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studies for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico suggest two main phenomena underlie this trend: a fall in the premium to skilled …
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Using panel data from labor force surveys in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, the paper maps out young people's paths …
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This paper reviews the international experience of developed and underdeveloped economies in reducing the pro-cyclicality and deficit bias of fiscal policies and promoting the adoption of effective countercyclical fiscal policy actions. The paper draws lessons and best international practices...
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In 2009, the G20 embarked on an ambitious financial regulatory reform agenda to address the fault lines that caused the global financial crisis. Although the global benefits are expected to outweigh the overall costs, these reforms could produce cross-border adverse spillover effects to...
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Performance budgeting is considered one of the essential elements of public financial management reform and has been adopted in many countries. However, it continues to present a significant challenge within the budget process. This case study draws from change management theories to tell the...
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In China, most of the service delivery responsibilities are assigned to the subnational governments. Yet for reasons of efficiency in tax collection and administration, the central government collects revenues far in excess of its expenditure needs. In 2003 the central government collected 70...
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Most impact evaluations of Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) and Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) focus on the returns to increased human capital investments that will be reaped largely or exclusively in the future (e.g., when current children have increased productivities as adults). But the...
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market dynamics in Mexico in light of the crisis. The labor market has been characterized in recent years by low relative … Mexico implemented a variety of programs to cope with the crises. However, these measures were too limited to counteract the …
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evidence on the impact of weather index insurance from a pioneering, large-scale insurance program in Mexico. The focus of this …
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reconstruction funds in Mexico, this paper provides some of the first estimates of the impact of disaster funds on local economic …
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