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  • Latin America: The Post-Pandemic Decade. Conversations with 16 Latin American Economists

The Pandemic Can Be Used as a Cover for Wasteful Spending

By: Laura Alfaro
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Alfaro, Laura. "The Pandemic Can Be Used as a Cover for Wasteful Spending." In Latin America: The Post-Pandemic Decade. Conversations with 16 Latin American Economists, edited by Ilan Goldfajn and Eduardo Levy Yeyati. London: CEPR Press, 2021.

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Laura Alfaro

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