Fueling Digital Trade in Mercosur: A Regulatory Roadmap
Oct 2018
Author(s): Suominen, Kati
Mercosur members have grown into Latin America’s digital leaders in the past decade. Online sales have grown much faster than national economies, retail, or foreign trade. Brazil generates 60 percent…
Adverse Effects of Air Pollution on the Probability of Stillbirth Delivery: Evidence from Central Chile
Aug 2018
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Ruiz-Tagle V., Cristóbal
This paper examines the effect of exposure to air pollution on the probability of a pregnancy ending in a stillbirth delivery. We use official registry data of pregnancy outcomes and municipality-…
Assessing Different Methodologies for the Estimation of Uruguay's Structural Fiscal Balance
Nov 2013
Author(s): Pizzolon, Fiorella;Rasteletti, Alejandro
This document assesses the advantages and disadvantages of using different methodologies to estimate Uruguay's structural fiscal balance. Results indicate that disaggregated methods or methods…
El manejo de los ingresos fiscales del cobre en Chile
Jul 2013
Author(s): Borensztein, Eduardo;Piedrabuena, Bernardita;Ossowski, Rolando;Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Miller, Sebastián J.
El manejo adecuado de los ingresos fiscales por Recursos Naturales No Renovables (RNNR) busca cumplir tres objetivos: evitar la desestabilización macroeconómica, redistribuir equitativamente la…
Recalibrando la medición del balance estructural en Chile
Jul 2012
Author(s): Marcel, Mario;Cabezas, Mabel;Piedrabuena, Bernardita
El presente resumen de políticas realiza una revisión sistemática de la metodología de estimación del Balance Estructural (BE) en Chile. Esta revisión no sólo recapitula y evalúa la justificación de…