Income inequality in Central America, Dominican Republic and Mexico: assessing the importance of individual and household characteristics

Includes bibliography

Is the phasing out of the agreement on textiles and clothing eroding competitiveness in Central America and the Dominican Republic?

Includes bibliography

Características del Istmo Centroamericano y la República Dominicana que podrían afectar su participación en el Area de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA) = Characteristics of the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic which might affect their participation in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

Incluye Bibliografía

The Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic: economic evolution during 2007 and prospects for 2008 (final evaluation)

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Relations between CARICOM and Central America and the Dominican Republic: a window of opportunity for trade and investment

Includes bibliography

The United States, Central America, Dominican Republic free trade agreement (CAFTA)

Includes bibliography

A comparative guide to the Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement and the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement: a study by the Tripartite Committee

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Structural change and growth in Central America and the Dominican Republic: an overview of two decades, 1990-2011

This book explores the changes that have occurred as regards the production structure, trade and society in Central America and the Dominican Republic, and how these have influenced the countries’ growth trajectories. One of the conclusions it reaches is that the subregion overall has enjoyed faster economic growth than the rest of Latin America over the two decades examined, which has helped to raise people’s incomes and living standards. Yet this progress falls far short of what is needed, given the high levels of poverty and indigence and the glaring inequalities suffered by much of the population in Central America and the Dominican Republic. If the subregion is to attain higher levels of development with equality, one of the challenges it must tackle urgently is to adopt a strategy for changing its production structures and forging ahead with subregional integration, in order to correct productivity lags and income gaps. Another piece of unfinished business is to broaden the scope of action of fiscal and monetary policy, with a view to raising public investment, deploying countercyclical policies and developing greater resilience to external shocks.

The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, eradicating undernutrition would yield benefits as well. Therefore, any programme that is effective in reducing the prevalence of this problem will have an impact on people's quality of life, and will also represent major savings for society. The greater the problem, the greater the challenge, but the greater the benefits as well, especially in terms of countries' production capacity.

Norms, regulations and labor standards in Central America

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Trade between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central American Common Market (CACM) countries: the role to play for ports and shipping services

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The fiscal impact of trade liberalization and commodity price fluctuation: the case of Dominican Republic, 1980-1998

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Global economic developments, 1999

Includes bibliography