How to evaluate cluster policies
Impact evaluation of cluster development programmes Alessandro Maffioli, Carlo Pietrobelli, Rodolfo Stucchi14 June 2016Cluster development programmes (CDPs) aim to support industrial clusters of...
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MERCOSUR is not really a free trade agreement, let alone a customs union Chad Bown, Patricia Tovar17 September 2016Argentina and Brazil began to open their markets to the world significantly – but...
View ArticleCommodity booms and busts in emerging economies
Commodity booms and busts in emerging economies Thomas Drechsel, Silvana Tenreyro09 October 2017Emerging economies, particularly those dependent on commodity exports, are prone to highly disruptive...
View ArticleHow creditor lawsuits are reshaping sovereign debt markets
The legal cost of default: How creditor lawsuits are reshaping sovereign debt markets Julian Schumacher, Christoph Trebesch, Henrik Enderlein16 July 2018For centuries, sovereign debt was assumed to be...
View ArticleNew evidence on the supply side of the gender wage gap
The ‘ask gap’: New evidence on the supply side of the gender wage gap Martín González Rozada, Eduardo Levy Yeyati07 September 2018It is often assumed that the gender wage gap is driven by a demand...
View ArticleItalians in Argentina and the US during the Age of Mass Migration
Southern (American) hospitality: Italians in Argentina and the US during the Age of Mass Migration Santiago Pérez15 September 2019The US and Argentina were the two most common destinations for Italian...
View ArticleInformality and weak competition in Latin America
Informality and weak competition: A deadly cocktail for growth and equity in emerging Latin America Piritta Sorsa, Jens Arnold, Paula Garda13 January 2020Economic growth in Latin America has been...
View ArticleBeverage market disruptions and their trade consequences
Beverage market disruptions and their trade consequencesKym Anderson16 February 2020Global alcoholic beverage markets have changed dramatically in recent years due to globalisation, income growth in...
View ArticleRegressive COVID policies in Argentina
Thoughts from a total lockdown in Argentina Federico Sturzenegger09 April 2020Argentina has been in lockdown since early March. This column points to two questions: Why should workers pay rent when...
View ArticleExchange rate regimes in emerging countries
Exchange rate regimes in emerging countries: A historical monetarist perspective Sebastian Edwards10 November 2020While today almost every advanced nation has a flexible exchange rate regime similar...
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