Output effects of fiscal consolidations by Carlo Favero and Francesco Giavazzi (09/2012), published by VOXEU. “The austerity debate hangs on the question of how fiscal policy affects economic output – but answering that question is no easy task. This…
Buyback and exchange operations: policies, procedures and practices among OECD public debt managers by Hans J. Blommestein, Mehmet Emre Elmadag and Jacob W. Ejsing (09/2012), published by OECD. “This paper reports on survey carried out among OECD government debt…
The impact of taxes and social spending on inequality and poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru by Nora Lustig, George Gray-Molina, Sean Higgins, Miguel Jaramillo, Wilson Jiménez, Veronica Paz, Claudiney Pereira, Carola Pessino, John Scott and Ernesto…
The new financial landscape: what it means for emerging market economies by Otaviano Canuto, Catiana García-Kilroy and Anderson C. Silva published by World Bank (09/2012). “…How the European Union will address the future of the eurozone, including uncertainties over…
Estimación del incumplimiento tributario en América Latina: 2000-2010 por Mighel P. Trigueros, Fernando Peláez Longinotti y Jorge Sánchez Vecorena, publicado por CIAT. “Según el estudio, hay indicios de una reducción del incumplimiento tributario en IVA e IRPJ en los…
Las relaciones entre China y América Latina y el Caribe en la actual coyuntura económica mundial por Secretaría Permanente del SELA (09/2012) indicado por Alberto Pfeifer. “Si bien es cierto que China tiene una visión integrada sobre ALC y…
More than revenue: main challenges for taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean by Teresa Ter-Minassian published by IDB. “This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)…
Water in China by Norman Gall published by Fernand Braudel Institute. “China’s growing water shortages may impact its growth and stability, weakening its thrust as a global power as it embarks upon an assertive role in world affairs for…
What’s the use of economics? Introduction to the Vox debate by Diane Coyle published by VOXEU (09/2012). “Five years after Lehman’s collapse, economics is under fire both from outside and inside the profession for irrelevance, arrogance and more. This…
“Expenditure Ceilings – A Survey“, by Gösta Ljungman, published as a IMF Working Paper (WPS/08/282), in Dec./2008: “This paper looks at the factors that have to be considered when designing an aggregate expenditure ceiling. It ist argued that expenditure…
