Vol. 14 No. 27 (2016): Latin American Journal of Economic Development No. 27

It is with great joy that the Institute of Socio-Economic Research (IISEC) of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" presents number 27 of the Latin American Journal of Economic Development (LAJED). The journal celebrates fourteen years of uninterrupted biannual publication and more than 140 national and international academic articles. It is currently indexed to Revistas Bolivianas, Latindex and SciELO Bolivia, and will soon be indexed to Redalyc and DOAJ.

  The interest of national and international academics to publish their contributions in the LAJED, the support of the International Editorial Board and the committed work of external arbitration conducted by the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences (ABCE) are responsible for the level of excellence of the journal ; to them we express our deep gratitude.

In this issue, the LAJED has five academic articles on economic issues that are very relevant for Latin America: three dedicated to economic policies (monetary, fiscal and prohibition of the export of meat) in Bolivia, one oriented to the structure and dynamics of the labor market in Colombia and Bolivia, and one aimed at the experience of the Development Banks within the framework of industrial policies in Argentina and Brazil.