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The liberalization of Maritime Transport is one important element to increase the export competitiveness of a country. In fact, studies remark...
(*) This document was prepared by André A. Hofman of the Economic Projections Center of the Statistics Division, and Heriberto Tapia research...
Latin America has a long history of political violence that include civil wars; guerrilla movements, military intervention, coup d'état,...
Remittances are, currently, the second most important source of external finance to developing countries, after foreign direct investment. They do...
Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean: constraints and prospects
Summary In Latin America, energy efficiency and renewable energy offer great potential for reducing the negative effects of the ever-...
The term rules of origin" is an economic expression referring to a set of substantive rules for identifying the source of imported goods. As...
Abstract Exports of apparel represent the principal link of the Caribbean Basin to the international economy. These exports arise from a...
The overall aim of this paper is to outline the major methodological and conceptual challenges to understanding poverty from a gender perspective...
Summary In the second half of the twentieth century some of the Latin American countries suggested a system of stratification for mining...
Outsourcing in different modalities is a dominant element of domestic economies and of the world economy. Although the literature is new...
This study evaluates aspects of ex-post competitiveness, trade specialization, the dynamics of import markets, the main competitor countries, and...
The objective of this paper is to present and illustrate from a game-theory perspective, the main concepts and challenges behind macroeconomic...
This document was presented as a background study for the discussion at the meeting of experts on Globalization, technological change and gender...
In the late of 1990s, when use of the Internet began to spread to almost all of the activities undertaken by people and businesses around the...
Abstract This paper addresses the social effects of macroeconomic volatility in Brazil, as well as the burdens and challenges it has been...
Abstract Trade between the Central American Common Market (CACM) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is very low. Only 0.2% of the two...
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The prospective Free Trade Agreement of the Americas seeks to link the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (with the...
Abstract This paper uses a political economy approach to examine the nature and social impact of Ireland's economic 'miracle',...