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Saving in Latin America and the Caribbean : Performance and Policies
Grigoli, Francesco - 2015
This paper analyzes saving patterns and determinants in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), including key policy variables and regimes. The review of previous empirical studies on LAC saving reveals contradictions and omissions. This paper presents empirical results of an extensive search of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418216
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Threshold Effects of Sovereign Debt : Evidence From the Caribbean
Drakes, Lisa - 2012
This paper addresses the issue of threshold effects between public debt and economic growth in the Caribbean. The main finding is that there exists a threshold debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of 55–56 percent. Moreover, the debt dynamics begin changing well before this threshold is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396397
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Effects of Macroeconomic Stabilityon Growth, Savings, and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Empirical Investigation
Ghura, Dhaneshwar - 1994
structural reforms have been conducive to better growth, savings, and private investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398031
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Public Policies and Private Savings and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Empirical Investigation
Ghura, Dhaneshwar - 1995
This paper assesses empirically the role of public policies in stimulating private savings and investment in sub … effective in stimulating private savings and investment include those that keep the rate of inflation low, reduce macroeconomic … government savings are only partially offset by increases in private savings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396277
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Recession and policy transmission to Latin American tourism : does expanded travel to Cuba offset crisis spillovers?
Romeu, Rafael; Wolfe, Andy - 2011
This study measures the impact of changing economic conditions in OECD countries on tourist arrivals to countries/destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean. A model of utility maximization across labor, consumption of goods and services at home, and consumption of tourism services across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487105
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Energy subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean : stocktaking and policy challenges
Di Bella, Gabriel; Norton, Lawrence; Ntamatungiro, Joseph; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282784
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Fintech and financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gershenson, Dmitry; Herrera, Luis; Lambert, Frederic; … - 2021
Despite some improvement since 2011, Latin America and the Caribbean continue to lag behind other regions in terms of financial inclusion. There is no clear evidence that fintech developments have supported greater financial inclusion in LAC, contrary to what has been observed elsewhere in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796812
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Chinese investment in Latin America : sectoral complementarity and the impact of China's rebalancing
Ding, Ding; Di Vittorio, Fabio; Lariau, Ana; Zhou, Yue - 2021
Over the last decade China's investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased substantially in volume and become more diversified from natural resources to other industries. Using cross-border mergers and acquisitions data, we demonstrate that since mid-2010s China's overseas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612332
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Can fintech foster competition in the banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Suchanan Tambunlertchai; Bejar, Pablo; Ishi, Kotaro; … - 2021
This paper revisits the competitive environment of the banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and investigates the early impact of fintech development in the region thus far. Against the backdrop of high net interest margins (NIMs) and limited financial depth in the region,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605062
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Tax policy for inclusive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Acosta Ormaechea, Santiago Leonardo Enrique; … - 2022
This study provides an overview of tax structures in LAC before the COVID-19 pandemic, compares it to OECD countries, and provides recommendations for growth-friendly and inclusive tax policy reforms. LAC countries collect significantly lower tax revenue relative to OECD countries and have tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170577