The high primary school enrolment rates in Latin America and the Caribbean mask poor performance in terms of the quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness of formal schooling in the region. What happens to the millions of children who repeat school years, underperform in their first years of...

We employ World Bank Enterprise Survey data collected in 2006–2010 for 21,852 firms from 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries to investigate determinants of the adoption of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification, the relation between ISO certification and firm...

Examines processes of economic integration and globalization and explores the links between these processes and the world of work. Summarizes regulatory labour standards built into the process of Latin American and Caribbean integration and investigates their effect on the labour market and on...

This study examines external and domestic influences on Latin America’s economic performance over the past decade and a half. It notes that over the past few years, macroeconomic policies have strengthened and structural reforms have been implemented. Together with a favorable external...

This paper examines the relationship between fixed exchange rate arrangements and trade using a gravity model of international trade together with bilateral trade data from 24 countries from the Caribbean and Latin America for the period 1960-2001. The analysis indicates that a credible fixed...

Shocks stemming from Brazil - the large neighbor in South America - have historically been a source of concern for policy-makers in other countries of the region. This paper studies the importance of Brazil’s influence on its neighboring economies, documenting trade linkages over the last...

Die rund 450 Experten, die sich im Oktober am 54. "ifo Konjunkturtest International" beteiligt haben, beurteilten sowohl die aktuelle Wirtschaftslage im Durchschnitt der 60 Länder als auch die Aussichten für die nächsten sechs Monate etwas besser als im Juli. Das internationale...

Im April 1995 hat das ifo Institut zum 48. Mal seine weltweite Umfrage "ifo Konjunkturtest International" bei knapp 500 Wirtschaftsexperten multinationaler Unternehmen und kompetenter Institutionen durchgeführt. Nach Ansicht der Teilnehmer aus insgesamt 61 Ländern hat die Weltkonjunktur...