Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Latin America: Lessons from Asia

March 8, 2012, 3:00 AM EST
Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
Ellen L. Frost (PIIE), Barbara Kotschwar (PIIE), Mauricio Mesquita Moreira (Inter-American Development Bank), Christopher Sabatini (<em>Americas Quarterly</em> and Americas Society/Council of the Americas) and Alessandro Pio (Asian Development Bank)

The Americas Society and the Peterson Institute for International Economics held an event March 8, 2012 to discuss transportation and communication infrastructure in Latin America. The basis for the discussion was original Peterson Institute research published in the report, "Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Latin America: Lessons from Asia," and in the Americas Quarterly Winter 2012 article, "Going Places?"

This research compares Latin America and Asia in hard and soft infrastructure and regional trade arrangements and their effect on economic growth and trade. Participants in this discussion explored the importance of infrastructure to economic development and trade, how to promote greater investment in the sector, and the barriers to developing infrastructure. They also looked at current best practices, including lessons that can be learned from Asia.

Event Materials

Report: Going Places?
Barbara Kotschwar
Americas Quarterly, Winter 2012

Working Paper 12-6: Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Latin America: Lessons from Asia
Barbara Kotschwar
April 2012

Presentation: Challenges and Progress in Developing Regional Infrastructure for Asia [pdf]
Alessandro Pio
March 8, 2012