What are the reasons for and the costs of Latin America's volatility? Because there is no consensus on these fundamental questions, there is no consensus on the appropriate policy response to macroeconomic volatility in Latin America, and other shock-prone countries. This paper provides new...

This book contains the results of peer reviews of the competition law and policies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. Each review provides information on the history and economic context for competition law, an outline of the provisions of the current law and policies, a review of...

The central question tackled here is that of the desirability of foreign direct investment over other flows, such as bank lending. There has been an undoubted rise in FDI flows as a proportion of all flows to the Latin American region, but how much of the cause is supply- or demand-driven...

This report compressed the results of a four-month initiative to identify unmet needs and market opportunities in Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico, and present a potential private sector solutions that can address these unmet needs profitably.

The exhibition comprises 56 objects that unites Baroque oratórios, folk and popular art, applied arts and works by contemporary artists representing a variety of artistic expressions from the State of Minas Gerais and its capital city, Belo Horizonte, site of the IDB¿s 47th Annual Meeting of...

Through this exhibition, the Inter-American Development Bank pays tribute to the relationship between Japan and Latin America, and to the contribution of Japanese citizens to the region, as represented symbolically through the arts. This event serves as a kick-off for many others that will take...

Results and analysis of a poll in Brazil of remittance recipients