01928cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014643 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498363518 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gruss, Bertrand. After the Boom-Commodity Prices and Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean / Bertrand Gruss. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (43 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students After skyrocketing over the past decade, commodity prices have remained stable or eased somewhat since mid-2011-and most projections suggest they are not likely to resume the upward trend observed in the last decade. This paper analyzes what this turn in the commodity price cycle may imply for output growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. The analysis suggests that growth in the years ahead for the average commodity exporter in the region could be significantly lower than during the commodity boom, even if commodity prices were to remain stable at their current still-high levels. Slower-than-expected growth in China represents a key downside risk. The results caution against trying to offset the current economic slowdown with demand-side stimulus and underscore the need for ambitious structural reforms to secure strong growth over the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/154 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2014/154/001.2014.issue-154-en.xml IMF e-Library