This chapter offers a general assessment of the economic activity in Bolivian regions thanks to an estimation, for the first time, of regional GDPs in Bolivia from 1950 onwards. The new quantitative evidence shows the economic upsurge and consolidation of new regions beyond the traditional...

The chapter tests the stages of development hypothesis for the balance of payments (SDH) in the years 1992-2016. We use data for 80 economies that are divided into five income groups. The research method includes regression. Our study yields yet limited support for SDH. The curve representing...

Global remittance flows have increased rapidly in recent years and are considered by many governments as being of high policy interest particularly in analysing their impact on economic development and security. Remittances are defined as representing household income from foreign economies...