The database allows estimating structural fiscal balances for 20 countries in the region under different assumptions regarding the output gap and commodity structural prices. It is a unique database of its kind since: 1) It takes into consideration the distinct responsiveness of different types of revenues to changes in the output gap: In order to adjust for the impact of the business cycle on revenues, we calculate individual elasticities for each source of revenue (i.e. direct taxes, indirect taxes, revenues from non-renewable resources, etc.). Since the different types of revenues in the region have different sensitivities to changes in the output gap, this disaggregated approach allows for a more fine-tuned adjustment. 2) It includes estimations of SFBs based on output gaps’ projections available in “real time”. In addition to giving estimations of the actual SFBs, we provide with estimations of the SFBs that would have resulted should the projections on output gaps available to policymakers at the time of designing fiscal policy (data in “real time”) have been correct. This is in contrast to much of the existing work on structural fiscal balances that makes only an “ex post” analysis using actual and revised information on the output gaps. 3) It allows assessing the response of fiscal policy to the business cycle. We provide with measures of the fiscal impulse, assessing not only the actual but also the intentional fiscal stance, as well as the degree of procyclicality of fiscal policy.

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El Informe MERCOSUR Nº 20 (julio de 2014-julio de 2015) analiza el panorama macroeconómico y los flujos comerciales y de inversión de los países del Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), así como también los rasgos principales de la agenda interna y externa del bloque. Se incluye un capítulo especial dedicado a la relación de los países miembros con China.

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This data set corresponds to a survey performed between July and September of 2015 on 6 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean. 11,500 citizens provided information about their experience with a specific set of government services.


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Panorama de las Administraciones Públicas: América Latina y el Caribe es la segunda edición de una publicación conjunta entre la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). La publicación provee a los lectores un conjunto clave de indicadores diseñados para informar el diseño de políticas y establecer marcos de referencia para intervenciones específicas. Este conjunto de datos especializados abarca una serie de indicadores en las áreas de finanzas públicas y empleo público.

The database allows estimating structural fiscal balances for 20 countries in the region under different assumptions regarding the output gap and commodity structural prices. It is a unique database of its kind since: 1) It takes into consideration the distinct responsiveness of different types of revenues to changes in the output gap: In order to adjust for the impact of the business cycle on revenues, we calculate individual elasticities for each source of revenue (i.e. direct taxes, indirect taxes, revenues from non-renewable resources, etc.). Since the different types of revenues in the region have different sensitivities to changes in the output gap, this disaggregated approach allows for a more fine-tuned adjustment. 2) It includes estimations of SFBs based on output gaps’ projections available in “real time”. In addition to giving estimations of the actual SFBs, we provide with estimations of the SFBs that would have resulted should the projections on output gaps available to policymakers at the time of designing fiscal policy (data in “real time”) have been correct. This is in contrast to much of the existing work on structural fiscal balances that makes only an “ex post” analysis using actual and revised information on the output gaps. 3) It allows assessing the response of fiscal policy to the business cycle. We provide with measures of the fiscal impulse, assessing not only the actual but also the intentional fiscal stance, as well as the degree of procyclicality of fiscal policy.

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This dictionary provides a comprehensive list of all the indicators generated by the social sector of the Inter-American Development Bank. The indicators are obtained from multiple sources such as household surveys, population censuses and external sources. It covers areas including education, health, labour, poverty, social protection, and gender, among others. Each indicator is defined, with information about the collection they belong to, the theme, and the value type. The full dataset can be found at: https://mydata.iadb.org/Social-Protection/Social-Indicators-of-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbe/q8e9-eb82

This dataset was created to support 2011 DIA "Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies" on the following topics: ICT for development, ICT for productive development

This study seeks to draw attention to the families of people who are detained in the local Mexican prison system. The results of this study are divided into two parts: the first part shows the socio-demographic characteristics of those who visit the Centers for Social Rehabilitation including information about their education, work, and economic status, among others. The second part provides quantitative information on the economic, social and health costs that are imposed by a criminal model that fails to recognize its existence, and by a prison system that frequently fails to comply with the obligation to pay the expenses of those that have been put in seclusion.

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This dataset was created to support 2006 IPES - The Politics of Policies on the following topics: macroeconomics, government and democracy.