Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE MODEL -- III. PARTIAL AND GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS OF FOREIGN AID AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY -- IV. THE OPTIMAL TIMING OF AID AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY -- V. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES IN AID-RECEIVING COUNTRIES -- VI. CONCLUSIONS...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY IN LATIN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- III. ROLE OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES -- IV. WHAT'S NEW THIS TIME AROUND? -- V. REMAINING AGENDA -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES.

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