This paper tests the existence of poverty traps in three Southern Cone countries: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. We … Argentina, Uruguay and to a lesser extent Brazil, are an opportunity to carry out this type of analysis, which in turn is … educational levels are taken into account, poverty traps are found in the cases of Brazil and Uruguay for households whose head …

-packing industry in Uruguay in the last years. We show the main determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) from international and … regional factors, to general determinants in the country and specific in the sector; and the central effects of transnational … national and transnational firms. …

the last years. Uruguay showed in the nineties a good capacity of attract FDI. However, since the economic recovery after … processes, increasing high value added exports and improving the trade specialization of Uruguay. …

Regional integration is under discussion nowadays. In 1991, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay created the … Uruguay to re-discuss its international insertion, strengthening the idea of open regionalism. Uruguayan exports are little … income. Nevertheless, Uruguayan exports to the region (mainly Argentina and Brazil) have different characteristics from the …

This paper aims at explaining the long-run inflation of Uruguay (1870-2010). A monetary inflation model is used based …

Working with the ART Local Development Program of UNDP in Uruguay, trying to promote the productive resources available … eliminate obstacles and promote local development process. These tools were applied in Uruguay between 2007 and 2010. The …

Uruguay exhibits high and persistent repetition and drop-out rates in middle and high school. The aim of this study is …

This paper analyses banking regulation in Uruguay during the period of state-led industrialization. We aim to fill a … liberalized in order to control monetary policy and, to a much lesser extent, credit policy; finally, as a response to Uruguay …