The sharp rise in debt experienced by most OECD countries raises questions about the prudent debt level countries should target. It also raises questions about the fiscal frameworks needed to reach them and to accommodate cyclical fluctuations along the path towards a prudent debt target. The...

Existe evidencia de que la inversión fomenta el crecimiento económico, con lo cual, se generan mayores recursos al Estado. La cuantía de esta mayor recaudación fiscal depende de diversas condiciones, entre ellas, el momento en que se encuentre el ciclo económico. De acuerdo con la evidencia...

Commodity prices play an important role in economic developments in most of the 24 Western and Central African (WCA) countries covered in this paper. It is confirmed that in the light of rising commodity prices between 1999 and 2005, net oil exporters recorded strong growth rates while net...