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The value of equity market transactions in emerging economies soared from about 2 percent of the world total in 1986 to 12 percent in 1996. This boom was accompanied by an explosion of international capital flows, especially flows into developing country stock markets. Moreover, while equity...
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This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess the impact of a tax incentive for firms that invest in fixed assets implemented in 2004. A positive and statistically significant correlation is found between the boom observed...
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Por diversas razones y canales de transmisión, el stock y la calidad de la infraestructura de un país es un indicador fundamental de su nivel de desarrollo y del bienestar general que ofrece a sus habitantes. El presente documento calcula las brechas de infraestructura para la subregión...
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This paper estimates the impact of relative price volatility on sector-level investment allocation using a panel of 65 countries with data for 26 manufacturing industries over the period 1985-2003. Results indicate that volatility distorts efficient investment allocation in that investment is...
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La Serie Informes Subregionales de Integración representa un esfuerzo del Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL) destinado a fomentar el conocimiento y la difusión de información referidos al dinámico proceso de integración vigente en América Latina y el...
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La Serie Informes Subregionales de Integración representa un esfuerzo del Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe (INTAL) destinado a fomentar el conocimiento y la difusión de información referidos al dinámico proceso de integración vigente en América Latina y el...
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As from the signing of the Asunción Treaty in 1991, the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) has been a model case for assessing the success and challenges of the integration process underway in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the publication of this MERCOSUR Report, INTAL's intention is...
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