Growth and Volatility of Tax Revenues in Latin America [PDF]
Against the background of a notoriously high macroeconomic instability and the need to raise tax revenues to meet the demands of public spending, this paper analyzes the tradeoff between growth and volatility of tax revenues in Latin America.
Bernd Süssmuth, Hans Fricke
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State‐Centric Persistence: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil
ABSTRACT Gaining and maintaining access to government‐run social welfare programs often requires significant and sustained effort by potential beneficiaries. Why do some eligible individuals persist in their pursuit of welfare benefits while others do not? In this paper, we provide a psychological theory of state‐centric persistence.
Rebecca Weitz‐Shapiro +1 more
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Institutional Legacies and Governance Models: A Comparative Study of Broadband State Aid in Europe
ABSTRACT This article explores how historical legacies and institutional configurations impact the governance models used in implementing State aid policies for broadband in France, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The analysis is based on historical institutionalism, focusing on path dependence, critical junctures, and gradual institutional ...
Luís Manica +2 more
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The Political Economy of Fiscal Reform: The Case of Colombia, 1986-2006 [PDF]
This paper explores the characteristics of the political economy process that conditioned the scope and success of the combination of fiscal reforms before and after Colombia’s 1991 constitutional reforms.
Guillermo Perry +2 more
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Cuestiones orgánicas y constitucionales sobre la dirección por el ministerio fiscal de la fase de instrucción del proceso penal [PDF]
[Abstract] En esta comunicación se analizan diversas cuestiones orgánicas y constitucionales sobre la dirección por el Ministerio Fiscal de la fase de instrucción del proceso penal, tales como la vinculación del Ministerio Fiscal con el Poder Ejecutivo ...
Martín Pastor, José
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ABSTRACT The intensifying technological confrontation between the United States and China has compelled Japan to implement policies and measures to safeguard supply chain networks and sensitive technologies. This article analyzes the development of Japan's economic security strategy with a focus on domestic policymaking, aiming to identify its key ...
Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
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Macroeconomic Effects of Catalan Fiscal Deficit with the Spanish State (2002-2010) (?) [PDF]
Catalonia yearly contributes to the Spanish State solidarity interterritorial redistribution funds: in 2001 a 8’9% of Catalan GDP, considering the difference between what the Spanish State collect in taxes and what it expends and invests in Catalonia ...
Jordi Pons, Ramon Tremosa-i-Balcells
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Fiscal policy and income redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the conventional wisdom [PDF]
Conventional wisdom states that fiscal policy redistributes little in Latin America. Lower tax revenues and – above all – lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause.
Nora Lustig
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Impacto del Curso Guaraní Comunicativo en la asistencia técnica del CAV
En el marco de la Ley n.° 4.251/10, de Lenguas, desde el 2015 el Centro de Entrenamiento del Ministerio Público adelante CEMP, implementó un programa de formación denominado −Guaraní Comunicativo en el ámbito laboral− dirigido a funcionarios y agentes ...
Esteban Bonifacio Ortega Ojeda +1 more
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Changes in the demand for private medical insurance following a shift in tax incentives [PDF]
The 1998 Spanish reform of the Personal Income Tax eliminated the 15% deduction for private medical expenditures including payments on private health insurance (PHI) policies. To avoid an undesirable increase in the demand for publicly funded health care,
Alexandrina Stoyanova +1 more
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