Library & Cultural Services: Economics: Latin America

Latin America

In addition to the online resources listed below, the Albert Sloman Library has good holdings of historical statistical sources, reflecting research interests in the region. Please see the library catalogue for details. A list of the main publications and series are recorded in the Word document below:

Latin America additional statistical sources

China-Latin America Finance Database
Interesting project revealing the tremendous scale of Chinese loans to some Latin American countries.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
UN regional organisation for Latin American development. Statistics available through its CEPALSTAT database, and full text of tens
of thousands of publications 1948-
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Maintains a large number of social, political & economic Datasets, notably its Latin Macro Watch .
Latin American & Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)
From 2023 includes access to LACEAs journal Economía
Montevideo-Oxford Latin American Economic History Database (MOxLAD)
MOxLAD is a Uruguay-Oxford University database project, and contains statistical series for a wide range of economic and social indicators covering twenty countries in the region for the period 1900-2010 (extending back to 1870).
SICE
OAS information on trade policy for Latin American countries, including text of official agreements and links to data.