Publications: Books

The Research Department typically produces edited volumes based on research conducted through the Latin American Research Network and books compiled from conference proceedings of RES-sponsored events.

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B-639	Paradox and Perception - Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America	Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo		September 2009
B-638	Who Decides the Budget? A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America	Scartascini, Carlos Stein, Ernesto H. Hallerberg, Mark		July 2009
B-634	Growing Pains. Binding Constraints to Productive Investment in Latin America	Fernández-Arias, Eduardo Jaramillo, Fidel Agosin, Manuel R.		June 2009
B-637	Job Creation in Latin American and the Caribbean. Recent Trends and the Policy Challenges	Pagés-Serra, Carmen Pierre, Gaelle Scarpetta, Stefano		June 2009
B-635	Policy Trade-offs for Unprecedented Times: Confronting the Global Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean	Izquierdo, Alejandro Talvi, Ernesto		April 2009
B-636	Social and Labor Market Policies for Tumultuous Times: Confronting the Global Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean	Regalia, Ferdinando Mazza, Jacqueline Duryea, Suzanne		April 2009
B-633	Dealing with an International Credit Crunch. Policy Responses to Sudden Stops in Latin America	Izquierdo, Alejandro Cavallo, Eduardo A.		February 2009
B-632	Beyond Facts. Understanding Quality of Life	Lora, Eduardo		November 2008
B-630	Bond Markets in Latin America. On the Verge of a Big Bang?	Eichengreen, Barry Borensztein, Eduardo Cowan, Kevin Panizza, Ugo		July 2008
B-631	Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality, and Economic Growth in Mexico	Levy Algazi, Santiago		July 2008
B-629	Privatization for the Public Good?. Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America	Chong, Alberto		June 2008
B-628	All that Glitters May Not Be Gold. Assessing Latin America`s Recent Macroeconomic Performance	Izquierdo, Alejandro Talvi, Ernesto		April 2008
B-626	Policymaking in Latin America. How Politics Shapes Policies	Scartascini, Carlos Stein, Ernesto H. Tommasi, Mariano Spiller, Pablo		February 2008
B-624	Economía en el Trópico (Economics in the Tropics)	Robles C., Edgar Lizano, Eduardo Arce, Gilberto E.		September 2007
B-625	Macroeconomía y Petróleo	Rios, Germán Pineda, José G. Manzano, Osmel E. Méndez, Rodolfo J.		September 2007
B-622	Investor Protection and Corporate Governance	Chong, Alberto Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio		June 2007
B-623	Productivity, Growth and Poverty in Mexico. What follows Progresa-Oportunidades?	Levy Algazi, Santiago		June 2007
B-619	Introducción a la economía Colombiana (Introduction to the Colombian Economy)	Cardenas, Mauricio		December 2006
B-620	Para entender la Economía del Uruguay (Understanding the Economy in Uruguay)			December 2006
B-618	Macroeconomía Argentina (Macroeconomics in Argentina)	Llach, Lucas Braun, Miguel		December 2006
B-616	The State of State Reform in Latin America	Lora, Eduardo		October 2006
B-615	The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America	Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés Estevadeordal, Antoni Devlin, Robert		April 2006
B-613	Direito, Economia e Mercados	Castelar Pinneiro, Armando Saddi, Jairo		January 2006
B-614	Emerging Capital Markets in Turmoil. Bad Luck or Bad Policy?	Calvo, Guillermo A.		October 2005
B-612	Un Diagnóstico del Desempleo en Chile (Diagnosis of unemployment in Chile)	Mizala, Alejandra Micco, Alejandro Pagés-Serra, Carmen Cowan, Kevin Romaguera, Pilar		April 2005
B-611	¿Para bien o para mal? Debate sobre el impacto de la globalización en los mercados de trabajo de América For better or worse? Debates on the impact of globalization on labor markets in Latin America)	Márquez, Gustavo		April 2005
B-608	Privatization in Latin America. Myths and Realities	Chong, Alberto Lopez-de-Silanes, Florencio		March 2005
B-609	Técnicas de medición económica. Metodología y aplicaciones en Colombia (Economic measurement techniques. Methodology and applications in Colombia)	Lora, Eduardo		March 2005
B-610	What Difference Do Unions Make?. Their Impact on Productivity and Wages in Latin America.	Márquez, Gustavo Kuhn, Peter		March 2005
B-10Years	A Decade of Development Thinking			October 2004
B-110	Promoting Savings in Latin America	Reisen, Helmut Hausmann, Ricardo		May 2004
B-607	Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America	Edwards, Alejandra Cox Ureta, Manuelita Duryea, Suzanne		October 2003
B-606	Credit Constraints and Investment in Latin America	Galindo, Arturo Schiantarelli, Fabio		September 2003
B-604	Is Geography Destiny? Lessons from Latin America	Gaviria, Alejandro Lora, Eduardo Gallup, John Luke		September 2003
B-605	Medios privados para fines públicos: Participación privada en infraestructura en América Latina (Private means for public uses: Private participation in infrastructure in Latin America)	Chong, Alberto Sánchez, José Miguel		September 2003
B-603	The Family in Flux: Household Decision-Making in Latin America	Székely, Miguel Attanasio, Orazio P.		July 2003
B-602	¿Quienes son los maestros? Carreras e incentivos docentes en América Latina (Who Are The Teachers? Teaching Careers and Incentives in Latin America)	Navarro, Juan Carlos		March 2003
B-131	Who's In and Who's Out. Social Exclusion in Latin America	Gaviria, Alejandro Behrman, Jere R. Székely, Miguel		January 2003
B-129	Portrait of the Poor. An Assets-Based Approach	Székely, Miguel Attanasio, Orazio P.		September 2002
B-30	Diagnosis Corruption: Fraud in Latin America's Public Hospitals	Di Tella, Rafael Savedoff, William D.		March 2001
B-128	The Currency Game: Exchange Rate Politics in Latin America	Stein, Ernesto H. Frieden, Jeffry		March 2001
B-130	Defusing Default: Incentives and Institutions	Pagano, Marco		January 2001
B-121	Wanted: World Financial Stability	Fernández-Arias, Eduardo Hausmann, Ricardo		December 2000
B-126	Wealth from Health: Linking Social Investments to Earnings in Latin America	Schultz, T. Paul Savedoff, William D.		December 2000
B-127	Asalto al desarrollo: Violencia en América Latina (Assault on Development: Violence in Latin America)	Gaviria, Alejandro Londoño, Juan Luis Guerrero, Rodrigo		November 2000
B-124	Global Finance from a Latin American Viewpoint	Hausmann, Ricardo Hiemenz, Ulrich		June 2000
B-122	The Economic Quarter	Székely, Miguel Attanasio, Orazio P.		June 2000
B-125	Why So High? Understanding Interest Rate Spreads in Latin America	Rojas-Suárez, Liliana Brock, Philip		June 2000
B-621	Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean	Pagés-Serra, Carmen Heckman, James J.		February 2000
B-119	¿Cómo armar el rompecabezas fiscal? Nuevos indicadores de sostenibilidad (How to put together the fiscal puzzle? New sustainability indicators)	Végh, Carlos A. Talvi, Ernesto		January 2000
B-118	Agua perdida: Compromisos institucionales para el suministro de servicios públicos sanitarios (Spilled Water: Institutional Commitment in the Provision of Water Services)	Spiller, Pablo Savedoff, William D.		January 2000
B-116	Accounting for Saving: Financial Liberalization, Capital Flows and Growth in Latin America and Europe	Reinhart, Carmen		September 1999
B-123	Democracia, decentralización y deficit presupuestario en América Latina (Democracy, Decentralization and Budget Deficits in Latin America)	Fukasaku, Kiichiro Hausmann, Ricardo		June 1999
B-120	Reform is Possible: Policy Strategies for Institutional Reform in Latin America	Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo Seddon Wallack, Jessica Grindle, Merilee		June 1999
B-114	Spilled Water: Institutional Commitment in the Provision of Water Services	Spiller, Pablo Savedoff, William D.		June 1999
B-117	Improving the Odds: Political Strategies for Institutional Reform in Latin America	Graham, Carol Lora, Eduardo Seddon Wallack, Jessica Grindle, Merilee		January 1999
B-112	Organization Matters: Education and Health in Latin America	Savedoff, William D.		June 1998
B-111	Safe and Sound Financial Systems: What Works for Latin America	Rojas-Suárez, Liliana		January 1998
B-103	Securing Stability and Growth in Latin America: Policy Issues and Prospects for Shock-Prone Economies	Reisen, Helmut Hausmann, Ricardo		November 1996
B-1996	Making Social Services Work			November 1996
B-107	Banking Crises in Latin America	Rojas-Suárez, Liliana Hausmann, Ricardo		August 1996
B-102	Volatile Capital Flows: Taming Their Impact on Latin America	Rojas-Suárez, Liliana Hausmann, Ricardo		June 1996