Estudios y Perspectivas

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...

This publication argues that developing countries with a relatively long expertise in competition policy, such as Argentina and Brazil, may provide a very valuable point of reference for developing...

Over the last 35 years the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has assessed major disasters in the Latin American region. Based on those exercises, which...

Using survey data on technical assistance projects that was collected by the International Competition Network's Competition Policy Implementation Working Group during 2004 and 2005, the author...

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 study measures and analyses the household income growth performance of six countries in Central America between 1990 and 2004. Using national household surveys over the period, new empirical and...

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 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 paper outlines a dynamic, medium/long term Innovation and Technology Policy framework for industrializing economies directed to stimulate innovation and to contribute to the eventual creation of...

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...

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...

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...

This report addresses the organization, nature, and prospects for labor law enforcement in Central America and the Dominican Republic. The report draws a distinction between the Anglo-American...

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...

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...

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 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 increasing frequency and economic losses from natural disasters within the framework of decreasing agricultural process is becoming crucial in increasing poverty in the Mexican rural economy. The...

In Latin America, the dominant understanding of the relationship between trade and growth has evolved radically over time. This paper analyses the different approaches to trade and growth in Latin...

The publication is aimed to contribute to the analysis of trends and prospects of Latin America’s insertion into the new global scenario, characterized by a growing integration of national economies –...