Guyana's PetroCaribe Rice Compensation Scheme Has Ended: Assessment and Policy Implications
Feb 2016
Author(s): Rogers, Roger;Wenner, Mark D.;Clarke, Dillon
The government of Guyana signed a rice compensation agreement with Venezuela in 2009 wherein Guyanese rice exports were accepted in partial payment for imports of Venezuelan oil. The agreement ended…
The Impact of the Business Cycle on Elasticities of Tax Revenue in Latin America
Sep 2012
Author(s): Machado, Roberto;Zuloeta, José
This paper estimates short-run and long-run elasticities of tax revenue with respect to GDP in eight Latin American countries using quarterly data. Taxes considered are corporate income tax (CIT),…
Informe sobre la situación del servicio civil en América Latina
May 2006
Author(s): Echebarría, Koldo;Longo, Francisco;Iacoviello, Mercedes;Zuvanic, Laura;Rodríguez Gusta, Ana Laura;Iturburu, Mónica;De la Cruz Orozco, Ivania
El presente documento se propone presentar al lector los resultados del proyecto impulsado por el BID para la evaluación de sistemas nacionales de Servicio Civil (SC) en América Latina y el Caribe.…