Country Infrastructure Briefs: Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Apr 2019
Author(s): Abuelafia, Emmanuel;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.;Barrios, Juan José;Coj-Sam, Jorge;Del Carmen, Giselle;Díaz, Ana Karen;Escobar, Julia;Filippo, Agustín;Garcimartín, Carlos;Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer;López, Arnoldo;Martínez, André;Mejía, Alejandra;Prat, Jordi;Solorzano, José;Torrentes-García, Laura;Vargas, Fanny;Zentner, Joaquín
This policy brief summarizes challenges in the infrastructure sectors of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It also…
Notas de infraestructura de país: Centroamérica, México, Panamá y República Dominicana
Apr 2019
Author(s): Abuelafia, Emmanuel;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.;Barrios, Juan José;Coj-Sam, Jorge;Del Carmen, Giselle;Díaz, Ana Karen;Escobar, Julia;Filippo, Agustín;Garcimartín, Carlos;Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer;López, Arnoldo;Martínez, André;Mejía, Alejandra;Prat, Jordi;Solorzano, José;Torrentes-García, Laura;Vargas, Fanny;Zentner, Joaquín
Este resumen de políticas describe los desafíos en los sectores de infraestructura de Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá y República Dominicana.…
Fiscal Procyclicality and Output Forecast Errors: Bad Luck or Bad Decisions?
Feb 2015
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Vuletin, Guillermo
Government spending in the developing world has historically been procyclical. Traditional explanations for this have mostly revolved around the explicit or implicit notion that fiscal procyclicality…