This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides a forum for influential economists and policymakers from the region to share high-quality research directly applied to policy issues within and among those countries. Tentative contents include: - Financial Dollarization and Dedollarization Eduardo Fernandez Arias (IADB) - Inflation Expectations in Latin America Fabia A. Carvalho (Central Bank of Brazil and University of Brasília) and Maurício S. Bugarin (University of Brasília) - Trade liberalization, Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Contingent Protection in Latin America Pablo Sanguinetti (UTDT) and Eduardo Bianchi (IPECI Argentina) - Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Norbert Schady (World Bank)