LAC Success Put to Test

This semiannual report, a product of the Office of the Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region of the World Bank, examines the nature of the very good overall performance of the LAC region in the aftermath of the 2008-0...

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Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/401231468270863901/LAC-success-put-to-test
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topic ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
ACCUMULATION OF RESERVES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
ARIMA
ASSET PRICE
ASSETS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK LENDING
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BUFFERS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMMODITY MARKETS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSENSUS FORECASTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER BASKET
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION BASKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CORE INFLATION
CORNER SOLUTION
CORNER SOLUTIONS
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT BOOM
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES
DEBT
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
DEPRECIATION
DEPRECIATIONS
DISTORTIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
DOMESTIC INFLATION
DOMESTIC PRICES
DUTCH DISEASE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC OVERHEATING
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL
EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION
EXCHANGE RATE FLOAT
EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXOGENOUS FACTORS
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FACTORS
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTABILITY
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL POLICY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY
FISCAL POLICY
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
FOOD PRICES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GLOBAL RISK
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORTS
INCOME
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION TARGET
INFLATION TARGETING
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIAL
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEADING INDICATORS
LEVELS OF GROWTH
LIQUID BANKS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM
LOW INTEREST RATES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MARKET PRESSURE
MARKET PRESSURES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
MONETARY AUTHORITIES
MONETARY EXPANSION
MONETARY POLICY
MONETARY POLICY FRAMEWORKS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NET EXPORTS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
OIL MARKETS
OIL PRICES
OUTPUT GAP
OUTPUT GAPS
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE HIKES
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE OF OIL
PRICES RATIO
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTIONIST MEASURES
RATE OF RETURN
REAL APPRECIATION
REAL DEPRECIATION
REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL INTEREST RATES
REAL INVESTMENT
RECESSION
RECESSIONS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESERVE ACCUMULATION
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RISK AVERSION
SAVINGS
SCATTER PLOT
SIDE EFFECTS
SLOWDOWN
STANDARD DEVIATION
STOCK PRICES
SUPPLY SIDE
SUPPLY-SIDE
SURPLUSES
TAXATION
TOTAL CREDIT
TRADE LOSSES
TROUGH
UNCERTAINTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UPWARD PRESSURES
VOLATILE CAPITAL
WAGES
WEAK CURRENCIES
WEIGHTS
WORLD DEMAND
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD INTEREST RATES
spellingShingle ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
ACCUMULATION OF RESERVES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURE
ARBITRAGE
ARIMA
ASSET PRICE
ASSETS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK LENDING
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BUFFERS
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLES
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMMODITY MARKETS
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSENSUS FORECASTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONSUMER BASKET
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION BASKET
CONSUMPTION BASKETS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CORE INFLATION
CORNER SOLUTION
CORNER SOLUTIONS
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT BOOM
CURRENCY APPRECIATION
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES
DEBT
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
DEPRECIATION
DEPRECIATIONS
DISTORTIONS
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
DOMESTIC INFLATION
DOMESTIC PRICES
DUTCH DISEASE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC OVERHEATING
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL
EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION
EXCHANGE RATE FLOAT
EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXOGENOUS FACTORS
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FACTORS
FINANCIAL ASSET
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTABILITY
FINANCIAL POLICIES
FINANCIAL POLICY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY
FISCAL POLICY
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
FOOD PRICES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS
FOREIGN RESERVES
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
GLOBAL RISK
GROWTH PERFORMANCE
GROWTH PROJECTIONS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORTS
INCOME
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
INFLATION RATE
INFLATION TARGET
INFLATION TARGETING
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIAL
INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
JOB CREATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEADING INDICATORS
LEVELS OF GROWTH
LIQUID BANKS
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM
LOW INTEREST RATES
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MARKET PRESSURE
MARKET PRESSURES
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
MONETARY AUTHORITIES
MONETARY EXPANSION
MONETARY POLICY
MONETARY POLICY FRAMEWORKS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NET EXPORTS
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE
OIL MARKETS
OIL PRICES
OUTPUT GAP
OUTPUT GAPS
POLITICAL TURMOIL
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRICE HIKES
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE OF OIL
PRICES RATIO
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROTECTIONIST MEASURES
RATE OF RETURN
REAL APPRECIATION
REAL DEPRECIATION
REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REAL GDP
REAL INTEREST RATES
REAL INVESTMENT
RECESSION
RECESSIONS
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESERVE ACCUMULATION
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RISK AVERSION
SAVINGS
SCATTER PLOT
SIDE EFFECTS
SLOWDOWN
STANDARD DEVIATION
STOCK PRICES
SUPPLY SIDE
SUPPLY-SIDE
SURPLUSES
TAXATION
TOTAL CREDIT
TRADE LOSSES
TROUGH
UNCERTAINTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UPWARD PRESSURES
VOLATILE CAPITAL
WAGES
WEAK CURRENCIES
WEIGHTS
WORLD DEMAND
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD INTEREST RATES
World Bank
LAC Success Put to Test
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
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relation LAC Semiannual Report;
description This semiannual report, a product of the Office of the Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region of the World Bank, examines the nature of the very good overall performance of the LAC region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis and presents a comparative analysis of the post-crisis recovery patterns in the region vis-a-vis other regions. The first part of this report provides an overview of recent economic developments, an in depth look at the drivers of the post-crisis performance in the region, analyzes the external and domestic risks that could drag down growth performance in LAC, and discusses policy response options. The second part of the report documents the adverse impact of the crisis on the Caribbean region as well as its slow recovery. It distinguishes the poorer performance of English speaking Caribbean nations vis-a-vis non-English speaking ones, and highlights the dependence of the region on countries in the epicenter of the crisis, especially the United States, and the limited fiscal space that disabled a counter-cyclical policy response. The report concludes by emphasizing that skillful cycle management is necessary although far from sufficient to be able to turn what has to date been a cyclical recovery into a higher rate of trend growth. Moreover, countries experiencing a formidable windfall from the high commodity prices are in a unique position to seize the opportunity by judiciously saving and investing out of the windfall, they could relax the structural speed limits that have so far kept economic activity from rising to a higher long-run growth path.
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title LAC Success Put to Test
title_short LAC Success Put to Test
title_full LAC Success Put to Test
title_fullStr LAC Success Put to Test
title_full_unstemmed LAC Success Put to Test
title_sort lac success put to test
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/401231468270863901/LAC-success-put-to-test
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27387
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spelling okr-10986-273872021-04-23T14:04:42Z LAC Success Put to Test World Bank ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY ACCUMULATION OF RESERVES ADVANCED ECONOMIES ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVERSE IMPACT AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURE ARBITRAGE ARIMA ASSET PRICE ASSETS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES BALANCE SHEETS BANK LENDING BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BUFFERS BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLES CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COMMODITY COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVENESS CONSENSUS FORECASTS CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER BASKET CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION BASKETS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CORE INFLATION CORNER SOLUTION CORNER SOLUTIONS CREDIBILITY CREDIT BOOM CURRENCY APPRECIATION CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES DEBT DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLES DEPRECIATION DEPRECIATIONS DISTORTIONS DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DOMESTIC INFLATION DOMESTIC PRICES DUTCH DISEASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC OVERHEATING ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMERGING ECONOMIES EQUILIBRIUM EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION EXCHANGE RATE FLOAT EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS EXCHANGE RATES EXOGENOUS FACTORS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL FACTORS FINANCIAL ASSET FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTABILITY FINANCIAL POLICIES FINANCIAL POLICY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY FISCAL POLICY FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES FOOD PRICES FORECASTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS FOREIGN RESERVES GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL RISK GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORTS INCOME INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFLATION EXPECTATIONS INFLATION RATE INFLATION TARGET INFLATION TARGETING INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIAL INTEREST RATE DIFFERENTIALS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL RESERVE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEADING INDICATORS LEVELS OF GROWTH LIQUID BANKS LIQUIDITY LOCAL CURRENCIES LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM LOW INTEREST RATES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET PRESSURE MARKET PRESSURES MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY MONETARY AUTHORITIES MONETARY EXPANSION MONETARY POLICY MONETARY POLICY FRAMEWORKS NATURAL RESOURCE NET EXPORTS NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATE OIL MARKETS OIL PRICES OUTPUT GAP OUTPUT GAPS POLITICAL TURMOIL POTENTIAL OUTPUT POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE HIKES PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF OIL PRICES RATIO PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE CREDIT PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTIONIST MEASURES RATE OF RETURN REAL APPRECIATION REAL DEPRECIATION REAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR REAL EXCHANGE RATES REAL GDP REAL INTEREST RATES REAL INVESTMENT RECESSION RECESSIONS REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESERVE ACCUMULATION RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RISK AVERSION SAVINGS SCATTER PLOT SIDE EFFECTS SLOWDOWN STANDARD DEVIATION STOCK PRICES SUPPLY SIDE SUPPLY-SIDE SURPLUSES TAXATION TOTAL CREDIT TRADE LOSSES TROUGH UNCERTAINTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UPWARD PRESSURES VOLATILE CAPITAL WAGES WEAK CURRENCIES WEIGHTS WORLD DEMAND WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD INTEREST RATES This semiannual report, a product of the Office of the Chief Economist for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region of the World Bank, examines the nature of the very good overall performance of the LAC region in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis and presents a comparative analysis of the post-crisis recovery patterns in the region vis-a-vis other regions. The first part of this report provides an overview of recent economic developments, an in depth look at the drivers of the post-crisis performance in the region, analyzes the external and domestic risks that could drag down growth performance in LAC, and discusses policy response options. The second part of the report documents the adverse impact of the crisis on the Caribbean region as well as its slow recovery. It distinguishes the poorer performance of English speaking Caribbean nations vis-a-vis non-English speaking ones, and highlights the dependence of the region on countries in the epicenter of the crisis, especially the United States, and the limited fiscal space that disabled a counter-cyclical policy response. The report concludes by emphasizing that skillful cycle management is necessary although far from sufficient to be able to turn what has to date been a cyclical recovery into a higher rate of trend growth. Moreover, countries experiencing a formidable windfall from the high commodity prices are in a unique position to seize the opportunity by judiciously saving and investing out of the windfall, they could relax the structural speed limits that have so far kept economic activity from rising to a higher long-run growth path. 2017-06-27T19:40:45Z 2017-06-27T19:40:45Z 2011-04-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/401231468270863901/LAC-success-put-to-test http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27387 English en_US LAC Semiannual Report; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America