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Argentina economy

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Argentina economy

Unemployment rates

Currently, Argentina’s unemployment is at 8.7% which is a decrease of 0.5% from the first quarter 2017. The unemployment rate in Argentina is high compared to that of the United States that is at 4.2%. The rates in Argentina are high due to the unskilled workforce. Unskilled personnel cannot secure jobs in the growing economy thus limiting their participation. Development of technology has replaced human labor with machinery and other software.

Argentina labor cost is very high that’s why employers cannot afford to pay salaries (Ball 2013). On the other hand, U.S has low unemployment rates because citizens are skilled and educated enabling them to secure job positions. Also, U.S economy is rapidly growing leading to the high demand of employees. Argentina has an average unemployment rate while that of U.S is better because it’s below the perceived rate in the country.

Currency rate

Argentina local currency is Argentine peso (ARS) with an exchange rate of 0.0057 to the dollar. The country has a floating exchange rate which fluctuates according to the exchange rates in foreign markets (Gomez 2015).

Trading partners

Brazil is the leading trading partner with Argentina as Argentina exports $9B to Brazil and imports $13.4B from the same county. Argentina engages in foreign direct investment as the country is endowed with natural resources but does not give importance to investment as there is a restriction on FDI (Bas 2012). The nation has trade surplus due to the limitation on agricultural exports. Exports represent 12.71% of Argentina’s GDP.

Assessment

Argentina is facing an economic crisis due to the high inflation rates which are at 40% and unemployment rates at 8.7%. Investors fear to invest in Argentina due to high taxes and political risks through strict policies that do not offer a conducive environment for business operations. Also, capitalism is absent in the country thus limiting economic freedom. The poverty levels in the country have increased contributing to low consumption levels.

References

Ball, L., De Roux, N., & Hofstetter, M. (2013). Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Open Economies Review, 24(3), 397-424.

Bas, M. (2012). Input-trade liberalization and firm export decisions: Evidence from Argentina. Journal of Development Economics, 97(2), 481-493.

Gómez, G. M. (2015). Argentina’s parallel currency: The economy of the poor. Routledge.

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