This report finds that about half of all ballot boxes in the Mexican presidential election in July 2006 had "adding up" errors, and looks at important information that has been withheld by Mexico's electoral authorities.

This paper looks briefly at the recent inflation experiences of ten Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Bolivia. The authors construct a core inflation index (excluding food and energy), and look at...

This paper challenges the conclusions of an econometric analysis by Daniel Ortega and Francisco Rodríguez on the effects on literacy of the Misión Robinson program in Venezuela. Their analysis concludes "most of our estimates of program impact represent qualitatively small and rarely...

This backgrounder provides information on current economic issues and policies relevant to Mexico's presidential election in July 2006.

El artículo presenta un análisis del viraje político de América Latina durante los últimos años. El autor sostiene que estos cambios han sido ampliamente mal comprendidos y subestimados acá en Estados Unidos por varias razones: El fracaso económico sin precedentes en América Latina...

Este trabajo analiza los últimos cuatro años de política económica en Brasil y discute los posibles cambios en política económica que pueden darse en los próximos años.

This paper shows that the U.S.'s biggest trading partners in the Americas will likely see a significant loss in exports and GDP as the U.S. economy slows. Countries less reliant on the U.S. market will not be as negatively impacted. The paper makes two sets of projections for the decline in...

The paper looks at current economic issues and policies in Brazil and discusses what economic changes could take place in the coming years.

This report analyzes the recounted sample from Mexico's presidential elections and raises questions about the electoral process.

This backgrounder provides information on the economic issues addressed in Peru's presidential election in April 2006.