This paper builds on Freud and Weinhold (2000) to show that the results of that paper can be applied to the case of Bolivia. We review the implications of the Freud and Weinhold model, emphasizing the effects of the Internet on increasing trade and lessening the effects of historical trading patterns in determining trade flows. ...

The increase in Natural gas sales to Brazil in the coming years will bring about substantial changes in the Bolivia economy. In this paper, we use a general equilibrium model to simulate the changes that will occur in the Bolivian economy and will consider the distributional impacts that are likely to arise from these economic ...

This paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing controversy on the distributional effects of structural reforms in developing countries. To this end, we set up a small-scale macroeconomic model of dual economy to capture the transmission mechanisms through whichthe deregulation of product and factor markets, the liberalization of the trade and FDI regime, and the ...

In the 1980s, ecuador began an expensive project providing primary irrigation canals to the Santa Elena Peninsula. The intended beneficiaries were regions'scommunal farmers. Instead, virtually all irrigable lands have been sold to large farmers and land speculators, usually at exceedingly low prices.

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El presente documento investiga la movilidad social en Bolivia y discute sus implicaciones en la reducción de la pobreza y el crecimiento económico de largo plazo. Regresiones con base en la información de las encuestas de hogares muestran que la movilidad social es muy baja en Bolivia, inclusive con respecto a estándares ...