Skills versus Luck: Bolivia and its recent Bonanza | Latin American Economic Review
Lunes, 29 julio 2019
This paper uses different approaches to determine the contribution of internal policies and external factors on the good performance of the Bolivian economy in the recent past. It is demonstrated that the extremely favorable external conditions are mainly responsible for its bonanza, and that the domestic policies have, probably, caused more harm, than good. The
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The effect of coca and FDI on the level of corruption in Bolivia
Miércoles, 28 mayo 2014
This paper written by Antonio N. Bojanic analyzes the causes of corruption in contemporary Bolivia. It argues that, along with the well-documented observation that richer countries tend, on average, to be less corrupt than poorer ones, corruption is directly dependent on FDI inflows, with higher levels of FDI associated with lower levels of corruption and
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