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Foreign Direct Investment: Good Cholesterol?
Hausmann, Ricardo; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
This paper studies the proposition that capital inflows tend to take the form of FDI -i.e., the share of FDI in total liabilities tends to be higher- in countries that are safer, more promising and with better institutions and policies. It finds that this view is patently wrong since it stands...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944249
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Changes in the Atmosphere?: Increase of Remittances, Price Decline and New Challenges
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper reports on the continued increase in remittances to Latin America, but also analyzes cost changes and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653622
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The Future Trends and Patterns of Remittances to Latin America
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Transnational communities linking homes and countries, development, family remittances, tourism, transportation, telecommunication, and nostalgic trade
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653631
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The Future Trends and Patterns of Remittances to Latin America
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Transnational communities linking homes and countries, development, family remittances, tourism, transportation, telecommunication, and nostalgic trade
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193739
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Changes in the Atmosphere?: Increase of Remittances, Price Decline and New Challenges
Orozco, Manuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper reports on the continued increase in remittances to Latin America, but also analyzes cost changes and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193875
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How Should Financial Institutions and Markets be Structured?: Analysis and Options for Financial System Design
Kaufman, George G.; Kroszner, Randall S. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997
This paper analyzes the consequences of alternative financial structures for financial efficiency and stability. The focus is on the organizational structure of banks. Alternative bank structures range from 'narrow banks' to broad 'universal banks.' Each banking structure is assessed in its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943808
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Inflation Targeting and Quantitative Tightening: Effects of Reserve Requirements in Peru
Armas, Adrián; Castillo, Paul; Vega, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper provides an overview of the reserve requirement measures undertaken by the Central Bank of Peru. It provides a rationale for the use of these instruments as well as empirical evidence of their effectiveness. In general, the results show that tightening reserve requirements has the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943927
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Macroprudential Regulations in Andean Countries
Galindo, Arturo; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Valle, Marielle del - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
The importance of having in place a financial regulatory framework that includes macro-prudential regulations was fully recognized during the recent global financial crisis. A central lesson from that episode was that relying on regulations that solely assessed the risks that financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673681
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The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean Title: El impacto de China: Oportunidades y retos para América Latina y el Caribe
Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés; Devlin, Robert; … - Inter-American Development Bank
China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943484
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Revisiting Economic Growth in Colombia: A Microeconomic Perspective
Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Harker, Arturo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
particular spin to this conclusion by showing that investment decisions at the firm level are also explained by the restoration …, perhaps the most relevant result is the confirmation that in Colombia, investment decisions are negatively affected by the … cost of financing. Empirical results single out the provision of access to financing at fair prices as a policy priority …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943928