The paper analyzes exchange rate regimes implemented by the major Latin American countries since the Second World War, with special attention on the period of the second globalization process beginning in the 1970s. The analysis follows a historical narrative aiming to provide an understanding...

This paper examines the macroeconomic policies and outcomes experienced by the Latin American economies during the period 1990-2010. Macroeconomic policies refer to exchange rates, monetary and aggregate fiscal policies, while macroeconomic outcomes, on the other hand, refer to the patterns of...

A inicios de la década de los ochenta estalló la crisis de la deuda externa, marcando un punto de inflexión en la historia económica de América Latina y el Caribe. Con ello se desencadenó la crisis de una estrategia de desarrollo que —con diferencias entre países y modificaciones a lo...