This paper uncovers a fact that has not been well appreciated: tariffs in Latin America were far higher than anywhere else in the century before the Great Depression. This is a surprising fact given that this region has been said to have exploited globalization forces better than most during the...

This paper uncovers a fact that has not been well appreciated: tariffs in Latin America were far higher than anywhere else in the century before the Great Depression. This is a surprising fact given that this region has been said to have exploited globalization forces better than most during the...

Este ensayo se ocupa de lo que los historiadores económicos consideran sus variables dependientes fundamentales, a saber, la productividad de las economías y el bienestar de las personas que las hacen funcionar. Hoy sabemos mucho más que hace apenas una década acerca de la evolución del PBI...