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: - Competition in the Chilean Banking Sector: A Cross-Country Comparison Meral Karasulu (IMF) - Hydrocarbons Exploitation in Latin America Osmel Manzano (Andean Development Corporation) and Francisco Monaldi (IESA) - Stratification and Public Utility Services in Colombia: Subsidies or Distortions? Carlos Medina and Leonardo Morales (Banco de la República, Colombia)