de la Torre
[Author]
;
Guillermo
[Other];
Jaime
[Other];
Augusto de la Torre
[Other];
Guillermo Beylis
[Other];
Jaime de Piniés
[Other];
de la Torre, Augusto
[Other];
Beylis, Guillermo
[Other];
de Piniés, Jaime
[Other];
Beylis
[Other];
de Piniés
[Other];
Augusto
[Other];
de la Torre
[Other]
Published in:Latin American and Caribbean Semiannual Report World Bank E-Library Archive
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (55 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1596/978-1-4648-0286-7
ISBN:
9781464803185
Identifier:
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
As usual in this series, Chapter 1 reviews the configuration of global risks and assesses the outstanding short term opportunities and challenges facing the LAC region. A special focus is placed this time around on the difference between exposure and vulnerability to exogenous shocks, with the latter assessed by adjusting exposure for a country’s shock absorption policy capacity. Given the global context and associated concerns with capital flow volatility, in Chapter 2 we take a look at the comparatively more stable components of international flows: FDI and Remittances. The cyclicality and volatility, as well as the joint determinants of FDI and Remittances are reviewed