Economía: Spring 2011: Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association

Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Spring 2011

Contents:

• Editors' Summary

• Buying Less but Shopping More: The Use of Nonmarket Labor during a Crisis By David McKenzie and Ernesto Schargrodsky

• Workers' Remittances and the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate: Theory and Evidence By Adolfo Barajas, Ralph Chami, Dalia Hakura, and Peter Montiel

• Do Political Budget Cycles Differ in Latin American Democracies? By Lorena G. Barberia and George Avelino

• Recent Trends in Income Inequality in Latin America By Leonardo Gasparini, Guillermo Cruces, and Leopoldo Tornarolli