Based on cross-country data for up to 78 countries, this paper shows that fiscal decentralization-the assignment of … governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and government effectiveness. Unlike previous studies in the decentralization …/governance literature, which focus primarily on expenditure-based measures of decentralization, the results reported in this paper show that …

empirical evidence about actual country practices. This paper presents data on fiscal decentralization for about 80 countries … for transition economies, the levels of decentralization are relatively stable over the time period. The findings are … factors identified in the literature as determining the extent of fiscal decentralization …

-country evidence, based on a sample of developing and developed countries, that fiscal decentralization—the assignment of expenditure …

This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market in Mexico that stemmed from …

State ownership in financial intermediation in Mexico has continued to be significant in qualitative as well as … related to the operation of DBs in Mexico. Some DBs had unclear mandates or did not live up to their mandates with their …

Financial System Assessment Program (FSAP) update mission to Mexico from February 22 to March 8, 2006, an update of the …

This paper highlights that central banks from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (the LA5 countries) reaped the …

have changed institutional arrangements. Mexico is in observance of the Special Data Dissemination Standard, meeting the …

This paper presents a Detailed Assessment of Mexico’s compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking … of a floating exchange rate. These improvements have contributed to Mexico’s achievement of investment-grade rating …

This technical note on financing of the private sector for Mexico describes the evolution, composition, and … determinants of financing to the nonfinancial private sector in Mexico between 2000 and 2005. Equity issuance has not played an … important role in financing the private sector in Mexico during 2000–05. The number of nonfinancial private sector issuers …