Vol. 15 No. 28 (2017): Latin American Journal of Economic Development No. 28

The Socio-Economic Research Institute (IISEC) of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" presents with great satisfaction the twenty-eighth issue of the Latin American Journal of Economic Development LAJED. Since its foundation in 2003, the magazine has published two annual issues in an uninterrupted manner, thus constituting an important space for authors committed to the study of the economic and social development of Bolivia and Latin America.

The joint work between the internal Editorial Board, the members of the International Editorial Board and the rigorous external arbitration process led by the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences (ABCE) has allowed the documents published in the LAJED journal to have high quality standards and be of important relevance, both for academics and for policymakers and civil society. That is why we express our gratitude for such an impeccable task.

This issue of the magazine LAJED contains six research articles on the topics of international trade, labour market, fiscal policy, social mechanisms of regulation of competition, macroeconomics and financial markets.