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Contagion in Latin America

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  • Angelo Polydoro

    (EPGE - School of Pos-Graduate Economics)

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Latin America suffer before each democratic election due to its structural clivage, high social inequity and demands. The objective of this paper is to show that at elections, for some importants countries, the contagion effects increase the correlation of the return series markets.

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  • Angelo Polydoro, 2005. "Contagion in Latin America," Macroeconomics 0503008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpma:0503008
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    • C20 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - General
    • N26 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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