Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?

This semiannual report examines short-run and long-run challenges for economic growth for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The first part of this report provides an overview of recent economic developments, including an analysi...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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GDP
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topic ADVANCED COUNTRIES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVANCED ECONOMY
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BALANCE SHEET
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL TRADE
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BUFFERS
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INFLOW
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE
COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONNECTIVITY
CONSOLIDATION
CURRENCY
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
CURRENCY MISMATCHES
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPED WORLD
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
DYNAMIC EMERGING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC OVERHEATING
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
EMERGING MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICY
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT REVENUE
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED INVESTMENT
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GLOBAL RISK
GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
GOLD STANDARD
GROWTH FRONT
GROWTH MODEL
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH PROSPECTS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION TARGETING
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE POSITIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKETS
LEVERAGE
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-RUN GROWTH
LONG-TERM GROWTH
LOW INFLATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET TRENDS
MARKET VOLATILITY
MEDIUM TERM
METALS
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY AUTHORITY
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE MARKET
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTPUT GAP
OUTPUT GROWTH
OUTSOURCING
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PORTFOLIO
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POVERTY RATES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
PRO-POOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PURCHASING POWER
RATE OF GROWTH
REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATE
RELATIVE PRICES
RICH COUNTRIES
RISK AVERSION
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOVEREIGN DEBT
STOCK MARKETS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SYSTEMIC RISK
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGY FRONTIER
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE OPENNESS
TRADING SYSTEM
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTIES
UNCERTAINTY
UNSKILLED LABOR
VALUE ADDED
VIRTUOUS CYCLES
WAGES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT
spellingShingle ADVANCED COUNTRIES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVANCED ECONOMY
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGGREGATE DEMAND
ANNUAL GROWTH
AVERAGE GROWTH
BALANCE SHEET
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL TRADE
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
BUFFERS
BUSINESS CYCLES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL INFLOW
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORTS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE
COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONNECTIVITY
CONSOLIDATION
CURRENCY
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
CURRENCY MISMATCHES
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPED WORLD
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DOMESTIC SAVINGS
DYNAMIC EMERGING ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC OVERHEATING
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELASTICITY
EMERGING MARKETS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICY
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT REVENUE
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED INVESTMENT
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GLOBAL RISK
GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
GOLD STANDARD
GROWTH FRONT
GROWTH MODEL
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH PROSPECTS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH GROWTH
HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION RATES
INFLATION TARGETING
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE POSITIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKETS
LEVERAGE
LIQUIDITY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-RUN GROWTH
LONG-TERM GROWTH
LOW INFLATION
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MARGINAL PRODUCT
MARKET TRENDS
MARKET VOLATILITY
MEDIUM TERM
METALS
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY AUTHORITY
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE MARKET
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTPUT GAP
OUTPUT GROWTH
OUTSOURCING
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL SYSTEM
PORTFOLIO
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POVERTY RATES
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
PRO-POOR
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PURCHASING POWER
RATE OF GROWTH
REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATE
RELATIVE PRICES
RICH COUNTRIES
RISK AVERSION
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOVEREIGN DEBT
STOCK MARKETS
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SYSTEMIC RISK
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGY FRONTIER
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE OPENNESS
TRADING SYSTEM
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
TURNOVER
UNCERTAINTIES
UNCERTAINTY
UNSKILLED LABOR
VALUE ADDED
VIRTUOUS CYCLES
WAGES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT
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Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
Central America
Latin America
relation LAC Semiannual Report;
description This semiannual report examines short-run and long-run challenges for economic growth for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The first part of this report provides an overview of recent economic developments, including an analysis of the sources of external risks for short-term economic activity in the region, and an in-depth look at whether LAC can leverage its deepening connections with China and turn it into an important (but not the only one) source of long-term growth. It also discusses policy response options for the short and long-term horizons. The second part of the report documents and analyzes the emergence, over the last decade, of a downward trend in education earnings premia (the additional earnings associated with a higher level of education), which is believed to reflect a re-balancing between higher supply and lower demand for skills.
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title Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
title_short Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
title_full Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
title_fullStr Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
title_full_unstemmed Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China?
title_sort latin america and the caribbean's long-term growth : made in china?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/208581468266159691/Latin-America-and-the-Caribbeans-long-term-growth-made-in-China
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26674
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spelling okr-10986-266742021-04-23T14:04:37Z Latin America and the Caribbean's Long-Term Growth : Made in China? World Bank ADVANCED COUNTRIES ADVANCED ECONOMIES ADVANCED ECONOMY ADVERSE EFFECTS AGGREGATE DEMAND ANNUAL GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH BALANCE SHEET BANKING SYSTEMS BASIS POINTS BENCHMARK BILATERAL TRADE BINDING CONSTRAINTS BUFFERS BUSINESS CYCLES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INFLOW CAPITAL INFLOWS CENTRAL BANKS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATES COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONSOLIDATION CURRENCY CURRENCY APPRECIATION CURRENCY MISMATCHES DEBT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPED WORLD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DOMESTIC SAVINGS DYNAMIC EMERGING ECONOMIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC DYNAMICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC OVERHEATING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITY EMERGING MARKETS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES EXCHANGE RATES EXPANSIONARY MONETARY POLICY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT REVENUE EXPORTS EXTERNAL CONDITIONS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL POLICIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FIXED INVESTMENT FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES FORECASTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL RISK GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS GOLD STANDARD GROWTH FRONT GROWTH MODEL GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH GROWTH HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFLATION EXPECTATIONS INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATION TARGETING INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL RESERVE INTERNATIONAL RESERVE POSITIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKETS LEVERAGE LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-RUN GROWTH LONG-TERM GROWTH LOW INFLATION MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARGINAL PRODUCT MARKET TRENDS MARKET VOLATILITY MEDIUM TERM METALS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY AUTHORITY MONETARY POLICY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE MARKET NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES OUTPUT GAP OUTPUT GROWTH OUTSOURCING PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL SYSTEM PORTFOLIO POTENTIAL OUTPUT POVERTY RATES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRO-POOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING POWER RATE OF GROWTH REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY REAL GDP REAL GROWTH RATE RELATIVE PRICES RICH COUNTRIES RISK AVERSION SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOVEREIGN DEBT STOCK MARKETS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SYSTEMIC RISK TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TECHNOLOGY FRONTIER TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPENNESS TRADING SYSTEM TREASURY TREASURY BILLS TURNOVER UNCERTAINTIES UNCERTAINTY UNSKILLED LABOR VALUE ADDED VIRTUOUS CYCLES WAGES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT This semiannual report examines short-run and long-run challenges for economic growth for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The first part of this report provides an overview of recent economic developments, including an analysis of the sources of external risks for short-term economic activity in the region, and an in-depth look at whether LAC can leverage its deepening connections with China and turn it into an important (but not the only one) source of long-term growth. It also discusses policy response options for the short and long-term horizons. The second part of the report documents and analyzes the emergence, over the last decade, of a downward trend in education earnings premia (the additional earnings associated with a higher level of education), which is believed to reflect a re-balancing between higher supply and lower demand for skills. 2017-05-19T18:59:25Z 2017-05-19T18:59:25Z 2011-09 Serial http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/208581468266159691/Latin-America-and-the-Caribbeans-long-term-growth-made-in-China http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26674 English en_US LAC Semiannual Report; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Central America Latin America