May 2022
Cities are important drivers of productivity, innovation, and economic growth. To achieve their full economic potential, cities must deliver high-quality public services to their residents and…
Apr 2022
Latin American and Caribbean countries will face significant increases in future health expenditures. A variety of factors are responsible - population growth and aging, the epidemiological…
May 2021
El presente documento desarrolla un análisis profundo de los procesos e instrumentos de planificación y priorización del gasto de inversión pública en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Para tal fin…
Jan 2021
This article has three goals. First, it describes the genesis of fiscal rules in Peru and its degree of compliance. Second, it estimates the effect of fiscal rules adoption on public investment. Last…
Aug 2020
Este libro presenta una estrategia para impulsar el crecimiento de manera sostenida en el largo plazo y consolidar a la clase media. La estrategia de crecimiento que se desarrolla en este estudio…
Jun 2020
Este documento presenta un diagnóstico de la situación fiscal en la que los países andinos llegaron al COVID-19. Dependiendo del espacio fiscal disponible al iniciar la pandemia, los países…
May 2020
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made significant economic and social progress in the past two decades but, with the recent slowdown in the global economy, the region’s…
May 2020
En las últimas dos décadas, las naciones de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han avanzado de manera significativa en los planos económico y social. Sin embargo, con la desaceleración de la economía…
Nov 2019
The situation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be dire. This book uses an original database of SOE performance that shows that every year about one-…
Oct 2018
This paper describes the FMM-MTFF model, a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model developed by the Fiscal Management Division (FMM) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support the…
Aug 2018
El envejecimiento poblacional que caracterizará la evolución demográfica de los países latinoamericanos en las próximas décadas es probable que vaya acompañado de presiones para incrementar el gasto…
Jun 2018
This policy brief presents a summary of the development challenges that the country faces
Jun 2018
Este policy brief presenta un resumen de los desafios de desarrollo que enfrenta el país.
Mar 2018
This paper presents an overview of the SOE sector in Peru, with special focus on the fiscal risks that it may create. The analysis suggests that such risks have generally been contained through a…
Nov 2015
Much attention has been devoted to how much infrastructure investment LAC needs. Less attention has been devoted to where that investment comes from. This report examines how much LAC invests in…
Nov 2015
Durante las últimas décadas se ha prestado especial atención a cuánto es necesario invertir en infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin embargo, no ha ocurrido lo mismo en relación al…
Apr 2014
This paper provides an overview of the reserve requirement measures undertaken by the Central Bank of Peru. It provides a rationale for the use of these instruments as well as empirical evidence of…
Dec 2013
When it comes to assess the sustainability of fiscal policy and public debt in Andean countries, two idiosyncratic facts of fiscal revenues have to be considered. First, fiscal revenues coming from…
Oct 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has reduced its inequality and poverty, and is looking towards the future with greater optimism than in the past. As the region grows, new problems appear…
Oct 2013
América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) ha reducido su desigualdad y su pobreza, y enfrenta las próximas décadas con mayor optimismo que en el pasado. Conforme la región crece, aparecen nuevos problemas a…