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Instability constraints and development traps: an empirical analysis of growth cycles and economic volatility in Latin America Danilo Spinola
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The role of services in economic development and the core-periphery relationship Wallace Marcelino Pereira, Fabrício José Missio and Frederico Gonzaga Jayme Jr.
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Analysis of Central American trade integration from the perspective of intraregional value added Roberto Orozco and Ramón Padilla Pérez
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Energy security in Central America: a proposal for a comprehensive estimate Daynier Escalante Pérez
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The COVID-19 pandemic and social policy narratives in Costa Rica: the story of a (fleeting) opportunity Juliana Martínez Franzoni and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea
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Productive development policy for Chile: an alternative to stagnation Manuel Agosin
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Pass-through of exchange rate shocks in Brazil as a small open economy Thallis Macedo de Assis Gonçalves, Luiz Fernando Cerqueira and Carmem Aparecida Feijó
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Health system privatization, the pandemic and deprivatization under discussion María José Luzuriaga
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Economic complexity and employment in Brazilian states Arthur Ribeiro Queiroz, João Prates Romero and Elton Eduardo Freitas
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Demographic aspects and regional income convergence in Brazil: a panel data approach Rubiane Daniele Cardoso de Almeida, Benjamin M. Tabak and Tito Belchior Silva Moreira
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