anatomy of an economic collapse Hausmann Goldfarb, Ricardo 1956- editor Rodríguez, Francisco R. 1970- editor text bibliography pau University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press 2014 monographic eng

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xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm "A collection of essays that explore the collapse of economic growth in Venezuela since the 1970s. Essays discuss the relevance of public investment, labor markets, fiscal policy, institutions, politics, and values"--Provided by publisher. Why did Venezuelan growth collapse? / Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez -- Venezuela after a century of oil exploration / Osmel Manzano -- Public investment and productivity growth in the Venezuelan manufacturing industry / José Pineda and Francisco Rodríguez -- The incidence of labor market reforms on employment in the Venezueland manufacturing sector, 1995-2001 / Omar Bello and Adriana Bermúdez -- Understanding economic growth in Venezuela, 1970-2005 : the real effects of a financial collapse / Matías Braun -- Much higher schooling, much lower wages : human capital and economic collapse in Venezuela / Daniel Ortega and Lant Pritchett -- Income distribution and redistribution in Venezuela / Samuel Freije -- Competing for jobs or creating jobs? : the impact of immigration on native-born unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003 / Dan Levy and Dean Yang -- Sleeping in the bed one makes : the Venezuelan fiscal policy response to the oil boom / María Antonia Moreno and Cameron A. Shelton -- Institutional collapse : the rise and decline of democratic governance in Venezuela / Francisco Monaldi and Michael Penfold -- The political economy of industrial policy in Venezuela / Jonathan Di John -- Explaining Chavismo : the unexpected alliance of radical leftists and the military in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez / Javier Corrales -- Oil, macro volatility, and crime in the determination of beliefs in Venezuela / Rafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCulloch -- Understanding the collapse : Venezuela's experience in cross-national perspective / Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez. edited by Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez. Includes bibliographical references and index. s-ve--- Financial crises Venezuela Crisis financiera Venezuela Venezuela Economic conditions 1958- Venezuela Economic policy Venezuela Condiciones económicas 1958- Venezuela Política económica HC 237 V458b 2014 330.987/0633 9780271056326 (pbk : alk. paper) 0271056320 (pbk : alk. paper) PSt/DLC 260903 20260903134229.0 eng