This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.
Contents include:
- Editors' Summary (Full text)
- "The Institutional Foundations of Public Policy" (Abstract)
Mariano Tommasi (Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires)
- "Financial Dollarization and Dedollarization" (Abstract)
Eduardo Fernández-Arias (Inter-American Development Bank)
- "Inflation Expectations in Latin America" (Abstract)
Fabia A. de Carvalho (Central Bank of Brazil and University of Brasilia) and Maurício S. Bugarin (University of Brasilia)
- "Trade Liberalization, Macroeconomic Fluctuations, and Contingent Protection in Latin America" (Abstract)
Pablo Sanguinetti (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires) and Eduardo Bianchi (IPECI, Argentina)
- "Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean" (Abstract)
Norbert Schady (World Bank)
- "Chilean Pension Reform: Coverage Facts and Policy Alternatives" (Abstract)
Solange Berstein, Guillermo Larraín and Francisco Pino (Superintendencia de AFP, Chile)