In the last decade, Chile has prioritized export promotion policies for the service sector as a result of global dynamism of trade in services and the need for diversification of the Chilean economy towards higher value-added industries. This study evaluates the results and identifies the factors that explain the performance of the public-private partnership implemented in Chile to promote architectural services. The analysis suggests a poor performance, mainly as a result of the inertia on the preservation of strategies developed for goods to intangibles as services, affecting the design and implementation of the programs; also, the private sector presents, among others, collective action and associativity issues that limit the capability to develop market research and business models.

This paper intends to analyse trade finance access for Chilean services companies, and whether it is perceived as an obstacle in their internationalization process. Through a survey we try to assess companies’ perceptions, controlling for their subsectors, size, export level, amongst other variables. The role of financial institutions and government agencies will be included in the study. The first section reviews the relevant literature on trade finance. In the second section, we present an overview of trade finance for services exports instruments available in the main world economies. The third section will present the methodological approach, results of the survey and its analysis. Finally, some conclusions and policy recommendations will be drawn.

In the last decade, Chile has prioritized export promotion policies for the service sector - traditionally focused on trade in goods- as a result of global dynamism of trade in services and the need for diversification of the Chilean economy towards higher value-added industries. For these reasons, the present study evaluates the results and identifies the factors that explain the performance of the public private partnership implemented in Chile to promote architectural services. The analysis suggests a poor performance, mainly as a result of the inertia on the preservation of strategies developed for goods to intangibles as services, affecting the design and implementation of the programs; also, the private sector present, among others, collective action and associativity issues that govern the capability to develop market research and business models.

El comercio de servicios, su evolución y creciente participación en el desarrollo de los países, en conjunto con el renovado debate del papel de las políticas de desarrollo productivo, han abierto un área que requiere un mayor examen y comprensión. Este artículo revisa el estado del arte de la discusión en materia de comercio de servicios y desarrollo, fundamentalmente las repercusiones que la ausencia de una definición única sobre servicios y la insuficiencia en las estrategias de política pública en este sector puedan tener en las trayectorias de desarrollo de los países. Trade in services, its evolution and increasingly participation in countries development process, together with the renewed debate on the role of productive development policies, have opened a new area of analysis regarding trade and development that requires further consideration and understanding. This paper reviews the state of the art in the discussion on trade in services and development; and mainly, the impact that the absence of a single definition of services and failure in public policies strategies in this sector can have on the development paths of the countries. O comércio de serviços, sua evolução e crescente participação no desenvolvimento dos países, junto com o renovado debate do papel das políticas de desenvolvimento, têm aberto uma área que demanda um maior exame e compreensão. Este artigo revisa o estado da arte da discussão sobre o comercio de serviços e desenvolvimento, particularmente, as repercussões que possam ter nas trajetórias de desenvolvimento dos países, a ausência de uma definição única sobre comercio de serviços e a insuficiência nas estratégias de política pública nesse setor.