LAC Semiannual Report April 2014
Author: Augusto de la Torre
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2014-04-24
Total Pages: 55
ISBN-13: 1464802866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs 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.