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Date issued: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calderón, César;Chong, Alberto E.;Stein, Ernesto H.

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: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Levy Yeyati, Eduardo;Panizza, Ugo;Stein, Ernesto H.

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: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Masci, Pietro;Utsumi, Makoto;Trigo Loubière, Jacques;Okubo, Yoshio;Sato, Takafumi;De Krivoy, Ruth;Fukao, Mitsuhiro;Martínez Peria, María Soledad;Schmukler, Sergio;Chicoma, José;Demaestri, Edgardo C.;Iannariello, María Pia;Barnhill Jr., Theodore M.;Papapanagiotou, Panagiotis;Rietti Souto, Marco;Posen, Adam S.;Zahler, Roberto

This book looks at the key issues and lessons that policymakers must consider in designing an adequate framework for dealing with financial crises. These include structural problems and their causes…

Date issued: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Goldstein Rossotto, Karen;Peterson, Robert J.;Masci, Pietro;Giorgio, Luis Alberto;García, Valeriano F.;West, Derek;Lee, Ruben;Agatiello, Osvaldo R.;Hook, Andrew;Dowers, Kenroy;Sotomayor, Ivan;Gomez-Acebo, Felipe;Corcoran, Andrea M.;Chandler-Crichlow, Catherine;Lubrano, Mike;Kuserk, Gregory J.;Wittich, Georg;Korcsmaros, Kinga;Aggarwal, Reena;Wuertz, Karen K.;Takacs, Hannes;Vives, Antonio;Karmel, Roberta S.;Hobson, Ronald B.;Tafara, Ethiopis;Del Valle, Clemente

This book analyzes the status of the markets in Latin America and identifies the technical, political, and financial challenges to building vibrant capital markets and increasing the efficiency…

Date issued: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Devlin, Robert;Estevadeordal, Antoni;Taylor, Alan M.;Venables, Anthony J.;Adserà, Alícia;Boix, Carles;Laird, Sam;Messerlin, Patrick A.;Torrent, Ramón;Cremona, Marise;Mattli, Walter;Jordana, Jacint;Ramió, Carles;Narula, Rajneesh;Evenett, Simon J.

This book analyzes the role of trade as a central pillar of the structural reform process and a bridge to capturing the dynamic development forces of an increasingly globalized world economy.

Date issued: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Adhikari, Ramesh;Negroni, Mirka J.;Leino, Jessica;Rana, P. B.;Nguyen, Tam Robert;Rey de Marulanda, Nohra;Kremer, Michael;Rodríguez, Ennio;Arce M., Daniel G.;Sandler, Todd;Bronfman, Mario;Devlin, Robert;Rufín, Carlos;Sakai, Kazu;Kanbur, Ravi;Kahn, Matthew E.;Weiss, John;Wyplosz, Charles;Jessen, Anneke;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Tungwarara, Ozias;Hunt, Joseph Michael;Estevadeordal, Antoni;Martínez Nogueira, Roberto;Taccone, Juan José;Carnoy, Martin;Kendall, Tamil;Frantz, Brian;Wescott, Clay

This book is based on a conference entitled "Regional Public Goods and Regional Development Assistance", held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 2002. It examines how the IDB and the ADB…

Date issued: 1月 2003 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Wiesner Durán, Eduardo

The aim of this book is to provide policymakers in Latin America with the stylized facts of what works and what does not in decentralization policies and schemes, based on analysis of the recent…

Date issued: 1月 2003
Author(s): Artana, Daniel;Naranjo, Fernando

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: 12月 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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: 12月 2002
Author(s): Avi-Yonah, Reuven S.;Tittle, Martin B.

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…