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Date issued: Sep 2018
Author(s): Izquierdo, Alejandro;Altamirano Montoya, Álvaro;Alaimo, Veronica;Dborkin, Daniela

This paper presents new data documenting the level and evolution of public spending on non-contributory programs for 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Salaried formal workers…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Schwartz, Moises;Schmid, Juan Pedro;Dippel, Christian;Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus;Khadan, Jeetendra;Pecha, Camilo;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Loser, Claudio;Wright, Allan;Waithe, Kimberly;Bollers, Elton;Bonnett, Kevin;Wenner, Mark D.;Mejia, Camila;Mooney, Henry;Smets, Lodewijk

The book explores the historical development and status of political and economic institutions in The Caribbean. The Caribbean institutional reality is studied vis-à-vis best international practices…

Date issued: Sep 2018
Author(s): Coremberg, Ariel

La cuenta satélite de servicios de infraestructura (CSI) que se propone en esta Nota Técnica ofrece una nueva forma de abordar la prestación de los Servicios de Infraestructura (SI). Se trata de un…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Feng, Kuishuang;Hubacek, Klaus;Liu, Yu;Marchán, Estefanía;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

Energy subsidies have been criticized due to their economic inefficiency and promotion of wasteful usage of energy and associated carbon emissions. Conversely, environmental taxes are advocated as…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Feng, Kuishuang;Hubacek, Klaus;Liu, Yu;Marchán, Estefanía;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

Los subsidios a la energía son criticados debido a su ineficiencia económica, por promover un uso derrochador de la energía, y como consecuencia incrementar las emisiones de carbono. Por otro lado,…

Date issued: Sep 2018
Author(s): De Halleux, Morgane;Estache, Antonio;Serebrisky, Tomás

The paper reports a new performance ranking of 27 Latin American cities based on a composite indicator of 6 broad policy dimensions typical used to assess the quality of city management. All cities…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sarmac, Abigail;Arévalo-Carpenter, Michelle;Duran, Diana;Peña, Alejandra;Peña, Vanessa

Impact investing is growing in Latin America. Seventy-eight impact investment firms reported investing into Latin America between 1997-20161. Nearly 80% of these impact investors made their first…

Date issued: Sep 2018
Author(s): Pierola, Martha Denisse;Lucenti, Krista;Li, Kun;Harris, Jeremy;De Four, Takiyah

Trade is key for growth, especially in small countries like Barbados—it helps them achieve economies of scale that otherwise would not exist. In recent years, Barbados’ trade performance has been…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Cafagna, Gianluca;Elacqua, Gregory;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Keefer, Philip;Martínez Von der Fecht, Matías;Vuletin, Guillermo;Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo;Pastor, Cinthya;Pessino, Carola;Pinto, Diana M.;Puig, Jorge;Riera-Crichton, Daniel;Scartascini, Carlos;Serebrisky, Tomás;Riera-Crichton, Daniel;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Vlaicu, Razvan;Vuletin, Guillermo

Public spending has climbed in Latin America and the Caribbean. Riding a commodity windfall and low interest rates, many governments in the region tried to spend their way into the future.…

Date issued: Sep 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Cafagna, Gianluca;Elacqua, Gregory;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Keefer, Philip;Martínez Von der Fecht, Matías;Vuletin, Guillermo;Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo;Pastor, Cinthya;Pessino, Carola;Pinto, Diana M.;Puig, Jorge;Riera-Crichton, Daniel;Scartascini, Carlos;Serebrisky, Tomás;Riera-Crichton, Daniel;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Vlaicu, Razvan;Vuletin, Guillermo

El gasto público ha aumentado en América Latina y el Caribe. Aprovechando las bajas tasas de interés y las ganancias extraordinarias de los productos básicos, muchos gobiernos de la región intentaron…