An analysis of maritime transport and its costs for the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Fostering economic policy coordination in Latin America: the REDIMA approach to escaping the prisoner's dilemma

Includes bibliography

Economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2009

Includes bibliography

Climate Change and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Overview 2009

Includes bibliography

The Role of Tax Policy in the Context of the Global Crisis: consequences and prospects

Includes bibliography

Model for analysing the social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Evaluación preliminar del impacto en México de la influenza AH1N1: documento elaborado por el equipo conjunto CEPAL

Incluye Bibliografía

Analysis of trade flows between Puerto Rico and CARICOM and prospects for integration

Includes bibliography

Emigration of nurses from the Caribbean: causes and consequences for the socio-economic welfare of the country, Trinidad and Tobago: a case study

Includes bibliography

Traffic congestion: its economic and social consequences

Urban transport in the largest Latin American and Caribbean cities consumes about 3.5% of regional GDP — a percentage that is inflated by the effects of traffic congestion. In addition to the costs of congestion in terms of lost economic efficiency, there are also negative consequences in terms of social cohesion. The phenomenon of traffic congestion, which is caused mainly by relatively wealthy car drivers, lengthens journey times and, more importantly, forces up public transport fares. Owning a car is one of the fruits of human progress; using it in conditions of acute congestion or contamination is a social ill.

Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008

This study presents an analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean subregion for the period 1990 to 2008, and forms part of a similar, wider study focused on the Latin America and the Caribbean region (Central America and South America being the other two subregional components). It explores the economic costs of climate change through an examination of adaptation costs to extreme events. ECLAC, through its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, is pleased to have been able to undertake this study with the financial support of DFID and to have ensured its successful execution in collaboration with technical expertise from the University of the West Indies.