Latin America's economic growth rebound in the 2000s is often attributed to a “commodities boom,” which implies that … the region’s growth was stimulated by sizable increases in the price of commodity exports. This paper looks at whether the … the terms of trade (TOT) for Latin American countries and their GDP growth. There is, however, a positive relationship …

policies necessary to restore economic growth. …

nature of these price shocks may result in an unnecessary slowing of growth, with reduced output and employment. …

(at the time of publication) for growth, employment, poverty, budget information, and other data. The paper notes … continued progress in economic growth, poverty reduction, employment, and health and education indicators. …

employment) than other countries at a comparable level of economic development, according to this new CEPR report. The authors …

This paper looks at Jamaica’s ongoing relationship with the International Monetary Fund and multilateral development … banks, its recent economic performance and the impact on development of a persistently high debt burden. It finds that after … 20 years of negative average annual per capita GDP growth, Jamaica continues to be plagued by high debt and low growth …