Documents et rapports
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Severity of the crisis and its transmission channels (anglais)
The current global crisis, although initially circumscribed to the US housing market, spread rapidly across markets and borders. It has affected almost all countries through different reinforcing channels:...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 56752 Date du document: 20 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Calderon,Cesar,Didier Brandao,Tatiana
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Social consequences of the global financial crisis in Latin America : some preliminary , and surprisingly optimistic, conjectures (anglais)
Surprisingly, the most severe economic crisis the world has seen since the great depression does not appear to have had as dramatic an impact on poverty in Latin America as might have been expected. The...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53546 Date du document: 24 novembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Ferreira,Francisco H. G.,Schady,Norbert Rudiger
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Containing systemic risk : are regulatory reform proposals on the right track? (anglais)
This note questions two emerging views on ways to tackle systemic risk. As evidenced by the explosive growth of investment banks, which were regulated more lightly because they were assumed to be systemically...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53545 Date du document: 26 octobre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: De La Torre,Augusto,Ize,Alain
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Back to global imbalances? (anglais)
The 2008-2009 financial crisis has shaken the prevailing equilibrium of the global economy, with a collapse in capital flows and international trade. How will the post-crisis constellation of current account...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53544 Date du document: 13 juillet 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: De La Torre,Augusto,Schmukler,Sergio L.,Serven,Luis
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Labor markets and the crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (a preliminary review for selected countries) (anglais)
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the impact of the international financial crisis on labor markets across different dimensions, such as employment, wages and the quality of...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53543 Date du document: 15 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel,Murrugarra,Edmundo
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Patterns of financing during periods of high risk aversion : how have Latin firms fared in this crisis so far? (anglais)
This note examines the extent to which firms in Latin America have been able to raise capital through debt and equity securities as well as syndicated loans, both abroad and domestically, since the onset...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53542 Date du document: 29 mai 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Didier Brandao,Tatiana
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Crisis in LAC : infrastructure investment and the potential for employment generation (anglais)
Infrastructure investment is a central part of the stimulus plans of the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC) as it confronts the growing financial crisis. This paper estimates the potential effects...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53541 Date du document: 3 mai 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Tuck,Laura,Schwartz,Jordan Z.,Andres,Luis Alberto
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How much room does Latin America and the Caribbean have for implementing counter-cyclical fiscal policies? (anglais)
Latin America's government debt has exhibited a clear downward trend since 2003. While this has been partly due to rapidly increasing commodity prices, more sustainable fiscal policies have also been a...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53540 Date du document: 29 avril 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Calderon,Cesar,Fajnzylber,Pablo
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How will labor markets adjust to the crisis? A dynamic view (anglais)
Tracking flows of workers among different sectors of employment during economic downturns can shed light on the mechanism of labor market adjustment and inform the design of safety net programs. Though...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53538 Date du document: 1 mars 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Maloney,William F.
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Will FDI be resilient in this crisis? (anglais)
Although foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have tended to remain resilient during previous crises, they may not behave in a similar fashion during the current crisis. Why? In past crises, the stability...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53539 Date du document: 1 janvier 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Calderon,Cesar,Didier Brandao,Tatiana