Resumen En este documento se estiman las implicaciones fiscales del acuerdo de libre comercio firmado entre Estados Unidos, La República Dominicana y cinco países centroamericanos (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua). Entre los cinco posibles efectos sobre ingresos...

This paper updates ECLAC's indexes of structural reform in five areas: trade reform, financial liberalization, tax reform, liberalization of external capital transactions and privatization. 17 Latin American countries are covered for the period 1970-2000. The resulting indexes facilitate...

The paper presents a Kaleckian extended model exploring sustainable development, defined as growth that is economically stable, socially inclusive, and environmentally respectful. The model links CO2 emission trends with public investments in green capabilities, represented by the share of...

The study examines the effects of trade liberalization on employment and the labour market in Mexico's manufacturing industry. The analysis places special emphasis on assessing the extent to which the industry's distinct trade performance is accompanied by an improvement in labour conditions...

Este trabajo pasa revista a las principales políticas de desarrollo aplicadas por México en los dos últimos siglos y a los problemas económicos enfrentados. Centrándose en cambios radicales de estrategia respecto al papel de los mercados y el Estado, sostiene que a menudo no se han...

We present a small analytical framework, built in the Balance of Payments Constrained Growth (BPCG) tradition, tailored to identify how specific financial and structural vulnerabilities of emerging economies (EMEs) restrict their expansion. This framework is applied to shed light on the impact...

The paper presents a Kaleckian extended model exploring sustainable development, defined as growth that is economically stable, socially inclusive, and environmentally respectful. The model links CO2 emission trends with public investments in green capabilities, represented by the share of...