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El tamaño del estado y su impacto redistributivo en América Latina
(CAF, 2011)
Este ensayo analiza la evolución del gasto público en América Latina a lo largo de las dos últimas décadas, y ofrece como referencia una perspectiva de más larga duración cuando la disponibilidad de estadísticas lo permite. ...
Patrones de desarrollo en América Latina: ¿convergencia o caída en la trampa del ingreso medio?
(CAF, 2012)
América Latina cuenta con el mayor número de países de ingreso medio del mundo, sin embargo, durante la mayor parte del siglo XX las tasas de crecimiento per cápita de los países de la región fueron inferiores a aquellas ...
The economics of tax evasion
(CAF, 2011)
This paper begins by reviewing the problem of tax evasion measurement. Based on available data, I conclude that this problem is far from being negligible, both for developed and developing countries. I also present in more ...
What do non-renewable natural resource rich countries do with their rents?
(CAF, 2011)
This paper examines three sets of questions related to the use of non-renewable natural resource rents: (1) To what extent countries rich in non-renewable natural resources use such rents to increase present consumption ...
Del dato administrativo de firmas al dato estadístico: desafíos a vencer en América Latina
(CAF, 2018-10-20)
El diseño, la implementación y la evaluación de las políticas públicas para el fomento de la productividad requieren cada vez más información estadística oportuna y de calidad. En los últimos veinte años, y especialmente ...
On the emergence and significance of local economic development strategies
(CAF, 2009)
This paper examines to what extent local and regional economic development strategies (LED) are becoming a necessary and viable complement to traditional development strategies in a world that has been radically changed ...
Can a Mining Windfall Improve Welfare? Evidence from Peru with Municipal Level Data
(CAF, 2012)
In this paper we investigate whether fiscal performance is affected by the presence of natural resource revenues. We compare policy outcomes from mineral-abundant municipalities and non mineral-abundant municipalities in ...
Local economic development. Some cities develop more than others: specialization, human capital and institutions
(CAF, 2009)
Why does a certain metropolitan area grow more than another? The answer to this question has evaded much of the considerable body of scholarship on the topic. One problem may be that some of the frameworks that drive ...
Measuring the size and growth of cities using nighttime light
(CAF, 2018-09-20)
This paper uses high-resolution images of nighttime luminosity to estimate a globally comparable measure of the size of metropolitan areas around the world for the years 2000 and 2010. We apply recently-proposed methodologies ...
Ensayo sobre una política alternativa para el desarrollo latinoamericano
(CAF, 2015-06-10)
El desarrollo de los países latinoamericanos, particularmente en las últimas décadas, ha sido errático e insuficiente. Medido por diversos índices, América Latina ha venido perdiendo relevancia en el mundo y muy especialmente ...