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Date issued: Jun 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Behrman, Jere R.;Gaviria, Alejandro;Székely, Miguel

High inequality has long been regarded as one of the main problems facing Latin American countries. To understand better the determinants of inequality and to help guide thinking about policy options…

Date issued: Jun 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Foster, James E.;Székely, Miguel

In this paper we propose the use of an alternative methodology to track low incomes based on Atkinson's (1970) family of "equally distributed equivalent income" functions, which are…

Date issued: May 2001
Author(s): Page, Sheila

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la II Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2001. Ni la integración…

Date issued: May 2001
Author(s): Page, Sheila

Neither regional integration nor trade is a welfare or policy objective in itself. If countries are pursuing policies to promote them, this is as a means to improve their welfare. The ultimate…

Date issued: May 2001
Author(s): Torrent, Ramón

The European Community has exclusive competence in three main areas: trade, monetary policy and those aspects where internal community legislation and external obligations overlapped.

Date issued: May 2001
Author(s): Torrent, Ramón

Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Integración y Comercio del Diálogo Regional de Política para la II Reunión Hemisférica celebrada los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2001. Es imposible entender…

Date issued: May 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dymond, William A.

A casual observer would be forgiven for concluding that these are both the best and the worst of times for eliminating barriers to international trade and investment. On the plus side, developed…

Date issued: May 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dymond, William A.

A un observador fortuito se le podría disculpar que concluyera que éstos son a la vez los mejores y los peores tiempos para eliminar las barreras a la inversión y al comercio internacional.

Date issued: May 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Horlick, Gary N.;Palmer, Claire R.

This paper discusses the negotiations toward a Free Trade Area of the Americas (ALCA/FTAA), principally from a United States viewpoint. The paper attempts to highlight possible sticking points in the…

Date issued: May 2001 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Horlick, Gary N.;Palmer, Claire R.

Este artículo trata sobre las negociaciones para la creación de un Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), principalmente desde la perspectiva de los Estados Unidos. El objetivo de este…