Este informe ofrece una evaluación preliminar del impacto de la crisis de COVID-19 en el comercio electrónico. Se basa en datos e información disponibles en su mayor parte hasta el tercer trimestre de 2020, incluidos aquellos procedentes de las estadísticas oficiales, las encuestas a...

This paper considers the main institutional features of the Uruguayan labor market and its recent evolution, with a focus on unemployment. The main policies aimed at protecting workers against unemployment are analyzed. Using administrative data from social security records, the paper studies...

This paper uses matched social security and program micro data from the Uruguayan Plan de Atención Nacional a la Emergencia Social to investigate the effect of social assistance on formal labor market outcomes. One specific feature of this program is that households could gain and retain...

La presente nota técnica presenta un panorama del mercado laboral chileno y su contexto a nivel nacional. Esta nota incluye un diagnóstico del sector, la programación del BID para el período 2010-2014 y una matriz de resultados.

This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess the impact of a tax incentive for firms that invest in fixed assets implemented in 2004. A positive and statistically significant correlation is found between the boom observed...

The approval of Decisions 599 and 600 on the Harmonization of Substantial and Procedural Aspects of Value Added Taxes and the Harmonization of Excise Type Taxes (VAT and selective taxes) by the Commission of the Andean Community is a notable victory for the Andean integration process and sets a...

La aprobación de las Decisiones números 599 y 600 sobre Armonización de Aspectos Sustanciales y Procedimientos de los Impuestos Tipo Valor Agregado y la Armonización de los Impuestos Tipo Selectivo al Consumo (IVA e impuestos selectivos) por la Comisión de la Comunidad Andina constituye un...

Este trabalho faz um diagnóstico atualizado do sistema tributário brasileiro para subsidiar os debates dos técnicos, das autoridades e dos parlamentares em torno de sua reforma. Isto é feito a partir do levantamento e sistematização de informações sobre a tributação no Brasil. O foco...