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ARGENTINA’S ECONOMY

ARGENTINA’S ECONOMY. Agron/Econ 496 Sergio Lence February, 2009. POPULATION, 2007. Argentina 39 million United States 302 million China 1,300 million India 1,073 million World 6,390 million. World Population Density. Population (bottom) and Internet (top) densities.

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ARGENTINA’S ECONOMY

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  1. ARGENTINA’S ECONOMY Agron/Econ 496 Sergio Lence February, 2009

  2. POPULATION, 2007 • Argentina 39 million • United States 302 million • China 1,300 million • India 1,073 million • World 6,390 million

  3. World Population Density • Population (bottom) and Internet (top) densities

  4. World Gross Domestic Product (1999)

  5. Earth’s Satellite Picture at Night

  6. Gross National Income (2007) Argentina U.S. • Total • Current U$S 0.24 trillion 13.9 trillion PPP U$S 0.51 trillion 13.8 trillion • Per Capita • Current U$S 6,050 46,040 • PPP U$S 12,990 45,850

  7. Nominal GDP vs. PPP GNP

  8. Argentinean Economy • Upper-middle income, Western-style market economy (World Bank classification): • Low income (< $935 GNI per capita) • 49 countries (e.g., Haiti) • Lower-middle income ($936-$3,705) • 54 countries (e.g., Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay) • Upper-middle income ($3,706-$11,455) • 41 countries (e.g., Argentina, Brazil, Mexico) • High income (> $11,455) • 65 countries (e.g., US, Canada)

  9. Composition of GDP (%)

  10. CO2 Emissions Per Capita

  11. Argentinean Economy: History • Long history of government involvement • Military governments (until 1982) • Populist governments (e.g., Peron, Peronist party) • Major economic reforms starting in the 1990s • Privatization • Currency conversion • Major economic crisis in 2001/02

  12. Argentinean Peso • Currency of Argentina • 1 U$S = 3.49 Argentinean Pesos • Introduced in 1992

  13. Argentinean Peso

  14. Argentinean Peso

  15. Argentinean Peso

  16. Argentinean Peso: History • PESO Moneda Nacional (starting in 1881) • PESO Ley (starting in 1970) • 1 Peso Ley = 100 Pesos Moneda Nacional • PESO argentino (starting in 1983) • 1 Peso argentino = 10,000 Pesos Ley • AUSTRAL (starting in 1985) • 1 Austral = 1,000 Pesos argentinos • PESO (starting in 1992) • 1 Peso Ley = 10,000 Australes

  17. Argentinean Peso: History • Various Argentine currencies towards the US Dollar

  18. Monetary Conversion Rates • Fall in value of the Argentine currency vs. U.S. dollar

  19. Monetary Conversion Rates • Fall in value of the Argentine currency vs. U.S. dollar

  20. Monetary Conversion Rates • Argentinean Pesos per U.S. dollar

  21. INFLATION

  22. ANNUAL INFLATION

  23. GDP Growth Per Capita

  24. Annual GDP Growth (%)

  25. Life Expectancy at Birth, 2004

  26. GINI Index (higher income inequality, higher index) • Argentina 51 • U.S. 41

  27. Infant Mortality

  28. Argentinean Economy:Current Concerns • Large government deficit • Government-distorted economy • Inflation • Unfavorable world market situation • Government vs. Farmers

  29. THE END

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