The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth. Our…
This paper employs high frequency transactions data on the world's two oldest and most extensive centralized peer-to-peer Bitcoin markets,…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
“When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his…
If asked what will be the most consequential meeting this weekend in Argentina at the G-20, you might have a hard time making up your mind…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
“The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador’s violence to build new lives in California--fighting to…
Countries that specialize in commodities have in recent years been hit by high volatility in world prices for their exports. This paper…
Tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the world: for many countries it represents the single largest product in their…
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have played an important role in Panama's successful growth story over the previous decade. SEZ have attracted…