Trade Integration and Communication Networks in Latin America

Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America

Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America This paper examines the impact on TFP of North-South trade-related technology diffusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). North-South R&D flows are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The main findings are: (i) Education ...

Composition of Trade between Australia and Latin America: Gravity Model

This paper aims to analyse the value of merchandise through a broad category of trade between Australia and nine selected Latin American countries by using a gravity model focusing on the period from 1998 to 2004. The traditional crosssectional data is a useful tool to understand this bilateral trade focusing on exports and imports through primary products, manufactured products, and total merc...

Regional integration and macroeconomic coordination in Latin America

The contagion aspects of the financial and exchange-rate crises in recent years demonstrate the need to extend the domain of macroeconomic policy from the national dimension to the regional one. This paper presents the main concepts and challenges behind macroeconomic policy cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean and evaluates them from a game-theory perspective. Under certain condition...

ECONOMIC COMMSSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Office in Brazil Integration in Latin America – Trends and Challenges

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Office in Brazil Integration in Latin America – Trends and Challenges