Tax Incentives and Job Creation in the Tourism Industry of Brazil
Nov 2015
Author(s): Garsous, Grégoire;Corderi, David;Velasco, Mercedes
In recent decades, a significant number of developing countries have implemented fiscal incentives programs for the tourism industry as part of their regional development policies. The main objective…
Creating Fiscal Space for Poverty Reduction in Ecuador: A Fiscal Management and Public Expenditure Review
May 2005
Author(s): López-Cálix, José R.;Melo, Alberto;Tinsley, Elaine;Calvo, Sara
The last Public Expenditure Review for Ecuador (PER) was produced in 1993. More than a decade later, the purpose of this report is to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with the World Bank's and…
Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean through Environmental Management and the Use of Economic Instruments 2
Feb 2004
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
This second presentation discusses: 1) A framework of incentives for risk management; 2) The identification of economic instruments for environmental and natural resource management; 3) Strategic…