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Southern (American) Hospitality : Italians in Argentina and the US during the Age of Mass Migration

Pérez, Santiago - 2019

I study the selection and economic outcomes of Italians in Argentina and the US, the two largest destinations during the age of mass migration. Prior cross-sectional work finds that Italians had faster assimilation in Argentina, but it is inconclusive on whether this was due to differences in...

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The Socioeconomic Outcomes of Native Groups in Argentina

Dal Bó, Pedro; López, Carolina - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

This study uses individual-level census data from Argentina to examine the socioeconomic disparities between Native and non-Native people. Native people fare worse across a variety of indicators, including housing, education, employment, and health. On average, the observed disparities amount to...

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Inflation Stabilization with Incomes Policy Support : A Review of the Experience in Argentina, Brazil and Israel

Dornbusch, Rudiger - 1987

In 1985-86 Argentina, Brazil and Israel initiated programs of stabilization after episodes of high and sharply … programs in Argentina and Israel have now been in force for over a year and the more recent one in Brazil for half a year …, inertial inflation and the basics of monetary reform. We also review the actual stabilization experience in Argentina, Brazil …

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The Macroeconomic Effects of Macroprudential Policy : Evidence from a Narrative Approach

Rojas, Diego - 2020

Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay). To correctly identify innovations in changes in legal reserve …

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Risk Matters : The Real Effects of Volatility Shocks

Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús - 2009

sample of four emerging small open economies: Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Brazil. We postulate a stochastic volatility …

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A Customs Union with Multinational Firms : The Automobile Market in Argentina and Brazil

Brambilla, Irene - 2005

increase under the new regime even though tariffs against these goods become more discriminatory, and exports from Brazil to … policy in the automobile sector in Argentina and Brazil during 1996-1999 …

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Large Devaluations and the Real Exchange Rate

Burstein, Ariel - 2004

large devaluation episodes: Argentina (2001), Brazil (1999), Korea (1997), Mexico (1994), and Thailand (1997). We conduct a …

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Speculative Attacks and Models of Balance-of-Payments Crises

Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 1991

This paper reviews recent developments in the theoretical and empirical analysis of balance-of-payments crises. A simple analytical model highlighting the process leading to such crises is first developed. The basic framework is then extended to deal with a variety of issues, such as:...

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The Industrialization of South America Revisited : Evidence from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, 1890-2010

Paolera, Gerardo della - 2018

We use new manufacturing GDP time series to examine the industrialization in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia …

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Unsticking the Flypaper Effect Using Distortionary Taxation

Vegh, Carlos A. - 2016

The flypaper effect is a widely-documented puzzle whereby the propensity of sub-national governmental units to spend out of unconditional transfers is higher than the propensity to spend out of private income. Building on previous insights in the literature that rationalize this puzzle using...

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