Assuntos Sociais

Tributación y Crecimiento con Equidad (CEPAL et al.)

Seminario Tributación y crecimiento con equidad organizado por CEPAL, AECID, GIZ y ITC. "Como se ha destacado en numerosas ocasiones, el principal desafio de los países de la región es alcanzar un crecimiento sostenible con equidad. Los trabajos presentado durante este evento, están disponibles: Cómo mejorar el impacto distributivo de la política tributária; Política fiscal, inversión y crecimiento; Informalidad y tributación sobre las PYMES; Tributación sobre los recursos naturales e importancia de las políticas fiscales contracíclicas..." http://bit.ly/Pl4A6Y

Poverty Reduction (Ravallion)

A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China, and India by Martin Ravallion, published by World Bank. Brazil, China, and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for diferent reasons. In terms of the pattern of growth and distributional change, China and India have had more in common; both have seen rapid growth, but with rising inequality (with more of both in China). Brazil saw little growth but falling inequality.  http://bit.ly/ekElZS

General Theory (Luzetti & Ohanian)

The General Theory of employment, interest, and money after 75 years: the importance of being in the right place at the right time by Matthew N. Luzzeti and Lee E. Ohanian. This paper studies why the General Theory had so much impact on the economic profession though the 1960s, why that impact began to wane in the 1970s, and why many economic policymakers cling to many of the tenets of the General Theory. PDF attached.

Population Aging (Cotlear)

"Population Aging: Is Latin America Ready?" edited by Daniel Cotlear. "Latin America and the Caribbean will soon face the challenges of an aging population. This book provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques at the intersection of demography and economics. It summarizes the policy debate about potential reforms needed to make population aging an opportunity for development."Recommended by André Medici. The book can be viewed on-line on: http://migre.me/3LR1r

 

 

OECD Database

There are OECD statistics available on their web page: http://bit.ly/f71vDc. Statistics specifically on Social Expenditure (http://bit.ly/eEhmun) and Social Indicators (http://bit.ly/jPwex).