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Party Age and Party Color: New Results on the Political Economy of Redistribution and Inequality

Keefer, Philip; Milanovic, Branko - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This working paper advances research on inequality with unique, new data on income distribution in 61 countries, including 20 Latin American countries, to explore the effects of political parties on redistribution. First, consistent with a central, but still contested, assumption of the...

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Melhores aposentadorias, melhores trabalhos : Em direção à cobertura universal na América Latina e no Caribe Title: Mejores pensiones mejores trabajos: Hacia la cobertura universal en América Latina y el Caribe Title: Better Pensions, Better Jobs: Towards Universal Coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean

Bosch, Mariano; Melguizo, Ángel; Pages, Carmen - Inter-American Development Bank

América Latina e Caribe (ALC) reduziram sua desigualdade e sua pobreza e enfrentarão as próximas décadas com maior otimismo do que no passado. Conforme a região cresce, aparecem novos problemas que os responsáveis pela condução da política econômica devem enfrentar. Como oferecer...

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Reducing Reliance on Natural Resource Revenue and Increasing Subnational Tax Autonomy in Bolivia

Brosio, Giorgio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper addresses options for restructuring the revenue system of Bolivia's subnational governments, particularly prefectures, emphasizing reduction of dependence on natural resources and strengthening of subnational tax autonomy. The paper additionally identifies tax instruments or tax bases...

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Taxation in the MERCOSUR and Coordination Possibilities Title: Tributación en el MERCOSUR y Posibilidades de Coordinación

Barreix, Alberto Daniel; Villela, Luiz Arruda - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

This paper analyzes the evolution and structure of taxation in the Mercosur countries. Specifically, it covers taxes on …

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Taxation and Economic Growth in Latin America

Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Tax policy is among the most common and relevant instruments in the toolkit of policy-makers when thinking about promoting growth, yet there is not compelling evidence regarding its effect in Latin American countries. Using a variety of approaches, we estimate the effects on growth of the most...

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Elections and the Timing of Devaluations

Stein, Ernesto H.; Streb, Jorge M. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

This paper presents a rational political budget cycle model for an open economy, in which devaluations are delayed in the pre-election period so as to increase the electoral chances of the party in office. By concentrating on closed economies, previous political cycle models had overlooked the...

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Tax Expenditure Budgets: Concepts and Challenges for Implementation Title: Los Presupuestos de Gastos Tributarios: Conceptos y Desafíos de Implementación

Jorratt, Michael; Villela, Luiz Arruda; Viol, Andrea … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

Tax expenditures are generally defined as those government expenditures carried out through tax legislation, regulations, and practices that reduce or defer taxes for some taxpayers. There is a general concern that the tax expenditures negatively affect the budget and tax policies, which in turn...

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Taxation and Investment Promotion

Villela, Luiz Arruda; Barreix, Alberto Daniel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

This document discusses the effect of tax incentives on business activities and investment decisions. When taxation is …

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Reform Priorities for Sub-national Revenues in Brazil

Ter-Minassian, Teresa - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper surveys the system of sub-national own revenues and the inter- governmental transfer system (including the sharing of oil revenues) in Brazil, highlighting their critical flaws. The latter include heavy reliance on a mixed- origin/destination-based value-added tax and many...

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More than Revenue: Main Challenges for Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ter-Minassian, Teresa - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region …-American Development Bank (IDB) for its forthcoming flagship publication More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool in the … analyzes the region's taxation in regard to revenue adequacy, efficiency, vertical and horizontal equity, ease of …

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