Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY IN LATIN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- III. ROLE OF MACROECONOMIC POLICIES -- IV. WHAT'S NEW THIS TIME AROUND? -- V. REMAINING AGENDA -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- III. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY -- IV. APPLICATION TO JAMAICA -- V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- A. DATA SOURCES AND DEFINITIONS AND COUNTRY GROUPING -- B. DEBT-INFLATION TRAP AND DEBT...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. HOW IMPORTANT IS PUBLIC SECTOR CREDIT, AND WHERE? -- III. HOW PUBLIC SECTOR CREDIT COULD HARM FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT -- IV. DOES PUBLIC SECTOR CREDIT AFFECT THE DEPTH OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT? -- V. DOES PUBLIC SECTOR CREDIT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK -- IV. RESULTS AND SENSITIVITY TESTS -- V. EXTENSIONS -- VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA -- References.