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The rates and revenue of bank transaction taxes

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30-Jun-2006

Jorge Baca Campodónico, Luiz de Mello and Andrei Kirilenko

Bank transaction taxes are not a reliable source of revenue over the medium term. Economics Department Working Paper 494.

Brazil's fiscal stance during 1995-2005: The effect of indebtedness on fiscal policy over the business cycle

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22-May-2006

Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero

Economics Department Working Paper 485. Brazil's fiscal adjustment since the floating of the real in 1999 has been impressive, even in periods of lacklustre growth. This suggests a remarkable fiscal effort ...

Latin America needs to improve quality and flexibility in public spending, OECD reports

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02-Mar-2006

Latin America’s biggest economies have made considerable progress in putting their public finances in order but much still needs to be done to increase the flexibility and improve the quality of government spending, according to a new OECD report.

Challenges to Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico

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22-Feb-2006

Despite considerable progress made by Latin America’s biggest economies in putting their public finances in order, numerous challenges remain. Challenges to Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America: The Cases ...

Education attainment in Brazil: the experience of FUNDEF

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04-Apr-2005

Luiz de Mello and Mombert Hoppe

This paper reviews trends in primary and lower-secondary enrolment rates in Brazil and evaluates recent policies in this area. Economics Department Working Paper 424.

Estimating a fiscal reaction function: the case of debt sustainability in Brazil

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01-Apr-2005

Luiz de Mello

This paper reviews trends in fiscal performance in Brazil and tests for the sustainability of the public debt dynamics. Economics Department Working Paper 423.

Economic Survey of Brazil 2005: Macroeconomic policies: paving the way for sustained growth

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01-Mar-2005

This chapter discusses Brazil’s macroeconomic performance, including an overview of the main policy challenges ahead. The economy is recovering in earnest and the foundations for sustained growth appear, ...