The procyclicalists: Fiscal austerity vs. stimulus by Jeffrey Frankel published by VOXEU. “Is austerity good or bad? This column argues that it is as foolish to argue this question as it would be to debate whether it is better…
Realistic recovery – Why keynesian solutions will not work by Vito Tanzi, indicated by Alvaro Manoel. “Several countries soon discovered the limitations of discretionary fiscal policy, when they had to deal with increasing ‘spreads’ and had to face the…
The economic crisis: Notes from the underground, book of essays published by Thomas I. Palley. “The book consists of short essays on the economic crisis; the economics and politics of globalization; monetary policy, global imbalances; and policies for restoring…
Oil: the next revolution – The unprecedented upsurge of oil production capacity and what it means for the world by Leonardo Maugeri, indicated by Dilva Ribeiro (06/2012). “Contrary to what most people believe, oil supply capacity is growing worldwide…
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Tributación y Crecimiento con Equidad (CEPAL et al.)
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Seminario Tributación y crecimiento con equidad se “llevará a cabo los días 13 y 14 de agosto en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile, organizado por la División de Desarrollo Económico con apoyo de la AECID,…
The Chicago Plan revisited by Jaromir Benes and Michael Kumhof published by IMF. “This paper revisits the Chicago Plan, a proposal for fundamental monetary reform that was put forward by many leading U.S economists at the height of the…
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Book: Tax Systems and Tax Reforns (Bernardi et al.)
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Tax systems and tax reforms in Latin America book edited by Luigi Bernardi, Alberto Barreix, Ana Marenzi and Paola Profeta. Introduction by Vito Tanzi.This edition published by Routledge Taylot & Group and divided into two parts. In the Part…
Accelerating and sustaining growth: Economic and political lessons by Arvind Virmani published by IMF. “The paper reviews and draws lessons from the experience of fast growing economies including a sub-set of these termed High Growth Economies (HGEs) with decadal…
Accounting for the rise and fall of post-WW-II Brazil’s Growth by Edmar Bacha and Regis Bonelli. “Brazil’s GDP grew vigorously from the early-WW-II period untill 1980. GDP growth then collapsed and never again recovered its previous performance, not even…
Salud y seguridad social: un breve comparativo de cinco países de América Latina por Carlos E. C. Hoyos. “Se trata de efectuar una presentación de los modelos, los procesos y los resultados de cinco países que se han destacado…