Costa Rica

Talking about Costa Rica

1. The Basics.2. Quiz!3. Stuff Costa Rica needs

to improve fast!4. Why should Costa

Rica be in your agenda?

5. Pura vida!

The Basics.

• Costa Rica is not Puerto Rico .

• Costa Rica is also not an island .

• The capital is San Jose.

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Quiz!

Q1: Which country is bigger (area)?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q1: Which country is bigger (area)?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q2: Which country has more population?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q2: Which country has more population?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q3: Which country has higher GDP per capita adj. by ppp?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q3: Which country has higher GDP per capita adj. by ppp?

A) Costa Rica (13.8K USD)

B) The Netherlands(46.1K USD)

Q4: Which country has higher Debt to GDP ratio?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q4: Which country has higher Debt to GDP ratio?

A) Costa Rica38.7%

B) The Netherlands68.8%

Q5: Which country is higher in the Happy Planet Index?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q5: Which country is higher in the Happy Planet Index?

A) Costa Rica(1st, 0.64)

B) The Netherlands(66th, 0.43)

*Well being, Life Expectancy, Ecological Footprint

Q6: How much %GDP does Costa Rica export to The

Netherlands?A) 2% (red)B) 7% (orange)

Q6: How much %GDP does Costa Rica export to The

Netherlands?A) 2% (red)B) 7% (orange)

Q7: Which country industry is driven by: “microprocessors, food processing, medical

equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer and plastic

products”?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q7: Which country industry is driven by: “microprocessors, food processing, medical

equipment, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer and plastic

products”?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q8: Which country has higher net migration (immigrant-emigrants)?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q8: Which country has higher net migration (immigrant-emigrants)?

A) Costa Rica(64K)

B) The Netherlands(50K)

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. (World Bank)

Q9: Which country is higher on the Green Economy Index?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q9: Which country is higher on the Green Economy Index?

A) Costa Rica#3rd

B) The Netherlands#21st

The performance index of the 2014 GGEI is defined by 32 underlying indicators and datasets, each contained within one of the four main dimensions of leadership & climate change, efficiency sectors, markets & investment and environment & natural capital.

Q10: Which country has higher power distance and lower

uncertainty avoidance?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q10: Which country has higher power distance and lower

uncertainty avoidance?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q11: Which country has the higher Social Progress Index to

GDP in the World?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q11: Which country has the higher Social Progress Index to

GDP in the World?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Well Being, Opportunity, GDP

Q12: Which country did better at the World Cup in Brazil 2014?

A) Costa RicaB) The Netherlands

Q12: Which country did better at the World Cup in Brazil 2014?

A) Costa Rica (6th, team value 45M)

B) The Netherlands (3th , team value 248M)

Stuff Costa Rica needs to improve fast!

Stuff Costa Rica needs to improve fast!From developing to developed economy

• Business– Identify and build on competitive advantage.– Transport systems and infrastructure.

• Economy– Poverty and inequality of income distribution.– Government deficit.

• Politics– Threat of populism, low quality of politicians and excessive

bureaucracy.

• Others– Petty crime and impact of regional drug trafficking.– Inflation vs price discrimination.– Social inclusiveness of minorities.

Why should Costa Rica be on your agenda?

Why should Costa Rica be on your agenda?

• Quality of life– Peace, Democracy, Green, Happy.

• Business– R&D outsourcing and high tech production.– Leverage business support to the US.– Educated and multilingual young labor force.– Tropical fruits, coffee and natural products.

• Pleasure– Holidays: adventure, nature, beach. and jungle.

Pura vida!The end

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Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyw7OKLBug • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58nbhSzFzZg • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQLTi3eGz0U • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM4kdy39ZIY

References

• http://www.ft.com/ig/sites/2014/debt-to-gdp-ratio/#cri• http

://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/government-debt-to-gdp

• http://data.worldbank.org/country/costa-rica• http://data.worldbank.org/country/netherlands• http://www.happyplanetindex.org/data/• http://dualcitizeninc.com/GGEI-Report2014.pdf• http://www.thescore.com/worldcup/news/511056• http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/data/spi, TED Talk

http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_what_the_social_progress_index_can_reveal_about_your_country