In this paper I use a factor structural vector autoregression to estimate if the cycles of Latin America are now more influenced by global conditions. I study this question as the region has proven to be resilient in terms of economic growth after the global financial crisis in spite of being...

In this paper I analyze if competition with Chinese products increased plant productivity in the manufacturing sector of Chile during 1995-2006. I find evidence suggesting that during this period Chilean manufacturing plants that remained producing and were exposed to competition from Chinese...

In this paper I analyze if increasing competition with Chinese products has negatively affected female industrial employment in Chile. To conduct this analysis I rely on the census of manufacturing plants of Chile during the period 1995-2006. I find that, at the industrial level, female...