Contents of ECONOMIA, Fall 2004, Volume 5, Number 1

1. Marina Halac and Sergio L. Schmukler:
   "Distributional Effects of Crises: The Financial Channel"
   Comments by Eduardo Fernández-Arias and Ugo Panizza
    

2.  José de Gregorio and Jong-Wha Lee:
   "Growth and Adjustment in East Asia and Latin America"
   Comments by Daniel Lederman and Nouriel Roubini
    

3. Adolfo Barajas, Ralph Chami and Thomas Cosimano:
   "Did the Basel Accord Cause a Credit Slowdown in Latin America?”
   Comment by María Soledad Martínez Pería
    

4. Kevin Cowan, Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pagés:
   "Labor Market Adjustment in Chile”
   Comments by Miguel Urquiola and Jaime Saavedra
    

5. Sara Lemos:
   "Minimum Wage Policy and Employment Effects: Evidence from Brazil”
   Comments by Roberto Rigobon and Kevin Lang