内容简介：
This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries.Tentative contents include: - Competition in the Chilean Banking Sector: A Cross-Country ComparisonMeral Karasulu (IMF)- Hydrocarbons Exploitation in Latin AmericaOsmel Manzano (Andean Development Corporation) and Francisco Monaldi (IESA)- Stratification and Public Utility Services in Colombia: Subsidies or Distortions?Carlos Medina and Leonardo Morales (Banco de la Rep?blica, Colombia)