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Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence for Latin America
Afonso, António; Romero, Alma; Monsalve, Emma - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
We compute Public Sector Performance (PSP) and Public Sector Efficiency (PSE) indicators and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) efficiency scores for a sample of twenty-three Latin American and Caribbean Countries (LAC) to measure efficiency of public spending for the period 2001-2010. Our results...
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Workers' Health in Latin America: An Econometric Analysis of Work-Related Injuries
Giuffrida, Antonio; Iunes, Roberto F.; Macías, Héctor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
Occupational health is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue in Latin American and the Caribbean. One major concern is the absence of reliable data on its magnitude and economic consequences. The first part of the paper presents the official statistics on workplace...
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Revisiting Economic Growth in Colombia: A Microeconomic Perspective
Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Harker, Arturo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
particular spin to this conclusion by showing that investment decisions at the firm level are also explained by the restoration …, perhaps the most relevant result is the confirmation that in Colombia, investment decisions are negatively affected by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652833
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Taxation and Economic Growth in Latin America
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Tax policy is among the most common and relevant instruments in the toolkit of policy-makers when thinking about promoting growth, yet there is not compelling evidence regarding its effect in Latin American countries. Using a variety of approaches, we estimate the effects on growth of the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943781
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A Cycle-Adjusted Fiscal Rule for Sustainable and More Equitable Growth in Argentina
Zúñiga, Jimena; Capello, Marcelo; Butler, Inés; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
appropriability of social returns and insufficient public infrastructure are key constraints to private investment. Further, low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944174
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Financial Structuring of Infrastructure Projects in Public-Private Partnerships: A Tool for Designing Feasible Structures
Vives, Antonio; Benavides, Juan; Paris, Angela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This paper emphasizes that the label PPP (public-private partnerships) covers almost all arrangements, as there is always some private and public involvement. PPP is a continuum of options that accommodate the public and private contributions. This paper emphasizes the different structures that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324017
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Forest Business Environment Attractiveness: Comparison of Key Latin American Countries
Nascimento, José Rente - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This presentation, directed to private sector investors from Finland, is about the investment climate for sustainable … forest businesses in selected Latin American countries. The Forest Investment Attractiveness Index (IAIF) and the Process to … Improve the Business Climate for Forest Investment (PROMECIF) were also discussed as tools to measure and help to improve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352032
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Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia and Latin America: Is there a People's Republic of China Effect?
Chantasasawat, Busakorn; Fung, Kwok Chiu; Iizaka, Hitomi; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment … well as Latin America, and control for the standard determinants of their inward direct investment. They then add PRC …'s inward foreign direct investment as an indicator of the "PRC Effect". Estimation of the coefficient associated with the PRC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357911
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Integration and Trade in the Americas: Fiscal Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Americas
Barreix, Alberto Daniel; Villela, Luiz Arruda; Roca, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these and other countries and world regions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206208
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Integration and Trade in the Americas: 3rd EU-LAC Summit: Special Issue on Latin American and Caribbean Economic Relations with the European Union
Crawley, Andrew; Vignoles, Christopher; Jessen, Anneke; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this document is to inform Bank staff and other interested parties about recent developments in integration and trade among the countries of the Western Hemisphere and between these and other countries and world regions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654630