This paper discusses alternative adjustment patterns in Bolivia over the last three decades using a SAM-based model … determined the direction of adjustment at the macroeconomic level. Thus, macroeconomic adjustment in Bolivia has been the outcome …

This study offers a historical review of the monetary policy reform of October 6, 1979, and discusses the influences …) meetings during 1979. We then present and discuss in detail the reasons for the FOMC's adoption of the reform and the … the reform were consistent with monetarism, new, neo, or old-fashioned Keynesianism, nominal income targeting, and …

this paper studies the paradigmatic case of telecommunications reform in Costa Rica it underscores the importance of these … is drawn to the political feed-back effects, as the failed reform, precisely because it had been backed by bi … der Reform des Telekommunikationssektors in Costa Rica unterstreicht die Bedeutung dieser 'politics of policies'. Sie …

examines reasons for this divergence and its impact on productivity growth. Our micro-data reveal R&D concentration among high-productivity … prioritize enhancing innovation and imitation success over cost reduction to boost productivity growth. …

Social protection is increasingly becoming a powerful tool for enhancing productivity and employment and is, therefore … insurance, in-kind and cash support, among others to make farming attractive, thereby increasing employment and productivity. …

aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard … decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are … very low under socialism, but they rise dramatically after reforms, and productivity contributions greatly exceed those …

attach specific weights to true and false positive rates. Based on data from Bolivia and Indonesia, we show that targeting …