Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : challenges following the 2008-09 global crisis / editors Marco Pinon ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic before and during the global financial crisis -- External linkages and economic integration as of 2009 / Andrew Swiston -- The 2008-09 global crisis : impact, policy responses, and the role of the IMF / Alejandro Lopez-Mejia -- Policy challenges : a view from 2011 -- The challenge of boosting growth / Andrew Swiston and Luis-Diego Barrot -- A framework for assessing the level of public debt / Geoffrey J. Bannister and Luis-Diego Barrot -- The fiscal position : prospects and options for adjustment / Mario Garza, Pablo Morra, and Dominique Simard -- Monetary policy frameworks / Stephanie Medina Cas, Alejandro Carrion-Menendez, and Florencia Fr5antischek -- Official dollarization in El Salvador as an alternative monetary framework / Andrew Swiston -- The effectiveness of monetary policy / Stephanie Medina Cas, Alejandro Carrion-Menendez and Florencia Frantischek -- Financial supervision and macropudential policies / Fernando L. Delagado and Mynor Meza.