DEV Working Paper No. 309: Making Reform Happen in Colombia: The process of Regional Transfer Reform

31-Jan-2012

This paper studies the interaction between different actors in the policy-making process of fiscal transfer reform in Colombia, using the “life cycle of reform” framework to analyse this reform and following critical phases in the process. This paper shows that the economic context and institutional factors, such as the new political structure for interactions between agents after the 1991 Constitution, were fundamental in achieving the reform. Moreover, it confirms previous studies showing that communication and compensation strategies play a key role in the approval of reforms.

Statistiques des recettes publiques en Amérique latine

25-Jan-2012

Statistiques des recettes publiques en Amérique latine est une publication conjointe du Centre de politiques et d'adminstration fiscales et  du Centre de développement  de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE), de la   Commission économique pour  l'Amerique latine et les Caraïbes (CEPALC) et du Centre interaméricain des administrations fiscales (CIAT) a été lancé à Santiago du Chili le 25 janvier 2012.

Mario Pezzini, Directeur du Centre de développement de l'OCDE cité par le président colombien

12-Jan-2012

Pendant le discours d'ouverture du 8ème Congrès national sur l'infrastructure à Cartagène, Colombie,le président de Colombie, Juan Manuel Santos  a cité  Mario Pezzini, directeur du Centre Développement de l'OCDE, se référant à l'évaluation sur la Colombie préparée par le Centre de développement sur des coûts de projets de développement et le coût final estimé des projets d'infrastructure colombienne (vidéo en espagnol).

InnovaLatino.org lancé à Madrid pour mettre en avant l’innovation en Amérique latine

04-May-2011

InnovaLatino.org est le résultat d’une étude produite par l’INSEAD et le Centre de développement de l’OCDE avec le soutien de la fondation Telefónica. Le rapport ressort d’une enquête auprès de 1 500 industriels et révèle que certains pays d’Amérique latine ont su innover en termes de modèles d’activité et de méthodes de commercialisation.

Are workers’ remittances relevant for credit rating agencies?

04-Jan-2011

This paper by Development Centre economists Rolando Avendaño and Sebastián Nieto-Parra have studies the impact of workers’ remittances on sovereign ratings in 55 developing countries over the period 1993–2006. The paper has been included in the first issue of new journal Review of Development Finance. Results suggest that there is no single model to rate countries and the impact of remittances on ratings is enhanced for small, low and middle income economies.

Middle class in Latin America economically vulnerable, says OECD

03-Dec-2010

Even though the growing middle class in Latin America is becoming an engine of economic progress, this group remains economically vulnerable when compared with high income OECD countries, according to the OECD Development Centre’s Latin American Economic Outlook 2011. Therefore, Latin American governments must ensure that they do not fall down the economic ladder.

Workshop on Financing Infrastructures in Latin America

20-May-2010

The OECD Development Centre co-organised a workshop with  the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Corporation for Andean Development (CAF) on Financing Infrastructures in Latin America.

New OECD initiative to establish a regional forum on fiscal policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

21-Apr-2010

The OECD is developing a new regional initiative to strengthen relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC Initiative). This initiative will develop an OECD platform for policy dialogue and peer review in the LAC region, and will initially cover fiscal, investment, public governance and innovation policies. This document gives an overview of the fiscal pillar of the initiative, which aims to improve taxation and public expenditure policies in the LAC region. The fiscal pillar is a joint project between the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and the Development Centre.

Migration in Latin America: Answering old questions with new data

22-Mar-2010

The economic effects of immigration are often controversial. This column by the Centre's Bárbara Castelletti, Jeff Dayton-Johnson and Ángel Melguizo introduces the preliminary findings from a new database on immigration in Latin America and the Caribbean. While immigrants do not seem to displace domestic workers, they are often working in sectors unsuitable for their skills. Better policy could help the destination countries as well as the immigrants themselves.

International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 in Paris

on 25-Jan-2010

For the second year in a row, European, Latin American and Caribbean Ministers, Heads of International Organizations, and Chief Executive Officers from the business and financial communities will gather in Paris to discuss post-crisis scenarios for the region next 25 January 2010. Topics will highlight  macroeconomic policies, the evolution of trade and commercial policies, and the emergence of new business models.

Benchmarking innovation in Latin America: Buenos Aires Meeting

from 30-Sep-2009 to 01-Oct-2009

Leading experts from Latin American and OECD countries met in Buenos Aires on 30 September and 1 October to discuss new ways of benchmarking innovation in the region, with a focus on how innovation policies can help boost development.

Latin American Economic Outlook presented in Berlin

on 19-Jan-2009

OECD Development Centre Economist Christian Daude presented the main conclusions of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 to a selected audience of academics and policymakers in Berlin, on 19 January 2009, at a seminar hosted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Paris Forum examined Latin America's economic challenges in 2009

on 26-Jan-2009

As the global financial crisis hits Latin American and Caribbean economies, leading policymakers and business leaders gathered in Paris on 26 January to discuss the region's economic outlook, the impact of fiscal policy on development and the role the private sector can play in fostering progress in the continent.

The future of the middle class in Latin America

OECD Development Centre staff will participate at sessions on Latin America's socioeconomic prospects and the quality of education spending in the region at the fourth Ibero-American Development Agenda seminar taking place in Barcelona.

Quality of life in Latin America: the urban dimension

on 26-Sep-2008

Latin America is the only region in the developing world where the majority of the population lives in urban areas. The OECD and the Inter-American Development Bank presented the results of a research project assessing efforts to improve the quality of life in Latin America's rapidly growing cities.