Latin America is volatile--about two to three times as volatile as the industrial economies. It is more volatile than any region other than Africa and the Middle East. Latin America`s access to international financial markets is sporadic, and often disappears just when it would be most valuable.

This paper reviews and contributes to the policy debate on the issue of saving in Latin America, presenting an alternative perspective on the relationship between saving and growth, saving and inflation stabilization and structural reform, and saving and capital flows.

Latin America is volatile - about two to three times as volatile as the industrial economies. It is more volatile than any region other than Africa and the Middle East. Latin America's access to international financial markets is sporadic, and often disappears just when it would be most valuable.

Latin America is volatile--about two to three times as volatile as the industrial economies. It is more volatile than any region other than Africa and the Middle East. Latin America`s access to international financial markets is sporadic, and often disappears just when it would be most valuable

This paper reviews and contributes to the policy debate on the issue of saving in Latin America, presenting an alternative perspective on the relationship between saving and growth, saving and inflation stabilization and structural reform, and saving and capital flows

(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) América Latina es inestable de dos a tres veces más que las economías industrializadas. Es más inestable que cualquier región distinta de África y el Medio Oriente. El acceso de América Latina a los mercados financieros internacionales es...

(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) Este trabajo es un aporte y una revista del debate de políticas en cuanto al aspecto del ahorro en América Latina, y se presenta una perspectiva nueva de la relación entre el ahorro y el crecimiento, entre el ahorro y la estabilización de la...