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Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Venables, Anthony J.

The objectives of this paper are to explore the forces that may create disparities within a regional bloc and to assess their implications for policy. The thesis we will argue is that it is quite…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P.

Deeper integration of MERCOSUR aims at reducing the barriers to the international mobility of goods, factors and ideas as well as at promoting effective policy coordination among member countries.…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Laens, Silvia;Terra, María Inés

The enforcement of the MERCOSUR as an imperfect customs union is determined by the existence of a Common External Tariff (CET) which has not been fully applied up to this moment. The smallest…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vaillant, Marcel

This article has two objectives. The first one is to analyze the possible changes that should be carried out in MERCOSUR in order to enhance its functionality. These changes should involve…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rezende, Fernando

The issue of tax harmonization may come to the fore as part of newer proposals to deepen the economic integration. Under this more favorable assumption, this paper aims at appraising alternative…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Flôres Jr., Renato G.

In this paper, the authors discuss the deepening of MERCOSUL's integration in the context of enhancing regional competitiveness. The paper focuses on regional policies related to the trade flows…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Heymann, Daniel;Ramos, Adrián

As the region has entered a phase of recovery leaving behind the episodes of extreme turbulence, and the decision horizons have been somewhat extended, it seems appropriate to reconsider the medium…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Moccero, Diego;Winograd, Carlos

This paper was prepared within the framework of "Deeper Integration of MERCOSUR: Dealing with Disparities", a joint initiative between the Integration and Regional Programs Department and…

Date issued: Jan 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bouzas, Roberto

Según se desprende de los objetivos establecidos en el Tratado de Asunción (1991) el Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR) fue concebido como un proceso de integración profunda. Después de una etapa…

Date issued: Jan 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This report is comprised of both an Annual Report reviewing activities and projects supported between April 2004 and April 2005 and a cumulative review of the advances made and challenges being faced…