Fiscal Policies for the Recovery from COVID-19 por Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, and Mehdi Raissi published by IMFBlog (5/2020). “Fiscal policies have provided large emergency lifelines to people and firms during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also…
Fiscal policies to protect people during the coronavirus outbreak by Vitor Gaspar and Paolo Mauro published by IMF (3/2020). “A key role of government is to protect the well-being of its people—most crucially and visibly during emergencies such as…
Debt and entanglements between the wars by Thomas J. Sargent; George Hall; Martin Ellison; Andrew Scott; Harold James; Era Dabla-Norris; Mark De Broeck; Nicolas End, Marina Marikov and Vitor Gaspar published by IMF (11/2019).
Tachling corruption in government by Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro and Paulo Medas published by IMF (4/2019). “No country is immune to corruption. The abuse of public office for private gain erodes people’s trust in government and institutions, makers public…
Bringing down high debt by Vitor Gaspar and Laura Jaramillo published by IMF (4/2018). “Global debt hit a new record high of $ 164 trillion in 2016, the equivalent of 225 percent of global GDP. Both private and public…
The digital gamble: New tecnology transforms fiscal policy by Vitor Gaspar and Gneviève Verdier published by IMF (4/2018). “…The world is becoming digital, and reliable, timely, and accurate information is available at the push of a button. Governments are…
Inequality: Fiscal policy can make the difference by Vitor Gaspar and Mercedes Garcia-Escribano published by IMF (11/2017). “Income inequality among people around the world has been declining in recent decades. This is due to countries like China and India’s…
Inequality: Fiscal policy can make the difference by Vitor Gaspar and Mercedes Garcia-Escribano published by IMF (10/2017). “Income inequality among people around the world has been declining in recent decades. This is due to countries like China and India’s…
Lessons from the old masters on assessing equity and efficiency: A primer for fiscal policymakers by Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro and Tigran Poghosyan published by IMF (10/2017). “How can a society’s well-being be measured to include not only average…
Fiscal politics by Vitor Gaspar, Sanjeev Gupta, and Carlos Mulas-Granados published by IMF (3/2017). “Politics influence economic outcomes through various channels, including structural reforms and monerary and fiscal policies. The proximity to elections can affect the mix of governments’s…