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Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth

Thomas, Desmond; Artana, Daniel; Zavala, Emilio Osambela; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth aims to improve our understanding of the constraints to social and economic development in Jamaica. It also proposes practical solutions to overcome some of those problems. This book is a collection of studies commissioned by the...

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Revitalizing the Jamaican Economy: Policies for Sustained Growth

Artana, Daniel; Zavala, Emilio Osambela; Thomas, Desmond; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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From Growth to Prosperity: Policy Perspectives for Trinidad and Tobago

Artana, Daniel; Thomas, Wendell; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank

The topics covered in the chapters of the report were presented and discussed in a conference organized by the IDB in Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the future, the Trinidad and Tobagp economy remains overly...

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From Growth to Prosperity: Policy Perspectives for Trinidad and Tobago

Artana, Daniel; Thomas, Wendell; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Growing Pains: Binding Constraints to Productive Investment in Latin America

Blyde, Juan; Cuevas, Mario; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Why are growth rates in Latin America so disappointing? This book reviews the results of an ambitious research project to determine the binding constraints to growth, that is, the barrier whose removal would yield the greatest benefit in terms of growth. Included are case studies from seven...

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Partners or Creditors? Attracting Foreign Investment and Productive Development to Central America and Dominican Republic Title: ¿Socios o acreedores? Atracción de inversión extran...

Cuevas, Mario; Manzano, Osmel; Auguste, Sebastián; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a priority policy goal in Central America, Panama and Dominican … efficacy of fiscal incentives as a means to attract investment, following an innovative technical approach based on firm level … a study of investment promotion policies, which focuses particularly on the Investment Promotion Agencies. Finally, the …

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Growing Pains: Binding Constraints to Productive Investment in Latin America

Fernández-Arias, Eduardo; Jaramillo, Fidel; Agosin, … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Sub-National Revenue Mobilization in Latin American and Caribbean Countries: The Case of Argentina

Artana, Daniel; Auguste, Sebastián; Cristini, Marcela; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

, while discretionary transfers reduce own-source revenue effort and encourage public investment. The paper concludes by …

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Fiscal Policy Issues in Jamaica: Budgetary Institutions, the Tax System and Public Debt Management

Artana, Daniel; Naranjo, Fernando - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003

This paper analyzes budgetary institutions, the tax system and public debt management in Jamaica. It explores the nature of budget institutions and design, beyond formal administrative or budgetary procedures, to address the question of whether the demanding fiscal path Jamaica is following can...

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