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Abstract: Jobs constitute the primary mechanism for poverty reduction globally (Inchauste et al. 2014). In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the 2009–14 period— the last episode of rapid poverty reduction in the region—saw employment creation and earnings growth accounting for approximately…
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Abstract: This paper examines the pervasiveness of tax evasion among firms in Indonesia and the characteristics associated with higher levels of noncompliance. Tax evasion is estimated through a randomized, double-list experiment embedded in a nationally representative survey of 2,955 registered…
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Abstract: National statistical systems generate the statistics that underpin policy, economic analysis, and public trust. Yet, despite decades of investment in statistical capacity, two persistent challenges, data accessibility and interpretability, limit the impact of these official statistics.…
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Abstract: The order of magnitude of the projected damages of anthropogenic climate change largely hinges on whether the impacts of climatic shocks persist over multiple years. Models that assume climatic shocks are only transitory point to modest damages, whereas models that assume climatic…
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Abstract: This paper examines the sharp decline in fertility across Latin America using both period and cohort measures. Combining Vital Statistics, Census microdata, and UN population data, we decompose changes in fertility by age, education, and joint age–education groups. We show that the…
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Abstract: Good measures of labor market tightness are essential to predict wage inflation and to calibrate monetary policy. This paper highlights the importance of two measures of labor market tightness in determining wage growth: the quits rate and vacancies per effective searcher (V/ES)—where…
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Abstract: The high level of informality and the low level of savings observed in developing countries are fundamentally linked because informal workers have limited access to formal financial institutions. We study this link by developing and estimating a labor market model where workers can be…
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Nota: Por un error, se compartieron previamente la información y el enlace correspondientes a este seminario. Sin embargo, debido a que estamos en semana de silencio se trata de un evento de carácter cerrado y no se transmite.Lamentamos los inconvenientes.
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Felipe Alves: Economista Senior, Banco de Canadá
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Low and stable inflation requires an appropriate fiscal framework aimed at stabilizing government debt. Historically, trend inflation is critically influenced by actual or perceived changes to this framework, while cost-push shocks only account for short-lasting movements in inflation.…
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Abstract: El libro “El Laberinto Fiscal de Colombia” analiza las causas del deterioro de las finanzas públicas en los últimos años. Muestra cómo las crecientes rigideces del gasto y el débil desempeño tributario han llevado al uso de estrategias insostenibles, como la sobreestimación de los…
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See additional information in "The Board of Directors of Banco de la República notifies updates to some of its calendar of monthly meetings and monetary policy announcements"
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See additional information in "The Board of Directors of Banco de la República notifies updates to some of its calendar of monthly meetings and monetary policy announcements"
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See additional information in "The Board of Directors of Banco de la República notifies updates to some of its calendar of monthly meetings and monetary policy announcements"
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