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Nationalism and development: an alternative for Mexico
- Author(s):
- Núñez Rodríguez, Gaspar |
- Romero Tellaeche, José Antonio
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 217-242; grafs., tabls.
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The most developed countries have generally had an active State, a driving, regulatory and protectionist State, among other roles, although the most consolidated concept seems to be that of a developmental State. In this paper, a social accounting matrix of Mexico is constructed in order to design ...
Constant real expenditure policy: the macroeconomic impacts of budget composition and a primary surplus
- Author(s):
- Marinho, Emerson |
- Benegas, Mauricio
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 191-214; grafs.
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This paper analyses the fiscal policy of constant real expenditure recently adopted by Brazil’s fiscal authorities. It also compares the policy of maintaining a primary surplus as a proportion of gross domestic product with that of changing the composition of spending in favour of investment in ord...
The determinants of life satisfaction among Chilean workers
- Author(s):
- Montero, Rodrigo |
- Miranda, Álvaro
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 169-189; grafs., tabls.
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This article puts forward evidence to identify the different domains that contribute to life satisfaction among a sample of Chilean workers, using the two-layer model developed by van Praag, Frijters and Ferrer-i-Carbonell (2003). The results show that satisfaction in the domains of money, privacy,...
Brazilian industry and knowledge absorption: internal and external company determinants
- Author(s):
- Scherrer Mendes, Philipe |
- Britto, Gustavo |
- Hermeto, Ana María
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 147-167; tabls.
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Technological composition and productive diversification are distinguishing features of countries’ long-term growth trajectories. Investing in research and development (R&D), infrastructure and technology is a possible alternative for developing countries looking to accelerate their growth trajecto...
The manufacturing industry in Mexico: a history of production without distribution
- Author(s):
- Osorio Novela, Germán |
- Mungaray Lagarda, Alejandro |
- Jiménez López, Edison
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 133-146; grafs., tabls.
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This paper analyses the historical performance of the Mexican manufacturing industry based on the strategies that began to be adopted in the 1960s. It examines in particular the relationship between the productive increases driven by the opening of the market and the levels of economic well-being o...
Macroeconomic stability and economic growth: myths and realities
- Author(s):
- Le Fort Varela, Guillermo |
- Gallardo, Bastián |
- Bustamante, Felipe
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 109-132; grafs., tabls.
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In this paper, we explore empirical relationships between sustained GDP growth and macroeconomic volatility, using World Economic Outlook data for the period 1980–2015, both in descriptive statistics and in fixed-effect panel regressions (IMF, 2016). The results debunk certain myths, such as those ...
Growth and heterogeneity of human capital: effects of the expansion of higher education on the income increase in Brazilian municipalities
- Author(s):
- Rocha, Leonardo Andrade |
- Silva, Napiê Galvê Araújo |
- Almeida, Carlo Alano Soares de |
- Oliveira, Denison Murilo de |
- Fernandes, Kaio César
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 87-108; grafs., tabls.
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This study analyses the effects of the expansion of the highly skilled labour force (higher education) on the per capita income increase in Brazilian municipalities. The results show that a larger highly educated labour force translates into stronger growth in the most developed municipalities with...
Indicator of the efficiency of value added tax and income tax collection in Ecuador
- Author(s):
- Ramírez-Álvarez, José |
- Carrillo Maldonado, Paul
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 69-86; grafs., tabls.
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This paper outlines a methodology to measure the efficiency of revenue collection by tax administrations. The proposed methodology is aimed in particular at developing countries that do not have enough disaggregated information to measure tax gaps (registration, filing, veracity and payment) using ...
The ECLA technique of programming and economists in Argentina in the mid-twentieth century
- Author(s):
- Arana, Mariano
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 55-68.
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This article analyses the origin and development of the technique of programming of Jorge Ahumada, of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA),2 and its importance for economists and economic development planning institutions. To that end, it examines the circulation of the technique in var...
Mapping social conflicts in natural resources: a text mining study of extractive activities
- Author(s):
- Albrieu, Ramiro |
- Palazzo, Gabriel
- Serie:
- No.
- 131
- Date Issued
- 2020-08-31
- Physical Description
- p. 27-54; grafs., maps., tabls.
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Applying text mining techniques, a methodology was developed to measure the number of social conflicts related to the exploitation of non-renewable natural resources. The study focuses on conflicts in four mining countries (Australia, Canada, Chile and Peru) between 2003 and 2016, based on more tha...