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Date issued:
Jan 2003
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This book uses micro-level data for 18 Latin American countries to examine the choices adolescents make in three areas of behavior: their time allocation toward school and work, their sexual behavior…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
In this book, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean draws upon the Latin American and Caribbean region's experience in order to formulate a historical and…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
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This book breaks away from the exclusively macroeconomic focus of development studies to bring the spotlight to the place where decisions are made: households. Complementing this microeconomic view…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
US banks and credit unions are determined to have Latin American immigrants as important and permanent members of their customer base. Community groups, government, and US business interests are…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
This paper analyzes budgetary institutions, the tax system and public debt management in Jamaica. It explores the nature of budget institutions and design, beyond formal administrative or budgetary…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
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Institutional and legal differences between countries increase entry costs and reduce the ability of banks to expand abroad. We use bilateral foreign banking data for 176 countries to estimate a…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
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Some key criteria in the optimal currency area literature are that countries should join a currency union if they have closer international trade links and more symmetric business cycles. However,…
Date issued:
Jan 2003
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In this paper, we examine how the business and interest rate cycles in developed countries affect FDI to developing countries. After aggregating flows into three big source areas (the U.S., Europe…
Date issued:
Dec 2002
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En esta presentación se hacen algunas observaciones sobre las principales características de los ingresos municipales en Centroamérica, y se discuten los desafíos que habría que encarar para su…
Date issued:
Dec 2002
This paper gives an overview and current status of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America. It discusses the competition among the countries for FDI based on tax considerations and how this…