Author/Editor: Robert Rennhack.

Release Date:July, 2009

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has weathered the global financial crisisreasonably well so far, although tighter global financial conditions began to take their tollon trade, capital more...

Author/Editor: Robert Rennhack, Masahiro Nozaki.

Release Date:January, 2006

This paper tests several explanations for financial dollarization (FD), with an emphasis on Latin America. The results provide evidence that FD is a rational response to inflation uncertainty. The more...

Author/Editor: Agnes Belaisch, Charles Collyns, Paula De Masi, Guy Meredith, Anoop Singh, Reva Krieger, Robert Rennhack.

Release Date:February, 2005

This study examines external and domestic influences on Latin America’s economic performance over the past decade and a half. It notes that over the past few years, macroeconomic policies have more...

Author/Editor: Erik Offerdal, Robert Rennhack.

Release Date:August, 2004

Opportunities for growth and investment in Central America could well improve in the coming years, as the region’s ties with the world economy grow closer. This integration, however, also presents more...