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On the Role of Productivity and Factor Accumulation in Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Daude, Christian - 2011

This paper combines development and growth accounting exercises with economic theory to estimate the relative importance of total factor productivity and the accumulation of factors of production in the economic development performance of Latin America. The region's development performance is...

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Securing Stability and Growth in a Shock Prone Region : The Policy Challenge for Latin America

Hausmann, Ricardo - 2011

What are the reasons for and the costs of Latin America`s volatility? Because there is no consensus on these fundamental questions, there is no consensus on the appropriate policy response to macroeconomic volatility in Latin America, and other shock-prone countries. This paper provides new...

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Ideas for Development in the Americas, Volume 23 : How Democracy Works in Latin America

Funaro, Rita L. - 2011

This issue of IDEA explores the workings of democratic institutions in Latin America and how they shape economic and other policies. It analyzes the roles, incentives, capabilities and interaction of key political players: the legislature, business, organized labor and the media. Based on a...

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Nature, Development, and Distribution in Latin America. Evidence on the Role of Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources

Gavin, Michael - 2013

Latin America`s enormous endowment of natural resources impacts many countries of the region. Economic liberalization in several countries was followed by rapid growth of foreign investment and exports of natural resource-intensive products. Growth of labor-intensive manufacturing industries was...

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Ideas for Development in the Americas, Volume 24 : Development Connections: Icts in Latin America

Funaro, Rita L. - 2015

Information and communication technologies (ICT)--cell phones, computers, Internet--hold great promise but greater access alone cannot bring about economic development. This is a major finding of the IDB`s latest edition of its flagship Development in the Americas series titled Development...

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Rising Mortality and Life Expectancy Differentials by Lifetime Earnings in the United States

Cristia, Julian - 2011

Are mortality and life expectancy differences by socioeconomic groups increasing in the United States? Using a unique … by lifetime earnings for the 1983 to 2003 period. The results indicate a consistent increase in mortality differentials … point to almost five decades of increasing differential mortality in the United States …

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How Will the Food Price Shock Affect Inflation in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Lora, Eduardo A. - 2011

There is widespread concern that recent increases in international food prices may have significant effects on domestic food prices and inflation. This note assesses the impact of the recent food price shock on food, non-food and consumer inflation in the countries of Latin American and the...

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Social Mobility in Latin America : A Review of Existing Evidence

Azevedo, Viviane M. R. - 2011

This paper reviews evidence on social mobility in Latin America. Several studies have used data sets that collect intergenerational socio economic information. The data, though limited, suggest that social mobility is low in the region, even when compared with low social mobility developed...

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Crisis Response in Latin America : Is the "Rainy Day" at Hand?

Fernández Arias, Eduardo - 2011

This paper examines the countercyclical policy options available to Latin American countries in the face of the current global economic crisis, concluding that most of the major countries in the region appear to possess the fiscal space (as measured by credible fiscal sustainability and debt...

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Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments

Tella, Rafael Di - 2011

This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities (including drug trafficking and corruption) around the world. The paper then documents a negative (positive) correlation between measures of criminal activity and happiness and...

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