The paper analyzes exchange rate regimes implemented by the major Latin American countries since the Second World War, with special attention on the period of the second globalization process beginning in the 1970s. The analysis follows a historical narrative aiming to provide an understanding...

One of the defining trends in international finance over the last two decades has been the unprecedented growth in the levels of international reserves accumulated by emerging nations. In a global financial system characterized by market failures and sudden stops, many developing countries have...

The dichotomy of development economics between market-driven and state-leddevelopment approaches has recently been complemented by a third strand whichfocus on knowledge and capabilities-based development models. Our paper aims tomake a first step towards a Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian theory...

Vor dem Hintergrund der bisherigen theoretischen und empirischen Studien untersucht diese Arbeit vornehmlich die kausale Beziehung zwischen ausländischen Direktinvestitionen (DI) und Wirtschaftswachstum in 6 lateinamerikanischen Ländern.Die wachsenden Zuflüsse ausländischer...

The classic dual economy models of developing countries hold minimum wages (among other institutions) accountable for persistent dualism. They note that applying or enforcing minimum wage laws in only one sector of the economy will create wage differentials which will not be eroded with labor...

We examine levels and trends of labor market outcomes for women in the 1990’s using household survey data for 18 Latin American countries covering several years per country. The outcomes we analyze include labor force participation rates, the distribution of employment of women across sectors...

In recent years, reducing poverty has been a core objective of social policy in Latin America. In2008, the incidence of poverty reached almost a third of the population, of which 13 percent areclassified as extremely poor. Most Latin American countries have invested vast resources inpoverty...

En este documento estudiamos la evolución de la globalización comercial en América Latina y Asia durante los últimos 25 años y cuantificamos su impacto económico. Basándonos en modelos de gravedad estructural, estimamos un proxy de la globalización del comercio que captura la facilidad...

En este proyecto evaluamos si hay discriminación contra las personas homosexuales y transgénero en el mercado de alquiler inmobiliario en cuatro países latinoamericanos. Realizamos un experimento a gran escala en el que parejas ficticias consultan por alquileres en una plataforma online. No...