Has Latin America's post-reform growth been disappointing?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 287-311

  Easterly, William ^a   Loayza, Norman ^a   Montiel, Peter ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic panel methodology; Latin america; Macroeconomic stabilization

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; DYNAMIC PANEL METHODOLOGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; STABILISATION; STRUCTURAL REFORM;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0031395736     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1996(97)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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