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Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB¿s activities related to these…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Instituto para a Integração da América Latina e do Caribe

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: Sep 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo;Fajardo, Johanna

This paper empirically explores the effects of payroll taxes, value-added taxes and corporate income taxes on a variety of labor market outcomes such as employment, unemployment, informality, and…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Ter-Minassian, Teresa

This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, and its main reform needs and options. It previews the findings of recent…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Funaro, Rita;Treadway, Michael

This issue of IDEA considers the impact remittances have on recipients' lives and on economies in Central America and how these have been affected by the Great Recession. It draws from a…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Funaro, Rita;Treadway, Michael

Esta edición de IDEA se enfoca sobre el impacto que las remesas ejercen sobre la calidad de vida de sus receptores y en general sobre la economía de países centroamericanos teniendo en cuenta…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Rodríguez, Lorena;Eguino, Huáscar;Yitani, José;Bezerra, Maria do Carmo

O Observatório Metodológico PROCIDADES foi desenvolvido sob a responsabilidade do Setor de Conhecimento e Aprendizagem (KNL) e da Divisão de Gestão Fiscal e Municipal (FMM) da Representação no Brasil…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Murphy, Anne G.;Hartell, Jason;Cárdenas, Víctor;Skees, Jerry R.

This report examines some of the implications of price risk and volatility, and weather risks in the LAC region that are important threats to already vulnerable populations. It considers the…

Date issued: Sep 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ruprah, Inder J.;Thompson, Jennelle

In today's knowledge-based societies, understanding basic scientific concepts and the capacity to structure and solve scientific questions is more critical than ever. Accordingly, in this paper…