Venezuela has seen an unprecedented exodus of people in recent months. In response to a dramatic economic downturn in which inflation is…
Female labor force participation varies significantly even among countries with similar levels of economic development. Recent studies have…
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide, and are designed to promote comprehensive human capital investments in…
I distinguish between political and economic populism. Both are averse to agencies of restraint, or, equivalently, delegation to…
What monetary regime should commodity-exporting developing countries adopt? On the one hand, it is desirable to let the currency…
Countries that specialize in commodities have in recent years been hit by high volatility in world prices for their exports. This paper…