Macroeconomic policy, competitiveness, and poverty reduction

ESA Consultores is committed to the strengthening of competitiveness as a tool for accelerating growth and reducing poverty. We have participated in the analysis of key factors in the fomenting of competitiveness in Honduras, through the drafting of the Honduran Agenda of Competitiveness and Sustainable Development - and through support to the design of the Honduran Poverty Reduction Program.
In the field of competitiveness, we have worked on cluster analysis to identify the potential sources of competitive advantage and develop policy proposals to facilitate their realization. We have particular expertise in the links from infrastructure services to poverty reduction and competitiveness enhancement. In Honduras, we carried out a detailed diagnostic and policy study on this theme for the Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility of the World Bank.

Our team has wide experience in the analysis of the evolution of poverty, as measured by income proxies and also using the unsatisfied basic needs approach. We have undertaken country-specific studies of the causes of poverty, the identification of the population groups most affected, the identification of strategies, plans and projects to diminish poverty. We have undertaken studies to measure targeting outcomes of poverty-related programs and to recommend improvements in targeting strategies. Among others, we have supported the Government of Haiti in strengthening its Poverty Map, and the Governments of Nicaragua and Honduras in establishing indicator systems for tracking the impact of their poverty reduction programs.