This paper analyzes the evolution of poverty in Latin America. In 1998, about a third of the population was poor, and … one sixth extreme poor. This represents 179 million poor people, of which 89 million lived in extreme poverty. The share …

Focusing more on the evolution of the Romanian external trade and FDI inflows after 2007 - the year of Romania's EU … integration - the paper provides insights in the trade and FDI inflows determinants in the context of the convergence process and … over the period 2000-2010, and there were also large FDI inflows in the economy, mostly until 2008. Although the data …