The contribution of remittances to social and economic development in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Transactions at the Conference on Environmental Management and Economic Growth in the Smaller Caribbean Islands = Proceedings of the Conference on Environmental Management and Economic Growth in the Smaller Caribbean Islands

Includes bibliography

Social and economic issues of social security for the elderly in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Regulatory and economic instruments in Latin America and the Caribbean: a summary of 18 studies

Includes bibliography

Social and economic factors affecting population trends in Latin America

Includes bibliography

A framework for considering social and economic processes affecting fertility in Latin America

Includes bibliography

International price volatility and economic policy challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Technical and industrial aspects of regional integration and specialization in the Latin American automotive industry

Information Paper, No 13

Desastre natural de marzo de 1987 en el Ecuador y sus repercusiones sobre el desarrollo económico y social = Natural disaster of March 1987 in Ecuador and its impact on social and economic development

Incluye Bibliografía

Wage share and economic growth in Latin America, 1950-2011

This article builds series of wage shares in gross domestic product (GDP) for 15 Latin American economies individually and as a group for the period 1950-2010. Using different methodologies, it is established that wage share is non-linear and has undergone two major cycles. The article discusses various authors, especially classic and post-Keynesian thinkers, who have explored the relationship between wage share in GDP and economic activity. It is also shown that the post-Keynesian approach is relevant in explaining that the main variables determining real gdp variations include wage share, gross capital formation and exports of goods and services. However, the contribution of wage share to real output growth has declined from the 1980s onwards.

Puerto Rico: Fiscal and economic growth challenges

The objective of this paper is to assess the challenges that Puerto Rico’s economy is currently facing. Puerto Rico’s development experience in the postwar period is briefly discussed in order to understand the nature of the island’s current situation. Puerto Rico’s recent economic performance, credit position, debt situation and fiscal conditions, including its complex capital structure and recently released fiscal and economic growth plan are also analyzed.