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Exchange rate regimes and macroeconomic performance in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
(2005-08)
This paper deals with the ways in which the exchange rate regimes
of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico shaped the macroeconomic
performance of those countries over the period 1994-2003. The purpose of the analysis is to draw ...
Social dimensions of macroeconomic policy: report of the Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations
(ECLAC, 2001-12)
Introduction The social agenda is long-term in nature, in the sense that poverty alleviation along with a better distribution of income, wealth and opportunities are long-term goals. A sound macroeconomic policy, on the ...
Modeling regional macroeconomic interactions: situation and perspectives for macroeconomic coordination in Latin America. Background paper prepared for the REDIMA workshop on Modeling Macroeconomic Coordination in the Andean Community, (Santiago, Chile 22 October 2003)""
(ECLAC, 2003)
Hubert Escaith is Director of Statistics and Economic Projections Division, ECLAC. The views expressed in this document, which has been reproduced without formal editing, are those of the authors and do not necessarily ...
Growth, instability and the convertibility crisis in Argentina
(2002-08)
The Argentine economy is currently going through the deepest and most prolonged recession of the postwar period: a devastating panorama that contrasts vividly with its significant growth in 1991-1998.In this article we ...
Sectoral regimes, productivity and international competitiveness
(2001-12)
This article seeks to analyse some mesoeconomic and microeconomic aspects related with productivity and international competitiveness in the context of the new Latin American economic model. These aspects go a long way ...
Technological capacity-building in unstable settings: Manufacturing firms in Argentina and Brazil
(2014-12)
From the 1970s onward, the macroeconomic context in Argentina and Brazil was characterized by drastic economic changes and instability. Numerous studies have documented the generally negative effect of this environment on ...
Reforming the international financial architecture: consensus and divergence
(ECLAC, 1999-04)
Abstract This paper reviews the current controversy on the reform of the international financial architecture. The paper first identifies some basic assumptions that must be taken into account in any meaningful reform. ...
Developing countries' anti-cyclical policies in a globalized world
(ECLAC, 2002-06)
Introduction The volatility and contagion characteristic of international financial markets, which dominated emerging economies during the 1990s, have deep historical roots.1 Indeed, from the mid-1970s to the end of the ...
Global economic developments, 2000-2001
(ECLAC, 2002-01-02)
Executive Summary The global economy is experiencing a recession, which originated in the United States and is affecting developed and developing economies alike. Between the second and third quarter of 2001, the United ...
Right to health in Latin America: beyond universalization
(ECLAC, 2013-12)
Recently, Latin American countries have had to face the challenges of improving social inclusion and economic redistribution while consolidating democratic institutions after long periods of authoritarian regimes in many ...