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Regional Convergence in Latin America
Sutton, Bennett - 2006
-income Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It explores the role played by several …"" within Brazil and Peru- the estimated speeds of convergence for these countries more than double after controlling for … different subnational levels of steady state. For the latter countries and Chile, convergence is also higher after controlling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400374
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Demographic changes in Latin America : the good, the bad and …
Acosta-Ormaechea, Santiago; Espinosa-Vega, Marco A.; … - 2017
the long term. We illustrate its features by applying it to the LAC5 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011671097
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Bank Debit Taxes in Latin America : An Analysis of Recent Trends
Coelho, Isaias - 2001
Six Latin American countries have levied taxes on withdrawals from bank accounts, which have been viewed as a convenient tax handle during a difficult fiscal period. The paper reviews the arguments for and against this type of taxation, describes the taxes, and surveys their revenue performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399983
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Weathering the Global Storm : The Benefits of Monetary Policy Reform in the La5 Countries
International Monetary Fund - 2010
This paper highlights that central banks from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (the LA5 countries) reaped the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402930
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Capital Inflows to Latin America : The 1970's and the 1990's
Reinhart, Carmen - 1992
During the past two years Latin America has received sizable international capital inflows. This paper compares the recent experience with that of the late 1970s. The analysis examines differences and similarities between the two episodes in three broad areas: domestic macroeconomic conditions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395817
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Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles
Timmermann, Allan - 2006
This paper constructs new business cycle indices for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico based on common dynamic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399996
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The Demand for Money During High Inflation Episodes : Some Latin American Evidenceon the Cagan Model
Taylor, Mark P. - 1991
This paper examines the demand for money under conditions of very high inflation in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile … and Peru during the 1970s and 1980s. We test whether the monetary and inflationary experiences of these countries can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398469
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Primary Surplus Behavior and Risks to Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries : A ""Fan-Chart"" Approach
Celasun, Oya - 2006
of fiscal policy on the other. Applications to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey are used to illustrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399864
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Trade Finance and Trade Flows : Panel Data Evidence From 10 Crises
Ronci, Márcio Valério - 2004
This paper assesses the effect of constrained trade finance on trade flows in countries undergoing financial and balance of payments crises. Most of the countries that had a major crisis had a significant trade contraction, while trade-related finance declined sharply. However, trade may also be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404046
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Dollarization in Latin America : Recent Evidence and Some Policy Issues
Savastano, Miguel A. - 1996
(Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) during 1970-1993. It presents evidence on the relative size of dollarization, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014398631