In this paper we characterize empirically the comovements of macro variables typically observed in middle income countries, as well as the boom-bust cycle' that has been observed during the last two decades. We find that many countries that have liberalized their financial markets, have...

In this paper we characterize empirically the comovements of macro variables typically observed in middle income countries, as well as the "boom-bust cycle" that has been observed during the last two decades. We find that many countries that have liberalized their financial markets, have...

In this paper we characterize empirically the comovements of macro variables typically observed in middle income countries, as well as the boom-bust cycle' that has been observed during the last two decades. We find that many countries that have liberalized their financial markets, have...