En el sector lácteo la década que cubre este trabajo se caracterizó por profundas modificaciones del entorno económico de la subregión, que condujeron a las naciones centroamericanas a promover simultáneamente procesos de integración y de apertura, con el fin de lograr una reinserción en...

Entrepreneurship contributes to a vibrant private sector and can stimulate broader economic growth. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced an important growth of microenterprises led by women, but little is known about the factors that explain this trend. This study,...

Esta investigación se plantea responder tres preguntas básicas. La primera busca identificar los factores más importantes en la atracción de IED y, en particular, explorar qué papel juegan los principales acuerdos preferenciales de comercio a los que pertenecen los países latinoamericanos....

This publication analyzes the profile of entrepreneurs and how they create high-growth businesses in 13 countries in Latin America, East Asia and southern Europe. It also offers case studies of entrepreneurship development policies and programs in the Americas and Europe. The comparative...

Globalization poses the imperative for firms to link with other actors and find new ways to interact and learn from the relationship. Employing original empirical evidence and featuring new case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua, Upgrading to Compete shows that the form of...

This paper studies three horizontal policy instruments and two vertical ones in Chilean industrial policy, particularly regarding small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The horizontal instruments are (1) a guarantee program for borrowing by SMEs (FOGAPE), (2) a small subsidy to new exports that...

This paper takes seriously the recent claim made by Ethier [1998] that the "New Regionalism" reflects the success of the multilateral trading system, not its failure. In fact, the New Regionalism represents a qualitative departure of the old regionalism in several respects, in particular, its...

This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda" held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was to examine future directions for Mercosur in light of emerging political dynamics pointing to renewed...

What are the main issues in Chile's trade agenda? This paper argues that the country's agenda does not lend itself to that traditional kind of policy advice usually given throughout Latin America. Protection is low and uniform, institutions that govern trade policy are strong and well protected...

Este documento está organizado en cuatro secciones y dos anexos. La primer sección, de carácter introductoria, repasa los antecedentes históricos del ALCA, con particular énfasis en efectuar un balance de los desarrollos de la última década en el plano internacional, político regional,...