How a different kind of investment could transform Latin America

Jul 25, 2020

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Eric Parrado

Chief Economist; General Manager, Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank

Bridget Hoffmann

Economist, Inter-American Development Bank

Tristany Armangue i Jubert

Research Fellow, Inter-American Development Bank

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