The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption

The returns to schooling and the skill premium are key parameters in various elds and policy debates, including the literatures on globalization and inequality, international migration, and technological change. This paper explores the skill premium and its correlation with exports in Latin...

Las estrategias de desarrollo de America Latina han estado historicamente vinculadas en forma inextricable con la teoria y la politica de comercio. El autor sostiene aqui que el viejo argumento de la industria incipiente y el nuevo planteamiento del comercio estrategico son fundamentalmente...