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Globalization, Growth and Crises : The View from Latin America
Edwards, Sebastian - 2008
In this paper I analyze the role of openness and globalization in Latin America's economic development. The paper is …
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Globalization in Latin America Before 1940
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2003
globalization? Why was industrialization so weak? Why was inequality on the rise? This paper offers an answer to these questions. It … massive de-globalization during the decades of lost growth' between the 1820s and the 1870s. Next, it documents what happened … World War I, while it fell thereafter. The correlation between globalization and inequality is likely to have been causal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469011
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Populism and the Economics of Globalization
Rodrik, Dani - 2017
history and economic theory both provide ample grounds for anticipating that advanced stages of economic globalization would … different reactions are related to the relative salience of different types of globalization shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455123
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Globalization and Inequality in Latin America
Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Kovak, Brian K. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on … dimensions of inequality, and developing new methodologies to capture the many facets of globalization's relationship to … that focus on distinct aspects of globalization's relationship to inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322846
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Education Quality and Teaching Practices
Bassi, Marina - 2016
This paper uses a RCT to estimate the effectiveness of guided instruction methods as implemented in under-performing schools in Chile. The intervention improved performance substantially for the first cohort of students, but not the second. The effect is mainly accounted for by children from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455961
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Skills, exports, and the wages of five million Latin American workers
Brambilla, Irene - 2010
"The returns to schooling or the skill premium is a key parameter in various literatures, including globalization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394540
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Interest Rate Volatility and Contagion in Emerging Markets : Evidence from the 1990s
Edwards, Sebastian - 2000
In this paper we use high frequency interest rate data for a group of Latin American countries to analyze the behavior of volatility through time. We are particularly interested in understanding whether periods of high volatility spillover across countries. Our analysis relies both on univariate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470937
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Macroeconomic Volatility in Latin America : A View and Three Case Studies
Caballero, Ricardo J. - 2000
After decades of trial, error, and occasional regress the pieces of a successful Latin American economic model can be seen scattered among the leading economies of the region. The most traditional macroeconomic maladies of the emerging world - such as chronic fiscal imbalances and monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470968
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The Cost of Job Security Regulation : Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets
Heckman, James J. - 2000
This paper documents the high level of job security protection in Latin American labor markets and analyzes its impact on employment. We show that job security policies have substantial impact on the level and the distribution of employment in Latin America. They reduce employment and promote...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470977
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Monetary Policy Strategies for Latin America
Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2000
The paper examines possible monetary policy strategies for Latin America that may help lock-in the gains in the fight against inflation attained by the region during the 1990s. We start by calling for a refocus of the debate about the conduct of monetary policy away from thinking that it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471153