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Fiscal Challenges of Population Aging in Brazil

Cuevas, Alfredo - 2017

In recent decades, population has been aging fast in Brazil while old age pensions and health related spending have increased. As the population ages, the spending trend threaten to reach unsustainable levels absent reforms. Increasing the retirement age is key, but by itself will not provide...

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The Evolving Functions and Organization of Finance Ministries

Allen, Richard - 2016

There is relatively little literature that analyses the role, functions, and organization of finance ministries. The …'s history and institutional context. Over the past 30 years many finance ministries have moved from a 'traditional' to an …'s-length agencies or line ministries. The paper describes the challenges facing developing countries in strengthening their finance …

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Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Councils : Recent Trends and Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Davoodi, Hamid; Elger, Paul; Fotiou, Alexandra; … - 2022

Adoption of fiscal rules and fiscal councils continued to increase globally over the last decades based on two new global datasets. During the pandemic, fiscal frameworks were put to test. The widespread use of escape clauses was one of the novelties in this crisis, which helped provide policy...

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