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Turmoil in Latin America and the Caribbean : volatility, spillovers, and contagion
The report analyzes potential contagion and spillover effects of the Argentine crisis, from other sources of co-movement or market volatility. The report also examines the impact of the crisis on FDI flows as an indicator of potentially long-lasting deteriorative effects of capital flows to the Region. Finally, the paper assesses the impact of the Argentina crisis on individual countries in terms of trade and/or financial links.
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Informality : exit and exclusion
Informality: Exit and Exclusion analyzes informality in Latin America, exploring root causes and reasons for and implications of its growth. The authors use two distinct but complementary lenses: informality driven by \"exclusion\" from state benefits or the circuits of the modern economy, and driven by voluntary \"exit\" decisions resulting from private cost-benefit calculations that lead workers and firms to opt out of formal institutions. They find both lenses have considerable explanatory power to understand the causes and consequences of informality in the region. Informality: Exit and Exclusion concludes that reducing informality levels and overcoming the \"culture of informality\" will require actions to increase aggregate productivity in the economy, reform poorly designed regulations and social policies, and increase the legitimacy of the state by improving the quality and fairness of state institutions and policies. Although the study focuses on Latin America, its analysis, approach, and conclusions are relevant for all developing countries. Informality: Exit and Exclusion will be of value to professionals and academics studying labor market, social protection, tax, microenterprise development, and urban public policies, and to those working in government, international organizations, research institutions, and universities.
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Beyond the Washington consensus : institutions matter
This report examines the precise nature of the required institutional reforms and provides a framework for their design and implementation. We hope that it will help launch a dialogue among policy?makers, civil society, and the academic community in LAC on how best to design and reform institutions—that is, on how to supply institutional reforms to meet new societal demands.
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Lessons from NAFTA : for Latin America and the Caribbean
Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Lessons from NAFTA aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade and foreign investment inflows and had a modest effect on Mexicos average income per person. It is likely that the treaty also helped achieve a modest reduction in poverty and an improvement in job quality. This book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers interested in international trade and development. \"The best quantitative evaluation of NAFTA¯where it paid off, where it didnt, and where we don't know. Indispensable for every Latin American and Caribbean country considering a free trade pact with the United States.\" Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow Institute for International Economics \"Lessons from NAFTA is a well-articulated and insightful book that covers many of the relevant areas related to the Agreement. In a hemisphere plenty of trade negotiations among Latin American countries and United States, this report written by leading trade and development researchers will be a crucial reference to analyze the impact of these agreements. As the authors mention, to grasp the new opportunities requires countries to be aware that 'improving macroeconomic performance and institutions and putting in place an education and innovation system' are areas that cannot be solved through FTAs. The onus remains on domestic policy.\" Jose Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary of the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, former Finance Minister of Argentina.
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