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

Includes bibliography

The United States subprime mortgage crisis and its implications for the Caribbean

The bursting of the property bubble – subprime mortgage crisis – in 2007 in the United States has engendered panic, recession fears and turmoil in the global financial system. Although the United States economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the last quarter of 2007, down from 4.9 per cent in the previous quarter, day by day worsening scenarios emerge, from escalating oil prices, to a depreciating dollar and financial institutions’ bailout by the Federal Reserve. Many economists and policy makers share the view that a subprime-led recession – i.e. two consecutive quarters with negative growth – is inevitable and will be much deeper and longer than the 2001 dot-com downturn. Moreover, the critical situation of the financial system has driven some analysts to argue that should the monetary policy response fails to restore confidence among investors, the outcome would be the worst crisis seen since the Great Depression. This pessimism is not only among specialists. Indeed, in late March 2008 the Consumer Confidence Index in the United States recorded its lowest level since February 1992. A recession in the United States will undoubtedly have an important impact on the world economy, despite the continuous rapid growth experienced by emerging economies, particularly China and India. The purpose of this article is threefold: first, to characterize the current situation in the United States economy; second, to discuss the economic policy responses; and finally, to elaborate on how Caribbean economies may be affected.

United States Trade Developments 2012-2013

Includes bibliography.

Economic relations of Brazil and the United States and the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative

Includes bibliography

A collection of documents on economic relations between the United States and Central America, 1906-1956

Includes bibliography

The United States and Latin America and the Caribbean: Highlights of economics and trade

Foreword by Alicia Bárcena

Social Security in the United States: Overview and Outlook

Includes bibliography

Development of eco-efficient and sustainable urban infrastructure in Asia and Latin America: eco-efficiency and sustainable infrastructure in the United States and Canada

Incluye bibliografía

Trade in services negotiations: a review of the experience of the United States and the European Union in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Trends in United States trade with Latin America and the Caribbean and trade policy towards the region

Includes Bibliography

Estimating the effects of United States food safety and agricultural health standards on agro-food exports from Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Organic food market in the United States: Market access opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean producers

Includes bibliography

A comparative study of health care policy in the United States and Canada: what policymakers in Latin America might and might not learn from their neighbors to the North

Includes bibliography

Trade relations between Brazil and the United States

Includes bibliography

Development of commodity trade between Latin America and the United States

Includes bibliography