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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...
Bosch, Mariano; Melguizo, Ángel; Pages, Carmen - Inter-American Development Bank
, new problems appear that economic policymakers must address. How to provide adequate pensions for the elderly is one such … only in the lack of coverage, but also in the low level of benefits, even of contributory pensions. It argues that to … design public policies for pensions, it is essential to understand the complex web of interactions between employers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895443
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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...
Bosch, Mariano; Pages, Carmen; Melguizo, Ángel - Inter-American Development Bank
, new problems appear that economic policymakers must address. How to provide adequate pensions for the elderly is one such … only in the lack of coverage, but also in the low level of benefits, even of contributory pensions. It argues that to … design public policies for pensions, it is essential to understand the complex web of interactions between employers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943355
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The Unemployment Subsidy Program in Colombia: An Assessment
Tamayo, Jorge Andrés; Núñez, Jairo; Medina, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper assesses the effects of the Colombian Unemployment Subsidy (US), which includes benefits as well as training … their unemployment rates. The study also finds a small though statistically significant positive effect on beneficiaries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943773
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Aggregate Effects of a Universal Social Insurance Fiscal Reform
Antón, Arturo; Leal, Julio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper analyzes the aggregate effects of a revenue neutral fiscal-cum-social policy reform in a typical developing country that consists of two main changes: (1) the implementation of universal social insurance to replace the current dual social protection system (i.e., a reconfiguration of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944039
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Fiscal Unruliness: Checking the Usual Suspects for Jamaica's Debt Buildup
Schmid, Juan Pedro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
Jamaica's fiscal and debt position has long been recognized as a major issue for the country, and the country has made several attempts to resolve this challenge by increasing revenue or reducing expenditures. Despite these adjustments, Jamaica has systematically failed to achieve its budget...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744476
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The Economic Effects of Constitutions: Do Budget Institutions Make Forms of Government More Alike?
Scartascini, Carlos G.; Ardanaz, Martín - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
According to an influential theoretical argument, presidential systems tend to present smaller governments because the separation between those who decide the size of the fiscal purse and those who allocate it creates incentives for lower public expenditures. In practice, forms of government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943721
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The Political Economy of Reform in Brazil's Civil Servant Pension Scheme
Medici, André - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
This technical note discusses the civil servant pension system in Brazil over the past two decades. Since 1998 the Brazilian government has been implementing reforms to increase the financial sustainability of its pension schemes - seeking to contain pension deficits without hurting acquired...
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Evaluation of the Structure and Performance of the Brazilian Tax System: White Paper on Taxation in Brazil
Afonso, José Roberto Rodrigues; Soares, Julia Morais; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This study performs an up-to-date diagnostic of the Brazilian tax system in order to provide a basis for reform discussions among technical analysts, authorities and congressmen. It is based on the analysis and categorization of information on taxation in Brazil. Its focus is on the current...
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943781
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Does Inequality Breed Altruism or Selfishness? Gauging Individuals' Predispositions towards Redistributive Schemes
Machado, Fabiana Velasques de Paula - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
While decreasing inequality is generally considered desirable, and there is a growing understanding of which policies do and do not promote equality, much less is known regarding why these policies are adopted to varying degrees of intensity in different times and places. To explain this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944108