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In the relatively short history of Mercosur, the countries of the region have gone through wide macroeconomic fluctuations. Macroeconomic turbulence is not a novelty for Argentina, Brazil and their...

The maquiladora in-bond industry is a key factor for Mexico’s economic development and dominates the economic activity in the northern frontier states. As in the case of most industrial activity, the...

Since the mid-1980s the Mexican economy has undergone a process of deep economic reform designed to shift away from the more inward-oriented development model that Mexico had followed until then....

The restructuring transition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from closed economy to open market economy is strongly influenced by resource constraints and the processing of information. This...

The deep economic crisis of Argentina has been causing an active quest for conclusions of topical or general importance. This document provides a brief discussion of the problems related to the...

Standards and regulations are an integral, if easily overlooked, part of our daily life. They determine whether a plug fits into a socket, whether food is safe for human consumption or whether a bank...

This report looks at the missing link to inclusive growth for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which are less productive relative to large firms in the developing world than in the developed world...

This year’s report focuses on regional trade, the most common form of trade for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It contains 50 country profiles, featuring detailed SME competitiveness...

This article concerns Mexico's industrial policy and economic performance, focusing on an analysis of the structural changes associated with NAFTA that have occurred in the country's manufacturing...

This study investigates the relationship between individual and household characteristics and income inequality in Central America, the Dominican Republic and Mexico from 1990 to 2002. A Theil...

This study considers the introduction of health benefits guarantees in highly underdeveloped health systems, analyzing with more detail the case of Guatemala and briefly, Bolivia. Afterwards, a...

This document analyzes the emergence of large-scale education systems in a framework where growth is associated with changes in the configuration of the economy. The model presented here attempts to...

This paper is a first conceptual discussion and proposal to formalize the inclusion of the valuation of cultural assets after a disaster. The paper describes the characteristics of cultural assets and...

In the European integration process, regional policies have assumed greater prominence with notable “convergence” success between countries. The expansion o f the European Union in 2004, along with...

This document analyzes the differentiated impact that recent events such as the tsunami and hurricanes have had on different countries, sectors, communities and localities. It also provides examples...

Between 1998 and 2002 Mexico was host to an intense debate over dollarization. This paper examines the conjunctural factors which led to the emergence of this debate, reviews the main participants in...

This SME Competitiveness Outlook assesses the impact of conflict and fragility on business performance. It unveils a Fragility Exposure Index, and shows that fragility, as experienced by firms, can be...

Our services sectors are key to an economic transformation. This report calls them ‘connected services. Transport and logistics, financial services, information and communication technologies, and...

The SME Competitiveness Outlook 2021 analyses how small businesses can rebuild from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic so they are better prepared to face the looming crisis of climate change. It...

Increasing annual investments in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries by $1 trilling would yield disproportionate dividends in terms of progress towards the Sustainable...